Administrative & Laboratory Building Area Lead (Pharmaceutical Facilities)

Location: Richmond, Virginia, United States

Company

Provides sustainable technology, engineering, design, advisory, and asset lifecycle solutions for industrial and energy-transition projects.

What you will do

• Own planning, design integration, construction assurance, commissioning, qualification, operational readiness, and occupancy for administrative and laboratory facilities.
• Coordinate Lilly stakeholders, the PMC organization, EPCM contractors, laboratory planners, equipment suppliers, construction contractors, C&Q teams, and end users.
• Lead facility programming, laboratory layout and workflow optimization, equipment integration, utility and infrastructure coordination, risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder alignment.
• Ensure GMP, safety, environmental, ergonomic, regulatory, cost, schedule, quality, and operational requirements are incorporated throughout project execution.
• Integrate engineering, construction, quality, laboratory operations, facilities, IT, validation, and site leadership activities.
• Support successful commissioning, qualification, occupancy, and transition into routine operations at the Richmond manufacturing campus.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related Engineering or Architecture discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience engineering and designing administrative and laboratory facilities on commercial or industrial capital projects.
• Strong knowledge of engineering, design, constructability, operability, maintainability best practices, and code requirements for administrative and laboratory buildings supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or GMP-regulated facilities.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering and design activities for capital projects exceeding $500M TIC.

Nice to have

• Prior Owner’s Representative or PMC experience on major capital projects exceeding $1B TIC.
• Experience supporting commissioning, qualification, and startup activities.
• Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) license.

Culture & Benefits

• Benefits may include a 401(k) plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability coverage, and paid time off.
• Flexible work schedule may be available.
• Professional training and development support career advancement.
• People-first culture focused on safety, collaboration, belonging, connection, growth, and delivering together.