Summer student Pipeline Operations

Company and Business Area Description
DNV is the independent expert in assurance and risk management, operating in more than 100
countries. Through our broad experience and deep expertise, we advance safety and sustainable
performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions.
We provide assurance to the entire energy value chain through our advisory, monitoring, verification,
and certification services. As the world's leading resource of independent energy experts and
technical advisors, we help industries and governments to navigate the many complex, interrelated
transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry. We are committed to realizing
the goals of the Paris Agreement, and support all stakeholders to transition faster to a deeply
decarbonized energy system.

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Local Unit & Position Description
Are you interested in working in one of the world's leading competence centers for offshore
pipelines, a section with a proud history, strong foundation and a big impact on the future of
energy transport? This might be your chance!
The pipeline operations team works with energy companies, suppliers, authorities, and other
industry players as an independent service provider. We are recognized as the leading advisor
providing operational-phase assurance for pipelines and other assets, both onshore and offshore,
throughout their lifecycle, from concept, through operations and re-qualification, to
decommissioning.
We deliver a broad suite of services within condition assessments and maintenance planning,
technology development and qualification, e.g. pipelines for hydrogen and CO2 transport, technical
assistance and operational support, and fitness for service assessments, e.g. gas transport and
storage. We are also the vendor of several commercial software programs related to pipeline
engineering and operation.
The Pipeline Operations team in Høvik (Oslo) is part of the Pipeline Operations section with teams
located in Norway, Germany and the Netherlands.

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Tasks and responsibilities:
As part of the continuous maintenance processes for our software, we’re undertaking source code
migration from Excel VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) and Visual Basic 6.0 to the .Net platform.
This year, the software team are looking for 1-2 motivated students to help us extract and migrate
the calculation engine for a VBA software used for corrosion studies. The job involves:
• Migrating the calculation engine (not the Excel user interface) to a C# library
• Refactoring the migrated code according to best practices for OOP (Object Oriented
Programming)
• Extend the code base with new functionality and improve calculation performance
• Establish unit tests
• Optional: Design interfaces that provide the maximum flexibility for future add-ons
• Optional: Design/create a regression test database and implement regression testing‍

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Position Qualifications
The candidate(s) should preferably possess one or more of the following qualifications:
• Engineering background within Subsea/Offshore engineering, Mechanical engineering or
material technology
• Basic competence in programming, preferably .Net (C#)
• Familiarity with the basic principles of OOP
Familiarity with source control (Git) and Microsoft Azure DevOps is considered an advantage.
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We Offer:
An interesting job experience within a flexible working environment. A qualified mentor will be
available to support you during the entire job. DNV also organises social activities for all the summer
students.
You will also get valuable experience with all the tools and processes involved in professional
software development. And last -but not least- you will experience the satisfaction of turning a
deprecated code base into a fully working modern program library of high quality.

Interested candidates apply by sending an application, CV and diploma via email to einar.stokke@dnv.com (Project leader) and jun.liu@dnv.com (Team Leader)

Both the application, CV and diploma must be sent in English.