Manager - Project Control

Novartis India; Telangana; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis India is seeking a Manager - Project Control to coordinate, control and report on capital expenditure projects across our global organization. The role focuses on cost, schedules and progress against plan, collaborating with engineering and project teams to keep complex initiatives on track and aligned with strategic objectives.

You will apply pharmaceutical engineering knowledge, drive forecasting, risk management and reporting for leadership and steering committees, and support

Qualifications

• Requires degree in Engineering or equivalent with project controls focus.
• 8+ years of hands-on project management and project controls in pharma/healthcare.
• Strong forecasting, cost control and schedule management experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with project and engineering teams to plan and execute capital investment projects.
• Manage budgets, baselines, forecasts, commitments and accruals through the lifecycle.
• Develop and monitor integrated project schedules aligned with milestones and deliverables.
• Monitor cost, schedule, scope, quality and risk, identifying variances early.
• Lead forecasting, variance analysis and performance reviews with corrective actions.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Data interpretation

English fluency

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Project

Power BI

MS Office

Job description

Summary

Location: Hyderabad, India

Relocation Support: This role is based in Hyderabad, India. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

Take a key role in delivering capital investment projects that shape the future of our manufacturing sites, laboratories and offices worldwide. As Manager - Project Control, you will coordinate, control and report on capital expenditure projects across our global organization, keeping a close watch on project costs, schedules and progress against plan. Working closely with engineering and project teams, you will identify potential gaps, provide clear project insights and help keep complex initiatives on track. This is an opportunity to combine strong project management expertise with an understanding of pharmaceutical engineering and contribute to projects across Novartis sites globally.

About The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with project and engineering teams to plan and execute capital investment projects effectively.


• Manage project budgets, cost baselines, forecasts, commitments, accruals and estimates through the project lifecycle.


• Develop and monitor integrated project schedules, ensuring alignment with key deliverables, milestones and work plans.


• Monitor project cost, schedule, scope, quality and risk, identifying variances and emerging issues early.


• Lead forecasting, variance analysis and performance reviews, coordinating corrective actions to keep projects on track.


• Provide clear project reports, performance indicators, dashboards and updates for leadership and steering committees.


• Manage project changes, ensuring impacts on cost, schedule and scope are assessed, approved and reflected in forecasts.


• Coordinate project risk and opportunity management, including identification, assessment, mitigation, escalation and reporting.


• Support tendering and contractor selection, including technical-commercial evaluations, cost estimates and contract documentation.


• Apply pharmaceutical engineering knowledge to support facility design, project reviews, benchmarking and continuous improvement.

Essential Requirements

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent, ideally with a specialization in project controls; additional business education is beneficial.


• More than 8 years of hands-on project management and project controls experience within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.


• Strong knowledge of project cost, schedule and quality control, including forecasting, trend analysis and performance reporting.


• Demonstrated experience developing and reviewing detailed engineering and construction schedules and monitoring progress against project plans.


• Strong analytical, data management and interpretation skills, with the ability to translate project data into meaningful insights and actions.


• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project, with experience using SAP and project reporting tools such as Microsoft Power BI.


• Fluent English, with strong stakeholder management skills and experience coordinating internal and external project resources.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and Accommodation

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Why Novartis:

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