Project Manager

Building & Technical Projects 

Are you highly trustworthy and a team player? Do you have a strong grasp of risk
management and excellent planning skills? If you are ready to handle a dynamic and complex stakeholder landscape, read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

The position

As our new Project Manager, we expect you to deliver high-quality project management for projects of varying size, budget, and complexity. Our project pipeline that includes projects within technique, building and infrastructure, is rapidly growing. 

All project design and execution are carried in close collaboration with the operating departments, local service centres and other relevant departments in Novo Nordisk. Stakeholder management is a significant part of the job, as we work with facilities and surroundings that affect many colleagues and processes. 

You have the full responsibility for the projects, and are expected to run the entire process from A-Z, which includes:

• Mature projects from idea to final design to execution and handover.
• Management of external consultants within architectural, construction and technical disciplines.
• Execution of projects within agreed scope, budget, and timeline.
• Commissioning of the projects, as well as successful handover to operations.
• Being the go-to person in terms of smoothly moving from project to operation and ensuring that the implemented solutions can be operated.

Qualifications

Preferably you hold a master’s degree in engineering or similar education, with 5+ years of project management experience and can demonstrate solid know-how in driving
projects. To thrive and succeed in this role, we expect you to have:

• Ability to handle most situations independently and with routine.
• Ability to set directions and deliver results in own role which have a significant impact within the context of a wider operational area.
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Danish.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to utilise when taking projects through execution and handover.

About the department

In Corporate Facilities, with 350+ employees, we enable Novo Nordisk to focus on the core business by delivering simple and agile solutions for infrastructure, workplaces, utilities, and facility services as well as a major building portfolio. We create tangible business results by partnering with all areas of the business and what we do impacts all Novo Nordisk’s employees in their workday. We give high level of responsibility from day one and you will experience a continuously steep learning curve, where your own aspirations set the boundaries.

Your primary base will be in Bagsværd, however the job involves activities across our Danish sites. The 20 employees in the department, manage a large portfolio of maintenance, replacement and expansion projects with various complexity and size, across all Danish sites 

The environment is informal, relaxed, and welcoming. We are very supportive of each other, and although many of your colleagues may seek your input, you will never face challenges or celebrate victories alone

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 40,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact

For more information, please contact Associate Manager Jeppe Fuglsig Christensen +45 3448 4247

Deadline

17 December 2024.

We will review applications and conduct interviews during the application timeline, so do not hesitate to submit your application. 

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few lines about your motivation in your resume or CV. 

To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.