Senior Principal: GMP Facilities & Capital Projects

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will lead capital projects, partner with maintenance, manage scope, schedule and budget, and ensure compliance with GMP and EHS while supporting reliability and preventive maintenance planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical/Chemical/Electrical/Civil).
• Minimum of 5+ years in facility or maintenance engineering in manufacturing.
• 5+ years in project management/capital project delivery.
• Experience owning a facility management program.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital project delivery for facilities and utilities systems (5–10M scope).
• Partner with Maintenance and Operations to define needs and translate into project scope.
• Manage full project lifecycle including meetings, schedules, contractors, budgets, and communications.
• Meet with plant customers to align projects with business needs and plan accordingly.
• Oversee contractors to ensure safe, on-time, on-budget work compliant with GMP and EHS.
• Apply knowledge of clean utility systems to inform design and execution.
• Participate in project and operations meetings to surface risks and needs.
• Support reliability and preventive maintenance planning with project engineering expertise.

Skills

GMP manufacturing

Facilities systems

Leadership

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

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

You will lead capital projects, partner with maintenance, manage scope, schedule and budget, and ensure compliance with GMP and EHS while supporting reliability and preventive maintenance planning.