Head of Project Controls

Do you have management experience in project controlling and/or cost engineering? Are you driven and eager to join Novo Nordisk’s very comprehensive and still-growing project portfolio of some of the world’s largest pharma projects? And are you looking to develop your career and make a real difference every day for more than 40 million people living with diabetes and other chronic diseases?

Then this opportunity might be right for you! Apply today for a life-changing career as the Head of Project Controls!

The position

As our new Head of Project Controls, you will be responsible for managing a growing team of highly dedicated professionals who aim to ensure timely and correct financials to support the direct project execution of a significant investment project.

Your day-to-day areas of responsibilities will include:

• Overall responsibility for maturing, implementing, and executing a robust and integrated project controls infrastructure in the project, in line with the Novo Nordisk Project Execution Model and best practices from large-scale investment projects in the industry.
• Providing Project Management and other stakeholders with reliable data and insights to monitor project performance and as a basis for informed project management decisions. This encompasses Planning and Scheduling, Cost Management, including Estimating and Budgeting, Risk Management, Scope, and Change Management, as well as Project Performance Management & Reporting.
• Driving the continuous improvement of Project Controls data, indicators, and reporting in close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

You can look forward to being a valuable member of the Project Controls Management team and the day-to-day leader of a Project Controls department. Presence on site in Kalundborg is expected 2-3 days/week.

Qualifications

We imagine that a successful candidate has:

• A master's degree or the equivalent in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Project Management or Business Administration.
• Some years of people management experience within Project Controls, Large Project Management or Finance, and ability to create high-performing teams.
• Several years of combined project controls experience in major investment projects, e.g., as a planner, cost engineer, risk engineer or similar, as well as detailed knowledge of Project Controls disciplines.
• Extensive experience working in complex projects in various roles including roles with project management responsibility, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry or other regulated industries.
• Good working skills in English.

As a person, you are curious to learn and attentive to details. You are structured and work independently across a broad stakeholder landscape. Your structured approach allows you to maintain a broad overview while keeping an eye for the details. You have a flair for translating complex issues into communication easily absorbed by upper management.

About the department

In Product Supply Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (PS API) we produce the insulin and GLP-1, used to treat diabetes and obesity patients all over the world. Expanding our capacity to serve even more patients is rapidly transforming and expanding our sites and number of production facilities. Within PS API you will join the growing team of API Investment Project Office (IPO) supporting the largest construction projects across the API organisation. IPO consists of four separate teams and the culture is open, engaged, curious and inclusive.

We have 50 years of expertise in biotechnological production at Novo Nordisk in Kalundborg. Generations of employees have developed their professional qualifications, personal skills and careers at Novo Nordisk and have helped develop the production facility into the largest insulin-producing facility in the world. Today, our 3,000 employees produce half of the world’s insulin and several biopharmaceutical products. Furthermore, our Finished Product sections assemble and pack diabetes and biopharmaceutical products. In Novo Nordisk Kalundborg you will be met with trust and responsibility by welcoming and dedicated colleagues who are passionate about their jobs and about helping you grow and learn. Novo Nordisk Kalundborg is a workplace where involvement, development and multidisciplinary collaboration are in focus.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

If you have questions about the position, please contact Jens Kovsted, VP PS API Investment Project Office on +45 3079 2633.

Deadline

23 September 2024.

Please attach an academic transcript of records to your application.

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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.