Project Controller, CAPEX Expansions

Are you an experienced project controller with a track record in monitoring and managing project progress, status and finances, communicating these to senior stakeholders and collaborating with diverse business areas and stakeholders? Are you ready to take on a key role in the planning, managing and cost controlling for some of Novo Nordisk’s important strategic projects? If so, then we hope you would like to become our new Project Controller.

The Position
As a Project Controller, you will be responsible for collaborating in the project cost control function within the Program Management Office. This role will involve working closely with project managers, engineering partners and other stakeholders to ensure that projects are delivered within budget and that cost control processes and procedures are followed throughout the project lifecycle. You will report directly to the Head of PMO (Project Management Office). 
As a Project Controller, your key responsibilities, amongst others, will include:  
•    Continuously monitor and furnish valuable insights to project managers, to support in ensuring projects stay on track, meet deadlines and stay within budget. 
•    Craft and present comprehensive reports including financial data and risk overview to management in an engaging and accessible manner. 
•    Implement, conduct, and maintain regular review meetings with project managers and work package owners.  
•    Dive into financial data to uncover trends and variances, providing valuable insights for informed decision-making. 
•    Proactively forecast, monitor, and report on cost burn-rate and contingencies, ensuring transparency and enabling proactive cost management. 
•    Support Project Managers and line managers with creating easy-to-understand presentations and reports for various meetings. 

Qualifications
Ideally you have the following qualifications or similar:
•    A degree in Finance, Business Administration, Project Management or similar. 
•    Proven experiences of 8-10 years of experience in similar position.
•    Track record of working with project management methodologies.  
•    Track record and solid understanding of budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting. 
•    Experience from engineering and construction projects of large-scale facilities from beginning to end.
•    Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. 
•    Fluency in both written and verbal English. Proficiency in Danish is an advantage. 

As a person, you will be self-motivated with a collaborative nature, enabling you to work with diverse teams, fostering an environment of shared success. You’ll possess the ability to set clear direction, guiding projects towards success, while speaking with confidence to influence and inspire others towards achieving common goals. Finally, you have a quality mindset and a sharp eye for detail that you apply when needed.

About the Organisation & Department
The project organisation is of the Fill & Finish Expansions and consists of a PVP (Project Vice President) heading up a Mid-scale projects, a portfolio of projects with dedicated Project Directors managing a specific project. You will report directly to the Head of PMO (Project Management Office). 

Fill & Finish Expansions is a newly established and growing area with the responsibility to design, plan and built expansion facilities across Novo Nordisk. We do it by rethinking our aseptic production facilities with the use of modern technology, as we are setting the standards for the aseptic production of the future. Facilities designed today which we will still be proud of 20 years from now. Fill & Finish Expansions has a clear global approach, where you will be working with multiple sites and cultures across the world.

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
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, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact
If you want to hear more about the position, please contact Kenneth Borch Larsen (PVP) on 34441310.
 
Deadline
2 March 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.