Advisor- Project Engineer- Design Lead

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 129,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

401(k) plan

Pension plan

Vacation benefits

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Well-being programs

Job summary

Lilly is seeking an experienced professional to lead the design delivery for capital projects. You will coordinate design activities across all phases with the Project Manager and drive design decisions with A/E firms to ensure the project meets approved intent.

Responsibilities include mentoring team members, maintaining design schedules, and coordinating with design specialists and end users. Travel up to 25% and relocation are expected where needed.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical preferred).
• Minimum of 12 years manufacturing/engineering experience supporting pharmaceutical or API networks.
• Willing to relocate and travel up to 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the design delivery for capital projects.
• Coordinate all design activities with the Project Manager through all design phases.
• Lead the selection of A/E firms and ensure design intent is met.

Skills

Project management

Conflict resolution

Stakeholder influence

Design coordination

Mentor others

Travel readiness

Education

BS in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical)

Job description

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

Responsibilities

• 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 be responsible in delivering 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 the 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.
• Be responsible for ensuring 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.
• 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 efforts 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.
• Take an active role/be responsible in mentoring and developing others, sometimes external to the organization.

Basic Requirements

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

Additional Preferences

• 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 the available Lilly technical resources (user reps, Engineering Tech Center resources, and design specialists)
• Demonstrated values that are consistent with the Lilly 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 who have 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 have the demonstrated ability to work from long distances with little supervision
• Comfortable maintaining an in-office presence 3-4 days per week

Additional Information

• Travel can be both domestic and international, on average about 25%, depending on the phase of the project
• The potential of co-location at the A/E firm or the job site for periods of time could occur based on project needs

We invite you to submit your application. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form at https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is

$129,000 - $209,000

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for 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; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities). Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.