Senior Principal GMP Facility & Project Engineering

100 Eli Lilly and Company; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly is actively constructing an advanced manufacturing facility in Goochland County, Virginia. We seek a Senior Principal Facilities & Project Engineering to drive capital projects, align with maintenance and operations, and enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

You will manage full lifecycle project delivery, coordinate with plant customers and vendors, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and contribute to reliability and preventive maintenance planning across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical/Chemical/Electrical/Civil).
• Minimum of 5+ years in Facility or Maintenance Engineering Teams, within a manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years Project Management/ Capital Project Delivery
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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

Project management

Facilities engineering

GMP knowledge

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Lilly is actively constructing an advanced manufacturing facility in Goochland County, Virginia. We seek a Senior Principal Facilities & Project Engineering to drive capital projects, align with maintenance and operations, and enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

You will manage full lifecycle project delivery, coordinate with plant customers and vendors, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and contribute to reliability and preventive maintenance planning across