Posted on: March 15, 2026
Interested in a career that matters?
At our Avedøre site, you’ll join a newly established department of 7–10 Project Managers and Specialists dedicated to shaping the Novonesis Future Factory. We drive CAPEX investments, pilot breakthrough technologies such as robotics, sensors, and water‑removal solutions, and solve complex cross-functional challenges. If you’re motivated by meaningful impact, technical innovation, and high responsibility—this is where you can make your mark.
The Role & Your Impact
As our new Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in delivering capital investment projects that enable safe, efficient, and future-ready production facilities. You’ll work in a mixed strategic–tactical capacity: leading user groups, defining project scopes, driving execution, and ensuring operational readiness.
Your key responsibilities include:
Strategic definition & scoping: Drive URS, charters, and justification processes while securing alignment with GMP, EHS, and engineering standards.
End-to-end project execution: Lead planning, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, and coordination of cross-functional teams and external contractors.
Technical leadership: Steer the Technology Development Plan (TDP) process, maturing technical inputs and verifying business cases.
Operational readiness: Lead commissioning, cleaning verification, and product qualification to ensure a seamless and compliant handover.
Control & governance: Track project performance across scope, schedule, cost, and quality while driving risk mitigation and transparent reporting.
Stakeholder management: Serve as the key link between construction, quality, and production teams.
What You’ll Need to Be Successful
A B.Sc. in chemical or processing engineering (or equivalent).
5+ years of experience in a pharma or food manufacturing environment.
Proven success as a User Manager (UM) in investment projects.
Strong interest or experience with production equipment.
Solid project management and communication skills.
Good English skills (oral and written).
Furthermore:
You collaborate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders across the organization, building strong relationships to ensure progress and alignment.
You navigate stakeholder needs with ease, communicating clearly and managing expectations proactively.
You adapt quickly to new information, changing priorities, and evolving project landscapes.
You bring a curious mindset, continuously seeking to understand, improve, and explore new possibilities.
Additional Skills & Interests We Value
These are not required but will strengthen your profile:
Experience with process design, capacity expansion, or new plant installations.
Technical insight into robotics, sensors, or production technology.
Experience leading both small-scale and large-scale CAPEX projects.
What We Offer
You’ll join a purpose-driven team working at the intersection of engineering, operations, and innovation. in this position you can expect:
Opportunities to influence the future of our Avedøre site.
A collaborative, knowledge-sharing environment.
Professional growth through hands-on challenges and exposure to senior stakeholders.
A culture that values curiosity and continuous improvement.
Ways of Working
Based at Avedøre, following our office-first strategy.
Flexible working hours within a 37-hour week.
Limited travel expected.
Application deadline: 26 March 2026.
Contact: For more information please contact Casper Giedo on +45 60 43 34 85.
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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