BRD Capital Projects Engineer

Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world. BR&D is a multidisciplinary organization, focused on the development and commercialization of parenteral formulations of both small and large molecules such as monoclonal antibodies, novel therapeutic proteins, and peptides. Positioned within the Business Solutions team, the Capital Projects Engineer is tasked with developing and implementing a cohesive strategy for the capital plan across the organization leveraging Lilly team members and external vendors. Responsibilities: This position is responsible for leading the strategy to develop and execute the BR&D capital plan across the organization. This role will also oversee a process to ensure that adequate investments are made to the facility infrastructure to manage risk and ensure operational readiness. Duties will require collaboration with the outsourced Facilities Management (FM) service providers, project managers and architecture and engineering firms. Lead strategy to develop, network and prioritize BR&D capital plan across organization. Provides hands on support and governance for local capital projects, ensuring compliance with local procedures and safety expectations. Partner with LRL Capital Purchasing Team to facilitate purchasing and capitalization. Provide coaching and guidance for capital project execution at BR&D sites outside of Indianapolis. Partner with scientists and FUME equipment engineer to install and qualify equipment. Develop and refine capital budget metrics. Communicate status updates to customers, capital representatives and leadership for each cost center. Develop or incorporate existing tools to manage capital project planning, execution, tracking and forecasting. Oversee process to assess condition of major facility and equipment assets to inform recapitalization strategy. Actively participate in safety-related activities (audits, job safety analyses, hazard reviews, etc.) to drive ongoing safety improvement. Coordinate maintenance and shutdown activities between multi-functional team (lab owners, operations, maintenance provider, etc.) to enable project completion Interact with multiple laboratory groups and function as the business representative to define and execute facility renovation and lab equipment projects. Develop technical knowledge of utility/equipment systems within responsibility of Business Solutions FUME Team. This includes an understanding of facility/equipment design, operation, qualification and maintenance strategies. Minimum Requirements: BS in business management, engineering, construction, or related field 5 years of lab or manufacturing equipment, facility experience or demonstrated equivalency. 2 years of capital project management experience. Additional Preferences: Experience in capital project planning and execution. Experience in commissioning and qualification activities. Experience with equipment sets used in Biotechnology environment (e.g., environmental control units, scales, benchtop laboratory equipment, manufacturing equipment, etc.) Experience with computer systems such as SAP, PowerBI, Veeva Vault, KNEAT and Trackwise Systems. Familiar with process control systems (DeltaV) and using process historians (PI). Other Information: Typical schedule is standard business hours Monday through Friday. Occasional extended-hour, after-hour, and shutdown support may be required. This position is based in Indianapolis, IN and requires on-site support. Minimal travel required. Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form ( https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation ) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response. Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups. Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $64,500 - $167,200 Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees. WeAreLilly

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