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Tasks and responsibilities
1. Design Management (Basic to Detailed Engineering)
Lead and coordinate Basic and Detailed Engineering with consultants and internal SMEs.
Ensure completeness and quality of PFDs, P&IDs, layouts, SLDs, and design deliverables.
Review and approve technical documents and drawings for constructability and compliance.
Drive Design Reviews, and ensure outputs support timely procurement and installation.
2. Construction, Installation, and Commissioning Oversight
Manage installation and construction activities across civil, mechanical, electrical, and automation disciplines.
Coordinate field execution with vendors and contractors, ensuring safety, quality, and schedule compliance.
Oversee commissioning planning, readiness checks, testing, and final handover.
3. Safety, Quality, and Compliance Assurance
Enforce strict adherence to EHS protocols at all phases — zero compromise on safety.
Ensure implementation of QA/QC standards, including ITPs, checklists, audits, and NCR closures.
Coordinate with Safety and Quality teams to ensure all works meet regulatory and internal standards.
4. Schedule Control (Non-Negotiable)
Own and update the Integrated Master Schedule across all project workstreams.
Use 2W/4W/6W look-ahead schedules to monitor and forecast execution bottlenecks.
Lead recovery planning for delayed packages and ensure alignment with stakeholders.
5. Cost Control and Forecasting
Maintain strict cost control throughout the project lifecycle.
Forecast cash flow, manage invoice schedules, and align procurement milestones.
Control Scope Change Orders, assess their impact, and ensure approval before execution.
6. Scope Change Order (SCO) Management
Monitor and manage all recovery actions for lagging work packages or vendors.
Act as central owner for SCOs — coordinating evaluations, documentation, impact analysis, and approvals.
Ensure all changes are traceable, justified, and incorporated into schedules and budgets.
7. Risk Management & Early Forecasting
Maintain a live project risk register with active mitigation plans.
Proactively identify and escalate risks that could affect scope, schedule, safety, or cost.
Ensure recovery actions are implemented before risks escalate to critical impact.
8. Project Governance & Stakeholder Management
Organize and lead status meetings, design reviews, site reviews, and cross-functional syncs.
Coordinate with vendors, consultants, internal teams, and leadership for issue resolution and alignment.
Prepare and deliver weekly/monthly reports, dashboards, and recovery trackers.
Basic Qualifications
· Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, or Civil)
· Minimum 15 years of experience in managing large-scale industrial or infrastructure projects
· Proven experience in Greenfield project execution from design through commissioning
· Strong working knowledge of EPCM projects, design coordination, vendor management, and site execution
· Familiarity with project management tools (Primavera/MS Project/Excel) and reporting mechanisms
Supervisor responsibilities
Reporting lines
Dierctor Projects
Physical requirements (For Mumbai India positions Only)
Novozymes Mumbai Inida,
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Candidate profile
Experience in executing projects in Pharmaceutical, API, or Biologics environments
Strong personality to Manage Vendors and construction companies.
Understanding of GMP, regulatory, and validation requirements in pharma manufacturing
Strong stakeholder communication, documentation, and leadership skills
Challenges in position
The project is on a fixed and aggressive schedule — any slippage impacts plant readiness, validation, and product launch.
Managing multiple trackers/workstreams (Civil, MEP, Automation, Utilities, etc.) simultaneously without letting any critical path drift.
Requires strong forecasting capability — can't rely on reactive firefighting.
Must identify issues during design or procurement that may impact construction and commissioning months later.
Controlling scope creep in a dynamic project where new requirements or technical changes are frequent.
With timelines fixed, there’s a tendency for costs to escalate (e.g., fast-track changes, late procurement, vendor claims).
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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