Sr. Advisor - Engineering Design Lead

Lilly • Huntsville, AL

11d • $130,500 - $211,200

About The Position

The Sr. Advisor - Engineering Design Lead (DL) is responsible for overall design delivery for capital projects involving a complex project node or workstream, serving as a subject matter expert in node platform technology. The role leads a team of Lilly employees and external partners and is accountable for technical success at the project location. It influences senior management on asset design and delivery approaches and coordinates design activities throughout the project lifecycle, including conceptual and basic design reviews and verification.

The Design Lead establishes design requirements and schedules, identifies applicable engineering standards and regulatory requirements, oversees design decisions and information flow, and ensures the design aligns with approved intent and asset needs. The role partners with the Project Manager, A/E firms, system owners, Engineering Tech Center disciplines, technical and constructability resources, and end users. It also supports value engineering, design efficiency, best-practice development, project verification planning, and discrepancy management.

The position reports through Indianapolis and is located at the site of the supported project. Travel is required at 20% (1–2 weeks per month until relocation to the project site), with an ability to work at the project site weekly.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Chemical or Mechanical Engineering is strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of manufacturing and/or engineering experience supporting pharmaceutical or API networks.

Nice To Haves

• Strong manufacturing and engineering background.

Responsibilities

• Own overall design delivery for capital projects involving a complex project node or workstream and provide subject matter expertise in node platform technology.
• Lead Lilly and external-partner design teams and remain accountable for technical success at the project location.
• Influence senior management on asset design and delivery approaches.
• Identify applicable Engineering Design Standards, Engineering Functional Standards, Engineering Specifications, and internal and external regulatory requirements and guidance.
• Lead the delivery team in developing its knowledge of design processes based on project delivery experience.
• 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 and manage the design schedule to meet project needs.
• Participate in selecting A/E firms and coordinate with them to develop earned-value progress systems that measure progress by discipline against invoice amounts.
• Own design decisions and coordinate information flow between the design team and system owners.
• Ensure the design meets approved intent through coordination with the design firm, design specialists, Engineering Tech Center disciplines, and end users or customers; clearly articulate asset and facility needs and wants.
• Oversee design activities and governance and resolve design-related problems.
• Identify inefficiencies and develop improvement strategies so the design team meets or improves on the design-hours plan.
• Guide development of standard operating procedures, project-delivery work instructions, and design or verification best practices; keep them current and influence their adoption across the network.
• Review and approve key internal and external design project personnel with the Project Manager.
• Work with Engineering Tech Center resources and technical and constructability resources to resolve design issues and issue formal reports.
• Influence key technical decision makers on issues of corporate significance.
• Ensure replication is achieved during design when applicable, including in new situations.
• Support the Project Manager in value-engineering efforts to maximize opportunities, deliver site impact, and reduce costs through design.
• Participate in KPI reviews and assessments.
• Participate in selecting verification professional services.
• Be accountable for developing the Project Verification Plan, Traceability Matrix, and risk assessments.
• Coordinate verification for the Project Manager during the verification phase.
• Manage discrepancy tracking during verification and use root-cause investigation techniques to resolve problems.

Benefits

• Company bonus, depending in part on company and individual performance.
• Eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k).
• Pension.
• Vacation benefits.
• Eligibility for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.
• 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