Environmental Consultant

Do you want to play a key role in Novo Nordisk’s ambitious capacity expansion agenda? Are you passionate about environmental compliance and minimizing environmental impacts? Do you have experience in conducting Environmental Due Diligence processes and defining related integration activities as part of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)? Then you may be our new Environmental Consultant
Apply today for a life-changing career!
The position
Novo Nordisk is expanding production capacity at an unprecedented rate and to support that growth we are now looking for a new Environmental Consultant to support with ESG due diligence and post-closure integration activities in close collaboration with Line of Business in Product Supply.
In this role you will join a highly skilled, well-established team responsible for ensuring Novo Nordisk Environmental Compliance and Sustainable outcomes for investment/ expansion projects. The team is anchored in Environment and Social Sustainability (ESS), part of Product Supply Quality and IT (PSQIT). Together with your colleagues you will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to define and ensure efficient, well run due diligence process resulting in clear recommendations and well anchored relevant ESG integration activities for acquisition projects.
Specifically your key tasks will be to:
• Take an active role in the due diligence team collaborating with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Quickly understand the key information about potential acquisitions and develop the framework for ESG due diligence with support from local internal/ external experts including local Consultants supporting the project.
• Quickly grasp and understand the relevant international regulations and local context on acquisition sites and integrate this knowledge in the global assessment process together with local experts.
• Define and execute on the relevant activities to establish an overview of key risks and potential mitigation activities including but not limited to the environmental assesment of and feedback on: Issues/ challenges on seller site(s), Relevant permits and terms – current state and future requirements, Supply (waste, wastewater, water, steam, energy etc.), Compliance requirements and alignment with Novo Nordisk’s environmental strategy, Circular for Zero.
• Recommend a ‘go/ no-go’ decision to the project based on documented, fact-based results from the assessment.
• Create a detailed plan including needed resources for related integration activities according to due diligence findings.
• Act as valued sparring partner for Novo Nordisk production and other internal stakeholders to drive a smooth efficient process.
• Adopt a continuous improvement approach to capture key learnings and develop relevant processes to ensure a more comprehensive, value adding DD process and timely handover to relevant internal stakeholders.
Qualifications
We imagine that a successful candidate is experienced in project management and thrives in a fast-paced, changing environment and has:
• 3-5 years of experience within M&A, preferably with ESG Due Diligence and integration planning and implementation activities post-merger.
• Experience from a global organization within ESG, Sustainability, Environmental Compliance or similar.
• Full proficiency in English.
As a person, you thrive in an environment where you are efficient and deliver tangible results through effective collaboration. You are organized and take a structured approach to the tasks and collaborate with stakeholders to establish an overview of what is needed. You are agile, able to balance more than one project at a time and skilled at finding and implementing solutions to complex challenges. You are at your best when utilizing your skills, knowledge, and experience to make informed, fact-based decisions, even in times of uncertainty.
You communicate clearly and have a high level of professionalism and ‘can-do’ service minded approach. Being part of a collaborative and fun team is also important to you as well as your desire to impact the future of production for Novo Nordisk. The department
Anchored within Environmental & Social Sustainability, you will be part of the growing Environmental Compliance and Expansions Support department, currently made up of 12 specialists responsible for driving proactive compliance to protect Novo Nordisk’s global license to operate and to ensure compliant, sustainable Novo Nordisk production facilities for the future. Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing. Contact
For further information, please contact Head of Environmental Compliance and Expansion Support, Victoria Stone-Bjarup +45 3079 9358 Deadline
8 December 2023. Please, note that we will review applications and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis.
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We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.