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.

POSITION BRAND DESCRIPTION:

The Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) Organization, part of Lilly’s Corporate Engineering, delivers new and renovated capital assets around the world, primarily in manufacturing. Our mission is accomplished through a highly leveraged organization of design & project management practitioners.
New assets focus on producing innovative solutions for patients and expanding supply chain capacities. Projects also include improvements aimed at company safety, environmental, and quality goals.
The Sr. Director of Project Controls will serve as the organizational and strategic lead for the development and execution of a comprehensive Project Controls service line within the GFD organization. Their primary responsibility will be to provide critical, timely, and accurate cost and schedule information to enable GFD to deliver projects predictably, successfully, and with positive financial outcomes.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• A BSc or MS in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management, or an Engineering equivalent. Significant relevant work experience will be considered in parallel with a non-technical degree
• Minimum of 15 years in Project Controls Management or Project Management of large (>$300M) capital projects in the process industries.
• Minimum of 8 years of direct organizational leadership and management experience.
• Direct experience administering all elements of Project Controls (estimating, cost, schedule, and risk)

• Organizational Leadership: Structure and develop an agile Project Controls organization to best support GFD’s agenda. Appoint and manage a staff of Project Controls Managers, as direct hires or as contracted services, to lead and direct critical Project Controls activities for assigned capital projects.
• Cross-functional Leadership: Participate in and represent Project Controls in all critical GFD construction leadership forums and activities. Be a full partner in establishing sound project delivery strategies for successful project/portfolio cost and schedule outcomes.
• Management: Identify, track, and report key indicators of functional team performance. Fulfill key management responsibilities including staff performance management, staff development, administration of staffing and planning models, workload management, and compensation reviews. Manage departmental expenses within the assigned cost center.
• Onboarding/People Development: Provide robust induction and onboarding. Tools include learning plans, project delivery work instructions, playbooks, manuals, and job aids. Oversee and drive personal and professional/career development throughout the Project Controls organization.
• 3rd Party Resources: Oversee the pre-qualification, recruitment and performance management of required project-driven 3rd party QS/project controls resources. Assume corporate sponsorship responsibility of 3rd parties where necessary.
• Compliance: Throughout the project lifecycle, influence project execution to remain in compliance with Corporate Policies and Procedures.
• Safety/Environment: Influence and maintain the safety culture within the staff. Lead by example and emphasize safety as core need for the team.
• Divisional Leadership: Participate in GFD Leadership activities – weekly lead teams, quarterly divisional meetings, staff administration, improvement teams, etc.