Sr Director GFD HSE

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Organization Overview: The Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) Organization, part of Corporate Engineering and Global HSE, delivers new and renovated capital assets around the world. Our mission is accomplished through a highly leveraged organization of design, construction, and CQV contractors. Assets are delivered focusing on medical innovation and delivering innovative solutions to patients with Safety First and Quality Always. Some of the assets delivered will support an expansion in supply of existing or new medicines for our patients or making the supply chain more robust.

Description: This position will report directly to the Sr. Director of HSE – GFD and will be responsible to provide oversight to the contractor safety program across all major capital projects under the responsibility of the GFD organization. This role will work with Project Managers across the assigned projects of responsibility to ensure the Contractor Safety Playbook is fully implemented. The role will work with GHSE and Site HSE Teams to provide oversight and ensure we create a best in class safety culture and contractor safety management.

Responsibilities:

• Provide contractor safety oversight to major capital projects working with contractors, project managers and site HSE leaders to ensure a strong safety culture and compliance is implemented and sustained in every project from the beginning.

• Work together with project managers to ensure the Contractor Safety Playbook is fully implemented in every major capital project.

• Monitor contractor safety performance across assigned projects and contractors to identify potential trends and actions to address risks.

• Work together with GHSE and/or external partners to periodically audit major capital projects to confirm compliance.

• Spend time on the ground assessing compliance with contractor safety programs

• Support the evaluation of contractors to be used on every project and provide feedback as needed on their safety performance

• Ensure a strong contractor safety induction program is in place in every major capital project

• Escalate safety issues as needed and ensure learning are communicated and actions implemented across the whole portfolio

• Determine when additional oversight is needed based on observed trends and work with GHSE and Site HSE Teams to delineate a plan to provide a higher level of oversight if needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering or related field. Significant relevant work experience in large capital project delivery can be considered in parallel with a non-technical degree.

• At least 10 years of experience within manufacturing, large capital projects or HSE organizations

• Strong understanding of safety programs and a strong compliance mindset

• Strong ability to communicate across all levels of the organization

• Excellent organizational skills

• Ability to travel (> 40% of time)

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $156,000 - $253,000

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.

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