Senior Project Manager

At Bavarian Nordic, we are committed to saving and improving lives by unlocking the power of the immune system. Our commercial portfolio includes market-leading vaccines against smallpox/mpox, rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, typhoid fever, and cholera. We excel in R&D innovation, manufacturing, and commercialization—working every day to protect people’s health and quality of life and protecting our tomorrow.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a major site project: our new warehouse.

The role

As Senior Project Manager, you will ensure robust, compliant, and reliable technical operations supporting our global public health mission. You will lead the end-to-end execution of CAPEX projects for GMP facilities at our Kvistgaard site, from approval through commissioning, handover, and close-out. You ensure delivery against scope, budget, schedule, and quality requirements while driving strong governance, financial oversight, and operational readiness. Acting as a key integrator across functions, you build alignment among stakeholders, manage risks, and secure compliant, high-quality project outcomes. The role requires a hands-on, independent approach with the ability to lead both large and smaller initiatives across sites—primarily in Denmark, with occasional global involvement.

• Lead full project lifecycle, ensuring delivery on scope, budget, schedule, and quality
• Own project budgets (up to €50M), including cost control, forecasting, and financial governance
• Drive execution excellence through structured planning, proactive decision-making, and issue resolution
• Ensure compliance with EHS, GMP, and “Safety/Quality by Design” principles
• Manage contractors, vendors, and partners to deliver according to agreed performance and standards
• Build strong cross-functional alignment and ensure effective communication, governance, and handover to operations

What you bring

You have a professional demeanor and approach individuals with openness, honesty, and respect. When you handle inquiries, you provide appropriate feedback even when tasks are not prioritized or yield the desired outcome. Being able to communicate in Danish – both written and verbally, besides having full proficiency in English, is mandatory. Besides this, you bring

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or similar)
• 8–12+ years of experience in CAPEX project execution
• Proven track record delivering projects in the range of €10–50M
• Experience within industrial, pharma, biotech, or process environments
• Exposure to brownfield and/or greenfield project environments

You exhibit ownership, accountability for performance, and business understanding, make decisions aligned with the overall business agenda and at the same time serve as a role model, adhering to Bavarian Nordic values.

What we offer

At Bavarian Nordic, we are committed to saving and improving lives through innovative vaccines that harness the power of the immune system.

In addition to contributing to our mission of saving lives, we give you the opportunity to work in an environment where we walk the talk and offer a broad area of responsibility and short paths to decisions – being very agile.

Caught your interest?

If you are ready to take on a pivotal role in a growing organization and drive meaningful change in healthcare, apply now and join Bavarian Nordic in our mission to improve health outcomes and foster sustainable growth.

We kindly request that headhunters or recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this position.

Please note that we do not offer any relocation package for this position.

Bavarian Nordic is a global vaccine company with a mission to improve health and save lives through innovative vaccines. We are a preferred supplier of mpox and smallpox vaccines to governments to enhance public health preparedness and have a leading portfolio of travel vaccines. We are headquartered in Denmark and have manufacturing, research, and sales offices across Europe and North America.

Bavarian Nordic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

For more information, visit www.bavarian-nordic.com

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