Experienced Project Cost Controller

Novo Nordisk A/S; Kalundborg; On-site; DKK 570,000 - 838,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk A/S is seeking a Lead Project Cost Controller to own the cost control scope on major capex initiatives. The role requires guiding colleagues, shaping professional direction, and collaborating across functions to ensure financial discipline throughout project execution.

You will coordinate with multiple teams to forecast costs, report progress, and ensure budget adherence, while maintaining high standards of accuracy and governance in a dynamic, global manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years within a similar cost-control role.
• Proven experience in cost control on large capex projects.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills to guide colleagues.
• Structured approach with broad overview and attention to detail.
• Ability to translate complex financial issues for senior stakeholders.
• Fluency in English; Danish language skills are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own overall project cost control on large capex projects within scope, time, quality and budget.
• Guide and set professional direction for cost-control colleagues.
• Collaborate across teams to govern financial solutions within projects.
• Provide sparring for project management on cost forecasting, progress reporting and budget management.
• Coordinate activities by reviewing designs and manufacturing processes to meet cost, delivery and quality targets.
• Develop and manage new and existing projects by adjusting operating procedures and process improvements.

Skills

Project cost control

Stakeholder guidance

Communication

Structured approach

Financial translation

English proficiency

Job description

Are you experienced in project cost control on large capex projects, with a talent for guiding colleagues and setting professional direction? Join Novo Nordisk's growing investment portfolio - some of the largest pharma construction projects in the world - and help ensure the medicines of tomorrow reach the patients who need them.

Your new role

As a Project Cost Controller, you will take ownership of overall project cost control on large capex projects while guiding and setting the professional direction for colleagues in the cost control discipline. You will collaborate across teams and departments, providing sparring for project management and ensuring financial rigour throughout project execution.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing overall project cost control on large capex projects, including planning, organising and controlling resources and processes to achieve objectives within scope, time, quality and budget constraints
• Guiding and setting professional direction for colleagues within cost control
• Collaborating and engaging with skilled colleagues across different teams and departments to govern financial solutions within projects
• Providing sparring for project management on cost forecasting, progress reporting and budget management
• Coordinating project activities including analysing designs, methods and internal manufacturing processes to ensure cost, delivery and quality targets are met
• Developing and managing new and existing projects by recommending, monitoring or adjusting appropriate operating procedures
• Implementing process improvements and changes in project controlling methods

Your new department

In Global Manufacturing & Supply, we cover the full value chain from drug and device development to marketed Novo Nordisk products. We are more than 30,000 colleagues across the globe with the shared responsibility of scaling molecules, processes, devices, and products, dedicated to supplying life-saving medicines to the patients who need them most.

You will join the growing API Investment Project Office (IPO), supporting the largest construction projects across the API organisation. IPO consists of five teams where the culture is open, engaged, curious and inclusive. Our team of 30 people is diverse and committed to fostering continuous learning and improvement. Presence on site in Kalundborg is expected 3 days per week.

Your skills & qualifications

We are looking for a Lead Project Cost Controller who thrives in a dynamic environment and brings both technical expertise and the ability to elevate those around them. You will bring:

• 5+ years within a similar role
• Demonstrated experience within cost control from large capex projects
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to guide and set professional direction for colleagues
• A structured approach that allows you to maintain broad overview while keeping attention to detail
• Flair for translating complex financial issues into communication easily absorbed by senior stakeholders
• Fluency in English is required; Danish language skills are advantageous

Nice to have:

• Experience from a GMP-regulated industry
• Experience working across different teams and departments

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job - you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

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.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from DKK 570.000 to 838.100, corresponding to the level of the position. The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate's skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here

Contact

For further information about the position, please contact Manager Andreas Praestegaard Andersen on phone [phone].

Deadline

10 September 2026. We look forward to receiving your application.

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

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes - we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger - a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.