Senior Director - HSE - Global Facilities Delivery

Eli Lilly and Company; United States; Remote; USD 164,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Pension

Vacation benefits

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Flexible benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, seeks a seasoned professional to oversee contractor safety across global capital projects. You will work with project managers and HSE teams to embed a best-in-class safety culture and ensure Playbook compliance from day one.

You will travel frequently (>60%) to sites worldwide, auditing programs, evaluating contractors, and driving safety improvements across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required.
• At least 10 years in manufacturing, large capital projects, or HSE.
• Strong understanding of safety programs and compliance mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide contractor safety oversight to major capital projects with contractors, project managers and site HSE leaders to ensure a strong safety culture and compliant execution.
• Collaborate with project managers to ensure Contractor Safety Playbook is fully implemented on every major capital project.
• Monitor contractor safety performance across projects and contractors to identify trends and address risks.
• Periodically audit major capital projects with GHSE or external partners to confirm compliance.
• Spend time on the ground assessing compliance with contractor safety programs.
• Support contractor evaluations for project use and provide feedback on safety performance.
• Ensure contractor safety induction programs are in place in every major project.
• Escalate safety issues and ensure learning is communicated across the portfolio.
• Determine when additional oversight is needed and coordinate with GHSE and Site HSE to plan higher oversight as required.

Skills

Safety program knowledge

Communication across levels

Organizational skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor Degree in Engineering or related field

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.

Organization Overview:

The Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) Organization, part of Manufacturing & Quality , delivers new and renovated capital assets around the world. Our mission is accomplished through a highly leveraged organization of design, construction, and CQV contractors. Assets are delivered focusing on medical innovation and delivering innovative solutions to patients with Safety First and Quality Always. Some of the assets delivered will support an expansion in supply of existing or new medicines for our patients or making the supply chain more robust.

Description:

This position will report directly to the Associate Vice President, Construction & HSE and will be responsible to provide oversight to the contractor safety program across all major capital projects under the responsibility of the GFD organization. This role will work with Project Managers across the assigned projects of responsibility to ensure the Contractor Safety Playbook is fully implemented. The role will work with GHSE and Site HSE Teams to provide oversight and ensure we create a best‑in‑class safety culture and contractor safety management.

Responsibilities:

• Provide contractor safety oversight to major capital projects working with contractors, project managers and site HSE leaders to ensure a strong safety culture and compliance is implemented and sustained in every project from the beginning.
• Work together with project managers to ensure the Contractor Safety Playbook is fully implemented in every major capital project.
• Monitor contractor safety performance across assigned projects and contractors to identify potential trends and actions to address risks.
• Work together with GHSE and/or external partners to periodically audit major capital projects to confirm compliance.
• Spend time on the ground assessing compliance with contractor safety programs.
• Support the evaluation of contractors to be used on every project and provide feedback as needed on their safety performance.
• Ensure a strong contractor safety induction program is in place in every major capital project.
• Escalate safety issues as needed and ensure learning are communicated and actions implemented across the whole portfolio.
• Determine when additional oversight is needed based on observed trends and work with GHSE and Site HSE Teams to delineate a plan to provide a higher level of oversight if needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering or related field.
• At least 10 years of experience within manufacturing, large capital projects or HSE organizations.
• Strong understanding of safety programs and a strong compliance mindset.
• Strong ability to communicate across all levels of the organization.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to travel (> 60% of time).

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 $163,500 - $264,000 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;
• 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.

#WeAreLilly At Lilly we strive to ensure our employees are part of a team that cares about them and our shared purpose of making life better for those around the world. How do we do this? We continue to look for ways to include, innovate, accelerate and deliver while maintaining integrity, excellence and respect for people. We hope that you seek to join us on our journey as we create medicine and deliver improved outcomes for patients across the globe! #WeAreLilly