Senior Energy Storage Consultant
About this role
The Senior Energy Storage Consultant – Safety & Compliance will lead and deliver technical advisory, safety engineering, and compliance review services for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) across China, with opportunities to support projects throughout APAC. The role focuses on evaluating BESS products and projects against international safety standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices, supporting manufacturers, developers, investors, insurers, and financial institutions in understanding and managing technology and safety risks.
The position plays a key role in DNV's growing portfolio of BESS technology review, safety assessment, compliance verification, and technical due diligence services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead safety and compliance reviews of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), including battery cells, modules, racks, containers, and associated auxiliary systems.
- Assess compliance with applicable international and regional standards, codes, and regulations, including UL, IEC, NFPA, GB standards and fire codes.
- Review product certifications, test reports, and supporting evidence, including UL 1973, UL 9540, UL 9540A, IEC 62619, IEC 62933, UN 38.3, NFPA 855, NFPA 68, NFPA 69, and related standards.
- Evaluate thermal runaway behavior, fire and explosion hazards, fire protection systems, thermal runaway propagation protection (TRPP) measures, gas detection systems, ventilation strategies, and explosion mitigation concepts.
- Review hazard assessments and safety engineering studies, including Hazard Mitigation Analysis (HMA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), fire risk assessments, fire modelling, CFD studies, and deflagration analyses.
- Support Owner's Engineering, Technical Due Diligence (TDD), Independent Engineering, and Lender's Technical Advisory engagements with a focus on product safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance.
- Monitor developments in international standards, industry practices, and regulatory requirements related to energy storage safety and communicate key implications to clients and internal teams.
- Participate in or lead factory inspections, manufacturing audits, and product safety assessments at battery, PCS, and BESS manufacturing facilities.
- Support business development, proposal preparation, client presentations, and technical discussions related to BESS technology review, safety, compliance, and risk management services.
Company at a glance
DNV is the independent expert in risk management and assurance, operating in more than 100 countries. Through its broad experience and deep expertise DNV advances safety and sustainable performance, sets industry benchmarks, and inspires and invents solutions.
Whether assessing a new ship design, optimizing the performance of a wind farm, analyzing sensor data from a gas pipeline or certifying a food company’s supply chain, DNV enables its customers and their stakeholders to make critical decisions with confidence.
Driven by its purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, DNV helps tackle the challenges and global transformations facing its customers and the world today and is a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful and forward-thinking companies.
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