Utilities Engineering Manager

Role Summary

Utilities Engineering Manager at Lilly. Responsible for the technical and administrative leadership of utility engineers, maintaining the site’s utilities infrastructure to a state of compliance, and supporting GMP operations during startup and ongoing manufacturing activities at the Lebanon Plant API site.

Responsibilities

• Build deep technical engineering expertise in Central Utilities (Steam, Chilled Water, Tower Water, Compressed Air, Water Pre-Treatment, Boiler Feedwater) and Manufacturing Critical Utilities (Purified Water, Glycol, Heat Transfer Fluids).
• Oversee all systems under responsibility (GMP and Non-GMP Utilities and ancillary systems), trend critical process parameters, and stay aligned with industry standards and Lilly expectations.
• Ensure compliance activities (deviations, change controls, CAPAs) are resolved and implemented with other teams.
• Ensure assigned systems/processes align with external regulations and Lilly standards and best practices.
• Lead and participate in teams or operate individually to achieve departmental, site, and company goals.
• Lead and manage resources effectively; ensure training and compliance with programs, procedures, and policies; oversee learning plans.
• Lead safety communications, participate in safety audits, and drive safety culture and performance management.
• Provide technical guidance and development for engineers; support career development and objectives for the team.
• Provide engineering direction for projects, design needs, regulatory and internal audit support, incident reporting and corrective measures.
• Maintain a continuous state of compliance, improve processes, and ensure documentation for changes and projects, including HSE documentation.
• Develop and maintain local processes and procedures related to the fume system; support safety and environmental initiatives.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor‚Äôs degree in engineering or related field.
• Required: 5+ years of extensive progressive chemical process and plant experience.
• Required: 2+ years of supervisory experience in engineering.
• Preferred: Experience in facility/area startup environments; demonstrated manufacturing or maintenance leadership; strong collaboration, decision-making, and interpersonal skills; effective written and verbal communication; ability to prioritize and meet targets.

Skills

• Engineering leadership and people management
• Regulatory and quality compliance (CGMP, deviations, CAPAs, change control)
• Process engineering for utilities and manufacturing support
• Project scope development, scheduling, and cost estimation
• Documentation and HSE requirement adherence
• Safety leadership and environmental process participation

Education

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree in engineering or related field

Additional Requirements

• Experience in startup environments is preferred
• Ability to collaborate across teams, influence diverse groups, and deliver high-level customer service