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• 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

What You’ll Need to Be Successful

• 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

Additional Skills & Interests We Value

• 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

What We Offer

• 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.

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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