Associate Vice President - Global Facilities Delivery Projects

About the role

The AVP will lead and manage a multibillion dollar, complex, large capital project consisting of both Lilly and Non-Lilly professionals to safely achieve project objectives from front end planning and/or site acquisition and government negotiations in a Greenfield site, through operational verification/qualification.

The objectives for projects include safety/environmental compliance and continuous improvement, steadfast pursuit of value improvements via cost or schedule enhancements at all delivery stages, fulfillment of project business objectives in the form of capability delivered with alignment to quality objectives.

The AVP must effectively work with site personnel and corporate Engineering to ensure that capabilities are delivered and consistent with the needs of the operation while maintaining safety, cost, and schedule conformance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multibillion dollar, complex, large capital project consisting of both Lilly and Non-Lilly professionals to safely achieve project objectives from front end planning and/or site acquisition and government negotiations in a Greenfield site, through operational verification/qualification.
• Manage a staff of exempt level employees (leaders and non leaders) performing tasks such as: ePMs, Development Plans, staffing and planning models, workload assignments and compensation reviews.
• Develop Business & Strategic Plans and Manage departmental expenses for cost center.
• Develop and maintain safety and environmental execution plans for projects.
• Ensure compliance to safety and environmental policies, procedures, and work rules for project personnel, contractors, and subcontractors from conceptual design through operational qualification.
• Lead with a disciplined, structured approach to project management based on compliance with GFD and Company Policies and Procedures.
• Identify the need and lead interaction with external partners or agencies, to fulfill the compliance needs of the projects.
• Represent the Lilly values to external partners and to the community.
• Foster the right culture on the worksite as well as convey this externally.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science - Engineering or technical related field, preferably related to project management
• Minimum of 15 years previous experience in successfully delivering a multibillion dollar project(s) from start to end
• Previous experience managing greenfield projects
• Willingness to relocate and/or travel to locations outside of home state/country

Qualifications

• Experience in most of the following disciplines: Automation, construction, construction quality, project controls, the engineering disciplines, safety, scheduling
• Multibillion Dollar Project Management experience in manufacturing facilities (Bulk API, sterile products, secondary packaging, Devices, and to a lesser extent, lab projects)
• Demonstrated ability to work at long distances with little supervision
• Good sense of judgment in decision making, while at the same time keeping management informed and engaged on critical issues
• Able to facilitate issue resolution, anticipate scope changes, and implement safely with quality, speed and value
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal
• Able to influence personnel and organizations without having direct administrative responsibility for them
• Professional Engineer or equivalent technical certification
• Competency in a foreign language(s)