Advisor- Project Engineer- Design Lead

Eli Lilly and Company • Pleasant Prairie, WI

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About The Position

The Design Lead serves within Lilly’s Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) Organization, which delivers new and renovated capital assets worldwide through design, construction, and qualification contractors. The role is responsible for overall design delivery for capital projects and coordinates design activities for the Project Manager throughout all design phases. The Design Lead ensures the design meets approved intent, supports project delivery and governance, resolves design issues, and helps develop and mentor others. Travel averages about 25%, domestically and internationally, depending on project phase. Project needs may require periods of co-location at an A/E firm or job site. The position maintains an in-office presence 3–4 days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Chemical or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Minimum of 12 years of manufacturing and/or engineering experience supporting pharmaceutical or active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) networks.

Nice To Haves

• Pharmaceutical process or project engineer experience.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to effectively facilitate conflict to resolution.
• Ability to influence all levels of project and site personnel.
• Understanding of the capital project delivery process, A/E design activities, and available Lilly technical resources, including user representatives, Engineering Tech Center resources, and design specialists.
• Demonstrated values consistent with Lilly values.
• Ability to frame complex decisions and analyses, facilitate a decision, and implement according to plan.
• Ability to establish credibility and influence alignment on decision agreements among sites, 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 outside the home state or country, and demonstrated ability to work remotely with little supervision.
• Comfort maintaining an in-office presence 3–4 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for overall design delivery for capital project(s).
• Coordinate design for the Project Manager throughout all design phases and deliver the conceptual design review and basic design review.
• Direct development of design requirements.
• Assist in developing and maintaining the design schedule to meet project needs.
• Participate in selection of A/E firms.
• Coordinate with A/E firms to develop earned-value progress systems that measure progress by discipline and monitor work against invoice amounts.
• Expedite design decisions and coordinate information flow between the design team and system owners.
• Ensure design meets approved intent through coordination among the design firm, design specialists, Engineering Tech Center disciplines, and end users/customers.
• Be responsible for design activities and governance and resolve design-related problems.
• Identify inefficiencies and develop strategies to improve the design team’s performance against the design hours plan.
• Review and approve key design project personnel with the respective Project Manager, including internal and external resources.
• Work with Engineering Tech Center resources and other technical and constructability resources on the project team to address and resolve design issues.
• Ensure replication is achieved during design when applicable.
• Support the Project Manager in value engineering efforts to maximize project opportunities.
• Review design-related invoices before approval and participate in KPI reviews and assessments.
• Participate in selecting verification professional services.
• Take an active role in mentoring and developing others, including people outside the organization when appropriate.

Benefits

• Company bonus, depending in part on company and individual performance.
• Company-sponsored 401(k) eligibility.
• Pension.
• Vacation benefits.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits eligibility.
• Flexible benefits, including healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts.
• Life insurance and death benefits.
• Certain time-off and leave-of-absence benefits.
• Well-being benefits, including an employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior