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Your contribution will ensure projects are delivered with financial discipline, accurate forecasting, and clear decision support for stakeholders.
- Cost Planning & Budgeting
- Prepare and maintain cost baselines for food/pharma projects
- Support the preparation of project budgets and cost breakdown structures
- Assist in setting up cost codes and cost tracking structures in line with company requirements
- Cost Tracking & Control
- Monitor and control project costs against approved budgets
- Track commitments, actual costs, and forecasts
- Maintain cost registers, payment schedules, and cash flow forecasts
- Review quotations, variation/change proposals, and invoices for alignment with contracts and approved scope
- Identify cost deviations and potential overruns and propose corrective actions
- Change & Contract Support
- Coordinate with purchasing and finance on PO and PV documentation
- Support change management by recording and assessing cost impacts of scope changes
- Assist with final accounts and cost closure at project completion
- Reporting & Coordination
- Prepare regular cost reports (e.g. monthly budget vs. actual vs. forecast) with variance analysis
- Provide cost input to management presentations and decision-making
- Coordinate with Finance, Procurement, and Project Management to ensure consistent cost data
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in cost control, quantity surveying, project controlling, or similar roles
- Solid understanding of project cost management concepts (budgeting, commitments, accruals, variations, forecasting, final accounts)
- Strong numerical, analytical, and problem‑solving skills
- High attention to detail with a structured and accurate working style
- Ability to communicate clearly with project managers, procurement, finance, and external partners
- English proficiency sufficient for reading and writing cost and contract documentation
- Experience in industrial, food, pharmaceutical, or biotech facilities
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with SAP or project cost management systems
- Experience working in cross‑functional or international project environments
- Ability to manage multiple tasks under time pressure
- The opportunity to work on meaningful projects within food and pharmaceutical production
- Collaboration with experienced project, finance, and procurement professionals
- A professional environment focused on quality, transparency, and continuous improvement
- Opportunities for learning and development within Novonesis’ global organization
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.
Explore other openings
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
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or related field
- 3+ years of experience in cost control, quantity surveying, or project controlling
- Solid understanding of project cost management concepts
- Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- High attention to detail with a structured and accurate working style
- Effective communication skills for collaboration
- English proficiency for contract documentation
Novozymes Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novozymes and has not been reviewed or approved by Novozymes.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Policies include paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, and generous PTO with floating days, with some locations noting separate vacation and sick leave.
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Healthcare Strength — Provides medical and dental insurance, with coverage described as reasonably priced and of good quality in multiple regions.
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Retirement Support — Offers a 401(k) plan with employer matching and structured retirement benefits referenced across roles and postings.
Novozymes Insights
What We Do
Novozymes has combined with Chr. Hansen to become Novonesis: linkedin.com/company/novonesis. This global biosolutions company of 10,000 people is transforming how the world produces, consumes and lives. In 30-plus industries, its biosolutions help businesses meet their needs and the needs of our planet. Novozymes was formed in 2000 when Novo Nordisk split into three companies: Novo Nordisk A/S, Novozymes A/S and Novo A/S. Novozymes was the world leader in biological solutions with a commitment to Rethink Tomorrow. It served 130 markets with enzymatic, microbial and advanced protein solutions. The company’s solutions enabled higher agricultural yields, low-temperature washing, energy-efficient production, renewable fuel and many other benefits. In December 2022, Novozymes and Chr. Hansen entered into an agreement to create a leading global biosolutions partner by combining the two companies. The goal was to unleash the full potential of biosolutions and generate significant value for all stakeholders and society. The combination was completed on January 29, 2024 and Novonesis was born. The name means ‘a new beginning’ and is derived from the Greek word ‘genesis’. It reflects a new era where we’ll better our world with biology. You can find Novonesis on LinkedIn here: linkedin.com/company/novonesis. Novozymes A/S, part of Novonesis Group.









