Sr Principal Engineer - HSE Global Facilities Delivery

Lilly • Richmond, VA

1d • $66,000 - $171,600 • Onsite

About The Position

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

Organization Overview:
The Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) Organization delivers new and renovated capital assets around the world. Our mission is accomplished through a highly leveraged organization of design, construction and qualification contractors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, or related technical field.
• Minimum (5) years of HSE experience.
• Experience in 29 CFR 1926 governing construction with no less than 5 years of experience in delivering capital projects.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience supporting contractor safety management programs and/or permit-to-work (PTW) systems.
• Experience working with OSHA regulations, risk management practices, and safe work permitting requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to translate regulatory requirements and company standards into practical, field-executable procedures.
• Experience supporting contractor lifecycle processes (prequalification, onboarding, field oversight, performance evaluation).
• Demonstrates professional excellence through sound independent judgment, strong initiative, and an unwavering commitment to ethical standards.
• Proven ability to influence Project Managers and Contractors without direct authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical guidance and field support for HSE programs in operational environments.
• Drives results through people — building alignment, accountability, and momentum across teams
• Proactively identifies and resolves issues, anticipates scope changes, and ensures safe implementation throughout.
• Resolves complex challenges by drawing on deep technical expertise and broad industry knowledge.
• Exercises sound judgment and make confident decisions independently, while keeping leadership informed and engaged on matters of critical importance.
• Stays current on evolving regulatory and compliance requirements, translating new developments into meaningful process improvements across GFD business operations.
• Communicates effectively across all levels — both in writing and in person.
• Experience conducting field audits, permit reviews, and contractor observations.
• Skilled at influencing stakeholders and organizations outside of direct reporting lines.
• Experience in greenfield, major capital project delivery, or startup environments, including construction and commissioning phases.
• Experience developing or administering permit-to-work systems.
• Familiarity with process safety program integration (MOC, energy isolation, SIMOPS coordination).
• OSHA 30 Hour for Construction training

Responsibilities

• Support the management of GFD’s Contractor Safety Management Program (CSMP).
• GFD’s Safety Manage and / or own relationship with leveraged Safety Advisor(s) or strategic partners.
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for department HSE documents and standards.
• Coach GFD’s project teams in complying with GFD’s CSMP.
• Project Safety Orientation expectations aligned with compliance standards and industry trends.
• Environmental requirements and permits in conjunction with local regulations.
• Field confirmation of each project’s application of GFD’s CSMP.
• Training for GFD personnel on GFD’s CSMP.
• GFD’s Safety processes for Hazard Recognition and Risk Assessment, Confined Space Entry (CSE), Hot Work Permit (HWP), Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO), Safe To Operate Permit (STOP), etc.
• HSE Project Field execution inspections against regulatory, corporate and GFD HSE standards.
• Leading and lagging Indicators as well as develop analytics for the project.
• Work closely with Global HSE and GFD HSE SMEs to ensure alignment with corporate priorities and standards as well as GFD requirements.
• Lead, support and/or influence the investigation and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of unplanned, adverse incidents.
• Apply technical skills at a network / global level by demonstrate high degree of influence.

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• company-sponsored 401(k)
• pension
• vacation benefits
• medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
• flexible benefits (e.g., 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 (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

What This Job Offers

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