Project Engineer-Design Lead

Role Summary

Project Engineer-Design Lead. Lead design delivery for capital projects within Global Facilities Delivery, coordinating design activities, ensuring alignment with standards and regulatory requirements, and supporting value optimization and verification activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead in identifying applicable Engineering Design Standards, Functional Standards, Specifications and Regulatory requirements.
• Be responsible for the overall design delivery for capital project(s).
• Coordinate all design activities for the Project Manager during all design phases and deliver conceptual and basic design reviews.
• Direct the development of design requirements.
• Assist in development and maintenance of the design schedule to meet project needs.
• Participate in the selection of A/E firms.
• Coordinate with A/E firms to develop earned value progress systems to measure progress by discipline.
• Expedite design decisions and coordinate information flow between the design team and system owners.
• Ensure the design meets approved intent through interactions among design firms, specialists, engineering centers, and end users.
• Manage design activities and governance, resolving design-related problems.
• Identify inefficiencies and develop strategies to direct the design team to meet or improve on the design hours plan.
• Assist in developing SOPs, project delivery instructions, and best practices related to design/verification.
• Review and approve design personnel with the Project Manager.
• Collaborate with Engineering Tech Center resources to address design issues.
• Ensure replication is achieved during design where applicable.
• Support value engineering efforts to maximize project opportunities.
• Review design-related invoices prior to approval and participate in KPI reviews.
• Participate in the selection of verification professional services.
• Accountable for the Project Verification Plan, Traceability Matrix, and risk assessments (not necessarily leading execution).
• Coordinate verification for the Project Manager during the verification phase.
• Accountable for discrepancy tracking and management in the Verification phase.

Qualifications

• Required: BS in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical preferred).
• Required: Minimum of 5 years manufacturing and/or engineering experience in support of pharmaceutical or API networks.
• Preferred: Pharmaceutical process or project engineer experience.
• Preferred: Strong project management skills.
• Preferred: Ability to facilitate conflict resolution and influence across project levels.
• Preferred: Understanding of capital project delivery, A/E design activities, and Lilly technical resources.
• Preferred: Ability to frame complex decisions and implement according to plan.
• Preferred: Experience aligning decisions among sites, engineering, A/E, and stakeholders with differing opinions.
• Preferred: Experience facilitating issue resolution, anticipating scope changes, and delivering projects safely with quality, speed, and value.
• Preferred: Willingness to relocate or travel internationally/domestically as needed.

Skills

• Engineering design and verification
• Project coordination and governance
• A/E firm management and collaboration
• Value engineering and KPI analysis
• Risk assessment and traceability
• Communication and stakeholder facilitation

Education

• BS in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical preferred)

Additional Requirements

• Travel can be domestic and international, approximately 25% depending on project phase.