Enterprise Planning & Scheduling Lead - Capital Projects

Eli Lilly and Company; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 131,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly is seeking an Advisor - Project Planning & Scheduling based in Indianapolis to govern and improve enterprise planning standards across the global capital portfolio. The role focuses on schedule development, forecasting, and performance management, partnering with contractors and project teams to ensure quality and timely delivery.

Responsibilities include establishing standards, leading assurance activities, and driving schedule improvements across all project phases, CQV, startup, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in planning and scheduling for large, complex capital projects.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 is required.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% and work from Indianapolis.

Responsibilities

• Serve as enterprise process owner for planning and scheduling across the capital portfolio.
• Develop and continuously improve enterprise planning standards, procedures, templates, and assurance frameworks.
• Establish scheduling requirements for all Phases of project delivery including CQV, startup, and handover.
• Define and govern schedule quality requirements including critical path, forecasting, and risk analysis.
• Lead scheduling assurance activities to verify compliance with enterprise standards.
• Set contractor/consultant scheduling requirements and ensure consistent implementation.
• Act as senior SME for schedule recovery, acceleration planning, and risk mitigation.
• Govern enterprise KPIs related to schedule quality, forecasting accuracy, and delivery performance.
• Collaborate with project teams, contractors, and partners to improve scheduling capability.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

Governance & standards

Travel up to 25%

Based in Indianapolis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Business, Supply Chain, or related discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Lilly is seeking an Advisor - Project Planning & Scheduling based in Indianapolis to govern and improve enterprise planning standards across the global capital portfolio. The role focuses on schedule development, forecasting, and performance management, partnering with contractors and project teams to ensure quality and timely delivery.

Responsibilities include establishing standards, leading assurance activities, and driving schedule improvements across all project phases, CQV, startup, and