Principal Civil Engineer- API Manufacturing

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Lebanon (IN); On-site; USD 64,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Civil Engineer at a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. In this dynamic role, you'll oversee the infrastructure of a greenfield site, ensuring compliance and operational readiness. You'll collaborate with engineers to enhance reliability and safety while managing local capital for assets. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a startup team, where your contributions will shape the future of GMP manufacturing. If you're passionate about engineering and eager to make a meaningful impact, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Civil Engineering required; PE license preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing facility management is essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee facility infrastructure and ensure compliance and readiness.
• Support daily operations and improve equipment reliability.

Skills

Equipment Troubleshooting

Root Cause Failure Analysis

Regulatory Compliance

Project Management

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineering License

Tools

GMP Standards

Engineering Specifications

Job description

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $64,500 - $167,200.

Company Overview:

Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) molecules located in Lebanon, IN. This facility is Lilly’s largest investment in manufacturing capacity and is intended to provide APIs for current and future products, including new modalities. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the startup team for a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the processes and facility to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

Job Description:

The Civil Engineer is responsible for overseeing the facilities at the Lebanon Plant 1 API Manufacturing site. This role ensures the facility infrastructure and systems are compliant and fit for use when needed. The Civil Engineer must maintain efficient and effective maintenance and reliability techniques and take appropriate corrective and improvement actions when necessary. Additionally, the role involves the management of local capital for assets and oversight of engineering and maintenance contract resources.

In the project delivery phase and startup phase of the project (startup expected 2025 to 2027), leadership roles will be fluid and dynamic as we endeavor to support the project delivery, build a new organization, develop and implement the necessary systems and business processes required to support GMP operations, and build the site culture. This will require significant collaboration, creativity and resilience as the site grows to a full scale GMP manufacturing through startup.

Key Responsibilities:

Daily Operations Management

• Support daily operations including equipment troubleshooting and root cause failure analysis to assure technical availability.
• Work with process engineers to improve regulatory compliance, reliability, and safety.
• Monitor and report assigned cost center metrics on a regular basis.
• Responsible for meeting site objectives in core areas of small capital project delivery, plant engineering support, equipment reliability, improvement of equipment systems, and key support for productivity projects utilizing both external and internal resources in assigned area.
• Make and influence key decisions and take responsibility for time schedule, costs, quality, and plant/area operability.
• Initiate and foster a continuous improvement and optimization process in assigned area.
• Initiate and introduce standards, tools, procedures, safety, cGMP and compliance initiatives in assigned area.
• Develop and maintain engineering specifications, standards, and equipment work instructions that are designed to increase equipment uptime and reduce maintenance and spare part costs.
• Responsible for development of the investment and asset strategy for current and future business in assigned area.
• Keep facility and building systems up to applicable standards as assigned.
• Comply with all applicable codes, regulations, governmental agency, and company directives related to building operations and work safety.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish complex assignments and provide innovative solutions.
• Review inspections of building systems including fire alarms