Project Execution Controls Specialist for R&ED CAPEX projects (3-year contract)

Are you passionate about leveraging your expertise in project planning and risk management to drive maturation of project execution controls for R&ED CAPEX investment projects at Novo Nordisk? Do you thrive in dynamic and international environments, working both within individual projects and collaborating cross-functionally with a broad range of stakeholders?  

If yes, apply now! We are looking for a Project Execution Controls Specialist to join our talented R&ED (Research & Early Development) Investments team at Novo Nordisk.  

Your new role  

As Project Execution Controls Specialist, you will play a critical role in ensuring the successful delivery of R&ED CAPEX projects by driving the development and implementation of robust and fit-for-purpose project controls. You will work both at project level and across portfolio, securing implementation of standardisation and best practices. 

Your key tasks will be focused on: 

• Driving standardisation and maturation of project control practices within R&ED Investments 
• Developing and maintaining project schedules, integrating inputs from multiple functions and contractors, and monitoring progress against baselines
• Leading schedule analysis, incl. critical path, schedule risk analysis and resource loading as needed 
• Supporting project managers and PMO specialists with identification, assessment and tracking of project risks and mitigation measures, with interlink to cost and schedule 
• Supporting implementation of robust change management processes to evaluate, track, and control project scope changes and their impact on cost and schedule 
• Collaborating closely with project managers, cost controllers, PMO specialists, work package owners, portfolio team and other PMO and Project Control units in Novo Nordisk 
• Acting as sparring partner to R&ED Senior Director on maturation of Project Controls and PMO functions.  

We are seeking a Project Execution Controls Specialist who possesses substantial experience in project planning and risk management, and who ideally understands dynamics of complex CAPEX project and portfolio management.   

Your new department  

R&ED Investments is a team consisting of experienced Project Managers, as well as portfolio professionals, PMO specialists, cost controllers and other project enabling functions. We enable science by leading professionalised development and execution of CAPEX projects (e.g., laboratories, research facilities, offices) & optimising the value/risk of investments at project and portfolio levels. Our Project Managers specialise in a variety of project types, including construction, automation, equipment and digital projects. Our team serves across R&ED SVP areas. We lead projects globally, including across Denmark, US, UK, and China. 

Your skills & qualifications  

You have a proven track record of project execution controls on complex cross-functional (and possibly global) projects through development and construction. Preferably, you have experience from CAPEX construction projects within food science, life science, or energy industry or other. To be successful in this position, we expect you to have: 

• A bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, construction management, finance, business administration or any other relevant field. Professional certifications within project controls are highly valued.  
• Proven track record in project planning and risk management. Experience in portfolio management or related project control domains, including cost controls and change management, is essential.  
• Proficiency in project controls software (e.g. Primavera P6, MS Project, SAP, Omega 365 or similar) 
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills 
• Proficiency in the English language 

On a personal level, you are proactive, self-driven, and are a team player. You have a change agent mindset, as you are passionate about building processes, influencing stakeholders and driving adoption of new ways of working.  

You are practical and pragmatic, knowing how to adapt ideal best practices to projects of different sizes, complexity, and archetypes (construction/automation/equipment/digital) and avoid overwhelming teams with complexity. You enjoy being an integral part of a project team, while also maturing project controls across portfolio.  

Our commitment to innovation also applies to the way we work. We therefore embrace the hybrid workplace – we blend site office-based work in Maaloev, Denmark where our team is based with work from home. As part of a global team, we expect to have some flexibility in terms of working hours. Occasional travel to US and UK could be expected. 

Working at Novo Nordisk 

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years, this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results. 

What we offer 

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind. 

Deadline 

27 July 2025 

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

We’re not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.