Senior Facilities & Project Engineering Lead for GMP Startup

Biopharma Careers; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

401(k)

Medical, dental, vision

Paid vacation

Flexible benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

Lilly is building an advanced manufacturing facility in Goochland County, Virginia, to support monoclonal antibodies and aseptic drug product manufacturing. We seek a Senior Principal Facilities & Project Engineering to lead capital projects and help build the organization and culture for a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

The role requires steering facility and utility projects, coordinating with operations, maintenance, and quality teams, ensuring safety and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical/Chemical/Electrical/Civil)
• 5+ years experience in Facility or Maintenance Engineering in a manufacturing environment
• 5+ years Project Management/ Capital Project Delivery
• Experience owning a facility management program

Responsibilities

• Lead capital project delivery for facilities and utilities systems, typically in the $5M–$10M range, covering piping, clean utilities, and facility infrastructure projects from scope development through execution and closeout
• Partner with Maintenance and Operations to understand facility system needs and reliability/performance metrics, translating that input into project requirements and scope
• Manage full project lifecycle activities, including team meetings, schedule development, contractor management, budget development and tracking, and stakeholder communication
• Meet regularly with plant customers (Operations, Engineering, Quality) to gather feedback on projects and business needs, and represent those needs in project planning
• Oversee contractors and vendors to ensure project work is executed safely, on schedule, and within budget, in compliance with GMP and EHS requirements
• Apply working knowledge of clean utility systems and facility infrastructure to inform project design, sequencing, and execution decisions
• Participate in regular project and operations meetings, providing status updates and surfacing risks or resourcing needs to leadership
• Contribute project engineering expertise to support the broader facilities organization's reliability and preventive maintenance planning efforts

Skills

Facility engineering

Project management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Lilly is building an advanced manufacturing facility in Goochland County, Virginia, to support monoclonal antibodies and aseptic drug product manufacturing. We seek a Senior Principal Facilities & Project Engineering to lead capital projects and help build the organization and culture for a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

The role requires steering facility and utility projects, coordinating with operations, maintenance, and quality teams, ensuring safety and regulatory