About this role
Interested in a career that matters?
The Role & Your Impact
- Acting as the owner’s lead for construction across multiple projects, ensuring alignment with program priorities, schedules, and design intent
- Ensuring construction execution complies with approved designs, technical specifications, GMP requirements, and relevant codes and standards
- Defining, implementing, and continuously improving common construction quality standards and procedures across the program
- Coordinating and supporting cross‑project inspections, quality walkdowns, and audits together with Project Quality Specialists
- Driving strong EHS performance across all active sites in collaboration with Safety and Environment Specialists
- Ensuring compliance with national and local EHS regulations, company policies, and environmental requirements (waste, emissions, noise, dust, wastewater)
- Leading incident and near‑miss reporting, investigations, and sharing lessons learned across sites
- Providing day‑to‑day direction and guidance to Project Quality Specialists and Safety/Environment Specialists
- Leading or supporting coordination meetings with site teams, contractors, and internal stakeholders
- Reporting program‑level status on construction progress, quality performance, EHS indicators, and key risks to the Program Manager
What You’ll Need to Be Successful
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Civil Engineering, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline
- Minimum 5 years of on‑site construction management experience, including exposure to multi‑project programs or large, complex projects
- Strong experience in food, pharmaceutical, biotech, or other clean/regulated industrial facilities
- Solid understanding of civil, structural, architectural, and/or MEI construction methods and standards
- Good knowledge of GMP‑related facility requirements, including cleanroom construction, flows, finishes, utilities, and zoning
- Strong understanding of EHS regulations and best practices on construction sites, including environmental protection and compliance
- Ability to read and interpret design drawings, technical specifications, contracts, method statements, and risk assessments
- Structured, detail‑oriented approach to follow‑up, documentation, and issue closure
- Ability to work decisively under time pressure in contractor‑heavy environments
- Strong communication skills suitable for technical, operational, and management‑level reporting
- English proficiency sufficient for daily professional use
Additional Skills & Interests We Value
- Experience coordinating quality and EHS functions across multiple active construction sites
- Exposure to commissioning and start‑up phases of regulated facilities
- Experience working in international or multicultural project environments
- Additional local language skills relevant to project locations
What We Offer
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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If this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. You’re welcome to explore open roles or create a job agent to stay connected with future opportunities at novonesis.com/Career
About Novonesis
Global biosolutions company formed from the merger of Novozymes and Chr. Hansen, specializing in industrial enzymes, microorganisms, and bioscience innovation. Headquartered in Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
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