Job Description

Are you ready for a new beginning?

We need your talent, knowledge and dedication to better our world with biology.

Our purpose points 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.

We're here to better our world with biology.

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.

Could our purpose be yours?

Then apply today!

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