Project Controls Director, Global Facilities Delivery

Eli Lilly and Company; Lebanon (IN); On-site; USD 129,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Pension

Vacation benefits

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Well-being benefits

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis, IN, seeks a Senior Project Controls Leader to direct cost, schedule, risk, and change management for mega-capital programs. You will build high‑performing teams, drive governance, and align projects with financial controls and enterprise standards.

You will partner with Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Finance, and Operations to ensure safety, quality, and value across the portfolio, while leading organizational capability and strategic insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Economics, or a STEM field.
• 12+ years of project controls experience on large-scale industrial, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, infrastructure, or capital construction projects.
• Expert-level proficiency in cost management, planning/scheduling, forecasting, change management, and project risk management for mega projects.
• Proven success leading project controls functions within multi-billion-dollar programs.
• Willingness to relocate to a project site and travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop high-performing project controls teams delivering capital programs over $1B.
• Translate objectives into actionable project controls strategies and ensure value delivery.
• Direct all aspects of project controls across full lifecycle from planning to closeout.
• Establish cost, schedule, risk, and cash flow processes for effective decision-making.
• Drive enterprise standards, governance, and digital solutions across projects and portfolio.
• Engage with senior leaders to provide strategic insights and guidance.

Skills

Cost management

Planning & scheduling

Forecasting

Change management

Project risk management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Economics, or STEM

Tools

SAP

Oracle Unifier

Primavera P6

Safran Risk

Power BI

Job description

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.

Position Brand Description

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

Key Objectives/Deliverables

• Build, lead, and continuously develop high-performing project controls organizations responsible for delivering business‑critical capital programs exceeding $1 billion. Recruit, onboard, coach, and retain diverse teams of Lilly and external professionals while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. Ensure project controls personnel operate as an integrated team focused on shared business outcomes rather than functional silos.
• Serve as a strategic leader within the project leadership team, translating enterprise and project objectives into actionable project controls strategies. Connect day‑to‑day execution with broader business goals, ensuring capital investments deliver the required asset capability, capacity, and business value while meeting commitments for safety, cost, schedule, quality, and compliance.
• Direct all aspects of project controls across the full project lifecycle, from conceptual planning through operational qualification and project closeout. Establish and maintain cost, schedule, resource, risk, change management, forecasting, and cash flow processes that enable effective decision‑making, performance management, and successful delivery of mega‑capital projects.
• Champion the implementation and sustained application of enterprise project controls standards, business processes, governance requirements, and digital solutions. Drive consistency, scalability, and transparency across projects and the broader capital portfolio by ensuring alignment with Lilly project delivery methodologies, financial controls, reporting standards, and integrated business systems.
• Engage confidently with senior project, site, and corporate leadership to provide objective insight, recommendations, and strategic guidance. Lead cross‑functional teams and influence stakeholders across Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Finance, Operations, Quality, and Project Management to achieve project and portfolio objectives.
• Provide independent oversight of project financial performance, including cost management, forecasting, contract strategy, change management, risk management, payment validation, and portfolio reporting. Ensure compliance with Lilly financial policies, internal controls, and governance requirements while protecting project value and supporting informed business decisions.
• Establish organizational capability through talent development, succession planning, mentoring, and performance management. Develop current and future project controls leaders capable of supporting Lilly's growing capital portfolio and advancing project controls maturity across the enterprise.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Economics, or a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics).
• 12+ years of project controls experience on large‑scale industrial, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, energy, infrastructure, or capital construction projects.
• Expert‑level proficiency in cost management, planning and scheduling, forecasting, change management, and project risk management for capital projects exceeding $1 billion.
• Demonstrated success leading project controls functions within complex, multi‑billion‑dollar capital programs.
• Willingness to relocate to a project site and travel domestically and internationally as required.

Additional Preferences

• Professional certification such as MRICS, CCP, PSP, EVP, PMP, or equivalent.
• Proficiency with enterprise project controls systems, including SAP, Oracle Unifier, Primavera P6, Safran Risk, Power BI, and related platforms.
• Advanced knowledge of estimating, cost management, forecasting, planning and scheduling, contract management, change management, and risk management.
• Proven ability to build, lead, and develop high‑performing project controls teams supporting major capital programs.
• Demonstrated success influencing and leading cross‑functional teams in complex project environments.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to connect project execution to business and portfolio objectives.
• Executive presence and strong communication skills, including the ability to engage effectively with senior leaders and key stakeholders.
• Experience implementing enterprise standards, governance frameworks, business processes, and digital solutions across projects and portfolios.
• Strong problem‑solving, decision‑making, and organizational change leadership capabilities.

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (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.

Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (BE@Lilly), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).

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).

• 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).

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