Engineer - Project Engineer-Design Lead

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

About the Role

The Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) Organization, part of Corporate Engineering and Continuous Improvement, delivers new and renovated capital assets around the world. Our mission is accomplished through a highly leveraged organization of design, construction, and qualification contractors. Many of the assets delivered focus on medical innovation and delivering innovative solutions to patients, while others support an expansion in supply of existing medicines or making the supply chain more robust.

Responsibilities

• Lead in the identification of applicable Engineering Design Standards, Engineering Functional Standards, Engineering Specifications, and Regulatory requirements and guidance (both internal and external).
• Be responsible for the overall design delivery for capital project(s).
• Coordinate all design for the Project Manager during all design phases of the project and deliver the conceptual design review and basic design review.
• Direct the development of the design requirements.
• Assist in development and maintenance of the design schedule to meet project needs.
• Participate in the selection of the A/E firms.
• Coordinate with A/E firms to develop earned value progress systems to measure progress by discipline (monitor work versus invoice amounts).
• Expedite design decisions and coordinate information flow between the design team and system owners.
• Ensure the design meets approved intent through interactions between the design firm, design specialists, engineering tech center disciplines, and end user/customer.
• Be responsible for design activities and governance, resolving design-related problems.
• Examine areas of inefficiency and develop strategies for improvement to direct the design team to meet or improve on the design hours plan.
• Assist in the development of standard operating procedures, project delivery work instructions, and/or best practices related to design/verification and ensure they remain current with industry best practices.
• Review and approve, along with the respective Project Manager, the key design project personnel (both internal and external resources).
• Work with Engineering Tech Center resources and other key project team technical/constructability resources to address and resolve design issues.
• Ensure replication is achieved during design when applicable.
• Support the Project Manager for value engineering exercises to maximize project opportunities.
• Review design-related invoices prior to approval and participate in KPI reviews/assessments.
• Participate in the selection of the verification professional services.
• Be accountable for the development of the Project Verification Plan, Traceability Matrix, and risk assessments (not necessarily lead the execution).

Requirements

• BS in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years manufacturing and/or engineering experience in support of pharmaceutical or API (active pharmaceutical ingredient) networks.
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis (Lilly will not provide sponsorship for work authorization or visas for this role).

Skills

• Pharmaceutical process or project engineer experience.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to effectively facilitate conflict to resolution.
• Ability to influence all levels of the project and site personnel.
• Understanding of the capital project delivery process, A/E design activities, and available Lilly technical resources (user reps, Engineering Tech Center resources, and design specialists).
• Demonstrated values consistent with Lilly’s values.
• Able to frame complex decisions/analyses, facilitate to a decision, and implement according to the plan.
• Ability to create credibility and influence to align decision agreements between site(s), corporate engineering, A/E firm decision-makers, and stakeholders with differing opinions.
• Experience facilitating issue resolution, anticipating scope changes, and implementing projects safely with quality, speed, and value.
• Willingness to relocate and/or travel to locations outside of home state/country and ability to work from long distances with little supervision.

Additional Information

• Travel can be both domestic and international, averaging about 25%, depending on the phase of the project.
• Potential for co-location at the A/E firm or the job site to support C&Q activities for periods of time based on project needs.

Pay

The anticipated wage for this position is $66,000 - $171,600. Full-time equivalent employees are also eligible for a company bonus (depending on company and individual performance).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit program including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.
• Eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k) and pension.
• Vacation benefits and certain time off and leave of absence benefits.
• Flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts).
• Life insurance and death benefits.
• Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).