Director of Estimating, Cost and Risk Management

Are you passionate about cost and risk management? Do you have experience in overseeing large capital investment programmes? We are looking for a Director of Estimating, Cost and Risk Management to join our team and ensure the success of our FFEx capex programme. Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.
 

The Position
As the Director of Estimating, Cost and Risk Management at Novo Nordisk, you will:

• Develop the best-in-class processes, procedures and framework for highly effective capital cost and risk management which will be standardized and consistent across the Fill & Finish Expansion programme
• Input to project execution strategies and the development of Project Controls Management Plans
• Oversee the rollout and ongoing management and development of Novo Nordisk Cost and Risk Management system solutions 
• Ensure robust capital cost estimates/budgets are developed, reviewed and benchmarked as part of a gated project execution process
• Oversee management of the established budgets across the Fill & Finish Expansion programme, ensuring costs are controlled within the approved control framework
• Continuously offer ideas and solutions for project and programme level cost optimization, and provide insight to project performance and independent advice to the FFEx programme leadership on any key issues, threats and opportunities.

Together with a team of skilled Risk Managers, you will identify, assess, and manage enterprise, programme and project level risks. It is expected that you provide regular cost performance and risk management reports to senior management and stakeholders. You will also participate in the project and programme level review process.

As part of your role, you will work closely with Project Controls Partners and site-based cost/risk teams providing ongoing functional support from project establishment through to project completion and financial closeout. Your task is to ensure that FFEx programme-wide outturn cost data is captured in a structured and consistent manner for future benchmarking purposes

In this position at Novo Nordisk, you will implement a Lessons Learned process related to Estimating, Cost and Risk Management. Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to lead and further develop a team of cost and risk management professionals, fostering collaboration with other functional areas such as finance, scheduling, change control, engineering, procurement and project management.

Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate the following qualifications:

• Extensive experience in capital cost estimating, cost management and risk management on large scale capex programmes
• Experience of successfully operating in a capex investment programme/PMO office and environment 
• Experience of executing mega-capex projects in the Life Sciences sector and working through all phases of the project life-cycle
• Understanding of discipline inter-dependencies, in particular the integration of cost, schedule and risk 
• Experience of working with a range of ERP, cost and risk management system solutions
• A proven ability to lead a team of Project Controls professionals.

To be successful in this role, you have the ability to support and prioritise multiple concurrent projects. You are highly analytical with the ability to quickly identify negative trends and emerging critical issues, and you possess a strong commercial awareness.

As a person you are highly collaborative with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
 

About the Department
You will be joining Fill & Finish Expansions, based in Lyngby, Copenhagen, a newly established and growing area within Product Supply, Quality & IT. This department is responsible for designing, planning, and building all major fill & finish expansion projects across PSQIT to serve the needs of millions of patients. With approximately 25,000 employees globally, Fill & Finish Expansions is setting the standards for the future by rethinking our facilities with modern technology. You will work with multiple sites and cultures across the world, ensuring a global approach to our projects.

To learn more about Fill & Finish Expansions in Novo Nordisk visit our career site here: Let's build the future for patients: Exciting Careers in Growing Expansion Project (novonordisk.com).
 

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we’re working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.
 

Contact 
For further information please contact Andy Garland, VP of Programme Controls at awdg@novonordisk.com.
 

Deadline
5 January 2025.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying 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.