Project Manager for early design phases and investment projects at Novo Nordisk Engineering (Denmark - Virum)

Project Manager for early design phases and investment projects at Novo Nordisk Engineering
If you’re energized by helping pharma companies, take complex investment decisions in early phases of the design and you thrive on taking the lead, we’d love to hear from you!

Who we are

We are a leading pharma engineering company shaping the future of API pharma engineering globally. Leveraging the expertise of 2,000+ employees across Denmark, India, and the US, we design, build and optimise pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are essential to the health and well-being of patients everywhere.

Our success is driven by passion, innovation, and collaboration — with our customers and across our teams and disciplines. If you share our dedication to a noble cause and our passion for API pharma engineering, then NNE is the place for you.

About the role
We are looking for a Project Manager to join our team of 4 highly skilled project managers in our Decision Design department.

As a team, we are leading the early phases of design development in a very agile and changing project environment. We help customers early in their investment projects by defining fit-for-purpose technical solutions, required capital and timelines. The projects are characterized by being short (between 2-12 weeks), intense and with a close collaboration with our customers with focus on clarifying scenarios that enable confident business decisions.

You will play a key role in this, leading the cross-disciplinary front-end projects, shaping early-phase solutions and execution models that align technical possibilities with customer needs and business goals. You will drive collaboration, facilitate stakeholder dialogue, and ensure the delivery of high-quality project outputs that enable confident investment decisions.

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How you might spend your days
As a Project Manager for early design phases, you’ll be:

• Taking the lead on our cross disciplinary front-end projects (e.g. pre-studies, concept briefs, conceptual designs) securing we follow the project’s one page strategy.
  
• In collaboration with Account Mgt. identifying customer needs and desired outcome, developing the right front end project execution model, and setting the right cross-disciplinary team.
  
• Through workshops and meetings, driving the cross-disciplinary team in a manner that ensures we identify relevant scenarios, and we deliver projects in time and on budget
  
• Delivering a project engineering output that matches the needs and business drivers of the customer and enable the customer to take next step investment decisions.
  
• Facilitating customer dialogue & communicating with customer stakeholders to ensure that NNE deliver an outstanding customer experience

Who you are
We care about who you are as a person. In the end, how you work, and your energy is what impacts the results we achieve as a team. As a person, you are:

• Demonstrate curiosity and empathy and can build trust with stakeholders and teams
  
• Bring a holistic, cross-disciplinary perspective and enjoy contributing to concept development
  
• Are comfortable working in evolving or uncertain environments and adapt your approach as needed
  
• Take initiative in leading teams and facilitating collaboration across disciplines
  
• Are motivated by connecting technical solutions with business outcomes and contribute to delivering value for customers

What you bring to the role
In all positions, there are some things that are preferred, and others, a bonus. If you do not meet all the qualifications listed below, you are welcome to offer alternative experience that you think would be valuable in this role:

• +5 years of experience leading projects, ideally within engineering or consultancy environments and preferably within the early phases of a project lifecycle
  
• Proven experience leading project teams, setting direction and building trust in order to deliver high quality project outputs
  
• Experience from the life science, biotech, or related regulated industries
  
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)

Life at NNE
NNE is short for Novo Nordisk Engineering. And for all of us who work here, NNE means so much more.

At NNE, you become part of a vibrant, project-based environment built on close day-to-day collaboration. The role is therefore primarily on-site, with physical presence at the workplace expected five days a week. Limited flexibility for occasional remote work may be accommodated in line with business needs.

We are, at our core, a people business and, as such, committed to continuously developing our people and the way we work together. We do not expect you to know it all from day one, and we truly believe a great start makes a real difference. We therefore welcome new colleagues with our award-nominated onboarding programme, supported by a range of in-house talent and development initiatives designed to support your long-term growth.

You can read more about the benefits we offer



Did we spark your curiosity? If you’re ready to join our passion, let’s hear from you.

Questions before applying? Send us a quick text to arrange a convenient time to chat.

In week 29 and week 32, please contact Front End Project Director Fernanda Machado Rasmussen at Se telefonnummer på jobbank.dk.

In week 30-31 and week 33-34 please contact Manger, Julie Hummelgaard Almberg on Se telefonnummer på jobbank.dk.

Please note that you can expect a delay in the reply in week 31 due to summer holiday.

Please note:

• We only accept applications submitted through our online recruitment system
• You do not need to attach a cover letter, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV
• We invite to interviews on a running basis.

Fair hiring:
At NNE, we are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunities for all job applicants. To maintain fairness, we request that you refrain from including a personal photo in your CV.

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Application Deadline: 8/24/2026

Location: Denmark - Virum