Location: Sotra, Bergen, Norway
Contract: Full time
Applications: mujgan.trowbridge@gexcon.com

Role purpose

We are looking for an inquisitive problem solver to join our Test and Laboratories team to support our testing experts at our various test sites in Børnesskogen and Steinsland, Sotra, Norway.
Here you will have the opportunity to work alongside some of the most recognised industry experts within this field in a world leading company with a global reach.
This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are enthusiastic in fire and explosion science and want to contribute to making the world a safer place.
We’re looking for a methodical thinker and doer who has experience of managing projects and a team player who enjoys the hands- on, practical application of their knowledge and experience.

About Gexcon:

Gexcon was founded in 1987 as a consulting brand of Christian Michelsen Institute. In 1998, Gexcon was established as an independent company providing advanced safety engineering software, consulting and fire and explosion testing services.
Gexcon continues to build on the knowledge and expertise acquired from more than 50 years of involvement in R&D and large loss incident investigations. We have since become a world-leading company in the field of safety and risk management and advanced dispersion, explosion and fire modelling.
Today, this Norwegian Company is headquartered in Bergen, Norway and operates globally from offices based in Australia, China, France, India, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, the UAE, the UK and USA.

You

To be successful in this role, you must have the following attributes:

• Ph D degree in engineering, physics, mathematics or similar with good academic results
• Self -sufficient, able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Practical and hands – on approach to task in hand; able to deliver results involving self or offering active participation rather than just theory.
• Good oral and written communication skills in English and also, preferably in Norwegian
• Good consultancy and customer facing attributes.
• Robust interpersonal skills including cooperation, tolerance, a coaching mentality and the ability to convey complicated technical results to lay-persons and experts alike.
• Enthusiastic, positive, open and honest
• Holds a valid driving license.

The role

As a Test Engineer you will be working with physical experimental testing at Gexcon’s test sites. Your role will be to take part in planning, design and calibration for the tests in an office environment. Further, you will participate in the real tests being performed on our test sites as well as subsequent production of the scientific reports.
Such tests are performed for various new energy carriers, new products and appliances as well as new technologies in general. The tests are performed as scientific experiments. You will work together with highly skilled experts on various areas. You will also be in close contact with our international clients as well as other Gexcon offices abroad when project operation requires collaboration.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Generating and following up leads and opportunities for department
• Expected to be customer and commercially focused at all times while maintaining technical quality
• Project Management: The performance and delivery of projects on time, on budget and meeting all stakeholder expectations.
• Advise the team in the use of working methods, technology and best practice in area of technical expertise.
• Assist in training of personnel to enable them to perform tasks within area of technical knowledge.

The rewards

• Opportunities to work with the latest technology and trend on a variety of topics such as new energies, energy carriers…etc in amongst the thought leaders of the industry.
• Freedom and responsibility: We provide the security of a well-established and successful company but try to maintain a start-up feel by giving our researchers a lot of freedom, responsibility, and opportunity to influence the development choices and direction of our products.
• Opportunity to be involved in pioneering projects taken on by Gexcon
• Inspiring colleagues from 20 different countries and an organisation that highly values cooperation and knowledge sharing
• A positive working environment to help provide a healthy work-life balance
• Competitive conditions for all employees, including attractive salary and pension scheme

Gexcon is a proud contributor to the 17 UN sustainable development goals which aims to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.
At Gexcon, we are an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.