Job Description

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The Lead Project Controller supports successful project execution by providing financial oversight, project planning, performance monitoring, cost control, risk tracking, and reporting. The role ensures that projects are delivered according to approved schedules, budgets, and governance standards while providing management with accurate and timely project insights.

The Lead Project Controller supports successful project execution by providing financial oversight, project planning, performance monitoring, cost control, risk tracking, and reporting. The role ensures that projects are delivered according to approved schedules, budgets, and governance standards while providing management with accurate and timely project insights.

Roles & Responsibilities

Project Planning & Control

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules and milestones.
• Monitor project progress against approved plans and identify deviations.
• Track critical paths, dependencies, and project deliverables.
• Support project managers in developing recovery plans when required.

Financial Management

• Prepare project budgets, forecasts, and cash flow projections.
• Monitor actual costs versus budget and forecast variances.
• Ensure accurate cost allocation and financial reporting.
• Support capital expenditure (CAPEX) tracking and project investment reporting.

Reporting & Governance

• Prepare weekly and monthly project performance reports.
• Develop dashboards and KPIs for project tracking.
• Provide management with clear visibility on project status, risks, budget, and timelines.
• Ensure compliance with project governance and reporting standards.

Risk & Change Management

• Maintain project risk and issue registers.
• Monitor mitigation actions and escalation requirements.
• Track scope changes and assess schedule and cost implications.
• Support change approval processes and documentation.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Work closely with project managers, finance teams, engineering teams, procurement, and business stakeholders.
• Facilitate project review meetings and governance forums.
• Ensure alignment across project workstreams regarding timelines and deliverables.

Systems & Documentation

• Maintain project documentation and records.
• Ensure data integrity across project management tools and ERP systems.
• Support project audits and compliance reviews.

In this role you’ll make an impact by:

• Driving successful project delivery through effective planning, monitoring, and control of project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Providing accurate financial forecasts, cost analysis, and performance insights that support informed decision-making by project stakeholders.
• Identifying risks, deviations, and bottlenecks early, enabling proactive mitigation and minimizing project disruptions.
• Enhancing transparency through timely reporting, dashboards, and KPI tracking, ensuring leadership has clear visibility of project health and progress.
• Supporting governance and compliance by ensuring adherence to project management standards, processes, and financial controls.
• Collaborating across cross-functional teams to align priorities, manage dependencies, and drive execution of key project milestones.
• Optimizing resource utilization and project efficiencies to maximize value delivery and achieve business objectives.
• Contributing to continuous improvement by strengthening project control practices, tools, and reporting frameworks across the organization.

To succeed:

Qualifications & exp:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Finance, Project Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or Project Controls certification preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, Power BI, SAP, Primavera P6, or MS Project.
• 15+ years of experience in Project Controls, Project Management, Finance, Engineering, or Capital Projects.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, and reporting for complex projects.
• Experience in manufacturing, engineering, infrastructure, or industrial projects preferred.

Key Competencies

• Project Planning & Scheduling
• Budgeting & Cost Control
• Financial Analysis
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Data Analytics & Reporting

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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