Manager for Engineering Management at Novo Nordisk Engineering

Manager for Engineering Management at Novo Nordisk Engineering

If you’re energised by leading and developing engineering managers, and you enjoy setting direction on complex pharma projects, 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

You will be a part of our management team consisting of three other managers, leading around 50 engineering managers. You’ll work alongside colleagues from many international backgrounds and close to our customers. Day to day, we work with the whole project organisation to keep the project teams moving in the same direction.

Your role is central to this, having around 15 employees directly reporting to you and setting direction to keep project delivery running smoothly across the organization. You’ll have a real influence on the company’s results, and the chance to grow both the Engineering Management department and your own leadership skills.

Location Denmark - Virum

Experience Minimum 5 Years

Department Engineering Management

How you might spend your days

As a Manager for Engineering Management, you’ll be:

• Leading and supporting your team through complex engineering projects, including possible part-time project work.
• Meeting regularly with your team members to understand how they’re doing and to support their performance and well-being.
• Strengthening the collaboration and teamwork, making sure your team keeps learning and building their skills.
• Developing the department setting the goals we work toward and shaping the processes and training that keep projects running well today and in the future

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:

• Comfortable leading and motivating a team of different cultures and disciplines.
• Genuinely invested in how your team grows, performs, and feels at work.
• Guided by integrity and sound judgement.
• Focused on solving problems in a way that works for everyone involved.

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:

• You have solid, relevant experience from international or multicultural organisations, preferably in pharma and biotech.
• You have an engineering degree or another technical background.
• You have held a role as Project Engineering Manager or Technical Project Manager on multidisciplinary EPCM (engineering, procurement, construction, management) projects, preferably in pharma engineering.
• You have experience coaching and leading team members.
• You are fluent in written and spoken English.

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 here.

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

Deadline of application is 26th August 2026

Questions before applying? Send us a quick text to arrange a convenient time to chat. Contact Oscar Hellström, Senior Manager of Engineering Management, at +45 30 75 61 73.

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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