Erlend Gjelstad Jakobsen

Erlend Gjelstad Jakobsen currently serves as a Senior Project Developer at Hafslund since December 2021, following a prominent role as Associate Project Director at COWI from January 2017 to November 2021, where responsibilities included managing offshore wind projects and contributing to the management team for Wind Energy and Renewables in Norway. Previous experience encompasses positions at TDA COWI AS as Project Manager and Engineering Specialist, TDA Engineering as Lead Structural Engineer, and Fedem Technology AS as Senior Analysis Engineer, focusing on structural integrity assessments and client engagement. Earlier roles include Naval Architect at Inocean AS and Structural Engineer at Aker Solutions, specializing in hull structural design and lifetime extension of offshore structures. Erlend holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, with an exchange year at the National University of Singapore.