Head of Section, Measurements

About Us

We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence. As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

About Energy Systems

We help customers navigate the complex transition to a decarbonized and more sustainable energy future. We do this by assuring that energy systems work safely and effectively, using solutions that are increasingly digital. We also help industries and governments to navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally in the energy industry.

About the Role

DNV Energy Systems’ Renewables and Power Grids is seeking a Head of Section, Measurements to enable Energy Systems to achieve its strategic ambitions. We need leaders who drive business operations to meet customers’ expectations while continuously improving the way we work. The Head of Section optimizes business operations and improves the long-term performance of the section. They work closely on commercial opportunities to strengthen and expand business, including driving a doer/seller culture. They direct service line activities and drive technical competence development within the Measurements practice aligned with Energy Systems strategy.

This role is based at our DNV offices in Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; San Diego, CA; Oakland, CA; Medford (Boston), MA; New York, NY; Dallas, TX; Austin, TX; and Houston, TX, presenting a dynamic hybrid schedule where employees will typically spend three (3) days per week working from either a DNV office or client location/site.

Responsibilities

• Build, implement, and maintain the Measurements and Testing business plan.
• Ensure efficient and consistent delivery of services in line with customer expectations.
• Optimize business performance through delivery management, cost-efficient business operations, improvement of the utilization rate, and an aligned workforce plan.
• Drive innovation by proposing new improvements, tools, and business practices to further our leadership position in the industry.
• Empower employees, foster professional growth and progression, and encourage employee retention through personnel evaluation processes, coaching, mentoring, and training.
• Create a flexible workforce and automate workflows to deal with variable workload.
• Build and strengthen a strong internal culture based on the company’s values.
• Support the Head of Department in strategy and decision-making.
• Stimulate a high-performing culture, set direction, and act as a role model to inspire employee experience.
• Ensure employees have the required technical competences and own the pipeline for technical talent.
• Promote team capabilities internally and externally.
• Actively collaborate with Service Area Leaders and corresponding roles in other business lines to evolve the service portfolio and capture customer opportunities.
• Own talent pipeline and development of technical talent/future needed capabilities.
• Foster an inclusive culture where employees can grow, feel valued, and have a sense of belonging.

Requirements

• Communicates effectively, is pragmatic, builds strong relationships, and influences others.
• Creates trust through robust delivery and strong relationship building.
• Promotes, respects, and understands diversity, equity, and inclusion values and can connect with, communicate, and relate to personnel at different stages of their careers.
• Holds collaborative leadership skills and the ability to engage, develop, and motivate employees.
• Delegates and leads with a distributed and authentic leadership style.
• Has strong coaching skills to enable and empower teams.
• Keeps a positive and proactive attitude with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Embraces an operational/sales mindset and focuses on client relationship building.
• Is self-motivated, resilient, and copes with work pressure in a healthy manner.
• Ensures continuous improvement and a high-quality delivery mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Five (5+) years of relevant industry experience.
• Three (3+) years of professional experience in Measurements, Power Curve Testing, or Resource Assessment.
• Experience in managing a team, with the proven ability to develop a high-performing culture in a fast-paced, changing, and complex environment.
• Proven leadership skills to engage, develop, and motivate employees.
• Demonstrated excellence in written English communication and presentation abilities.

We conduct pre-employment drug and background screening.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field such as engineering or physical science.
• Willingness and ability to travel, up to 25% of the time.
• Five (5+) years of leadership experience with the ability to strategize, inspire, and achieve goals.
• Two (2+) years in an innovation and/or product management role.

Immigration-related employment benefits, for example, visa sponsorship, are not available for this position.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off (vacation, sick days, company holidays, personal days).
• Multiple Medical and Dental benefit plans to choose from, Vision benefits.
• Spending accounts – FSA, Dependent Care, Commuter Benefits, company-seeded HSA.
• Employer-paid, therapist-led, virtual care services through Talkspace.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Company-provided life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability benefits.
• Education reimbursement program.
• Flexible work schedule with hybrid opportunities.
• Charitable Matched Giving and Volunteer Rewards through our Impact Program.
• Volunteer time off (VTO) paid by the company.
• Career advancement opportunities.

Benefits vary based on position, tenure, location, and employee election.

Pay

The range of starting pay for this role is $100,000 - $165,000 USD.

Schedule

This role follows a dynamic hybrid schedule where employees will typically spend three (3) days per week working from either a DNV office or client location/site.