Scope Controller

Novonesis; Raigad; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Novonesis is seeking a Scope Controller to own the project scope baseline and Work Breakdown Structure from G3, maintaining clarity and traceability as the project advances. You will drive change control and manage interfaces, evaluating cost and schedule implications of scope changes.

The role requires a degree in engineering or construction management and at least 5 years in project controls on large capital projects, with a disciplined approach at critical project gates.

Qualifications

• A degree in engineering, construction management or a similar relevant discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in project controls or package management on large capital projects.
• Strong knowledge of Work Breakdown Structures, change control and contract scope interpretation.
• A precise and persistent approach, with the ability to maintain disciplined scope control at critical project gates.

Responsibilities

• Own the scope baseline and Work Breakdown Structure from G3 and keep them current.
• Run the Change Control Board process, logging, assessing, routing and tracking changes through to decision.
• Act as a gatekeeper at design freeze, ensuring undocumented scope does not enter execution.
• Lead scope interface management across disciplines, work packages and contractors.
• Maintain the trend and variation register, including cost and schedule impacts.
• Maintain scope document control, including revisions, approvals and traceability to contracts.
• Report scope status, open changes and exposure to scope creep to the Project Manager and steering group.

Skills

Change control

Work breakdown structure

Scope management

Contract interpretation

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Interested in a career that matters?

Interested in a career that matters?

Are you interested in helping a major greenfield project stay true to what it has committed to build? As Scope Controller, you will be embedded in the project controls team, working closely with the Project Manager and across engineering, procurement, work packages, contractors, cost and schedule controls.

Your purpose will be to safeguard a controlled scope baseline, enable disciplined change control and help prevent undocumented scope creep between design freeze and handover.

This opening follows the Recruiter Guide’s direction to describe the role’s impact, purpose, team context and level of responsibility in a short candidate-focused introduction.

The role & your impact

As Scope Controller, you will take ownership of the project’s scope baseline and Work Breakdown Structure from G3, maintaining clarity and traceability as the project progresses. You will play a central role in change control and interface management, helping the project understand and manage the cost and schedule implications of scope changes.

Your key responsibilities in this role

• Own the scope baseline and Work Breakdown Structure from G3 and keep them current.
• Run the Change Control Board process, logging, assessing, routing and tracking changes through to decision.
• Act as a gatekeeper at design freeze, ensuring undocumented scope does not enter execution.
• Lead scope interface management across disciplines, work packages and contractors.
• Maintain the trend and variation register, including cost and schedule impacts.
• Maintain scope document control, including revisions, approvals and traceability to contracts.
• Report scope status, open changes and exposure to scope creep to the Project Manager and steering group.

What you’ll need to be successful in this role

• A degree in engineering, construction management or a similar relevant discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in project controls or package management on large capital projects.
• Strong knowledge of Work Breakdown Structures, change control and contract scope interpretation.
• A precise and persistent approach, with the ability to maintain disciplined scope control at critical project gates.

Additional skills & interests we value

• Experience from greenfield projects or plant construction would be an advantage.

Ways of working:

Job Location – Novonesis Plant,

Patalganga MIDC (Near Panvel, Navi Mumbai)

Transport -

Available from Kharghar Station and Panvel Station.

Work:

- 5 days from office

Application deadline:

- 13th November 2026

Our purpose guides the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we’ve gotten so far. And it’s how we’ll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.

Opportunities for everyone

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.

We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.

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