Manager - HSE - Fire Marshal

Company: Eli Lilly and Company
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: January 21, 2026

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. Facilities and Security Services-Facilities-Environmental Health & Safety-P-Path -Manager - HSE - Fire Marshal Organization Overview: At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. Position Brand Description: Serves as a fire code subject matter expert (Fire Marshal) to Eli Lilly and Company’s site and building engineers in the development, approval, and delivery of projects and the maintenance of existing assets. The Fire Marshal ensures the inclusion and maintenance of quality loss prevention systems (with required documentation) to meet the needs of customers, regulatory authorities, and system requirements pertaining to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, FM Global requirements, and International Building and Fire Codes adopted by Indiana. Also serves as the Lilly plant site liaison with Lilly Risk Management / Loss Prevention and FM Global engineering and account representatives. Position will function within Incident Command structure of Lilly Fire Rescue system. The Fire Marshal oversees and implements plant site level fire safety audit protocols to ensure fire safety and loss prevention systems are properly maintained. Key Objectives/Deliverables: Communicate with plant management, engineering, and others to ensure proper loss prevention requirements are designed and provided during new construction, planned renovations, and demolition. Review the design of loss protection systems to ensure Lilly standards are met. Meet regularly with site and building engineers, project managers, special event planners and safety representatives, to manage fire safety and loss prevention deliverables and ensure project drawings, requirement specifications, and detailed design are compliant with all fire/building codes and requirements. Lead annual fire safety building inspections for the campus. Maintain a current list of buildings with the associated building manager, safety representative, building engineer and site head. Perform annual inspections including scheduling, executing inspection, and providing report to building owners for assigned buildings. Provide annual inspection report findings to upper management. Lead Insurer loss prevention visits and coordinate special visits with building management. Lead the effort to resolve issues by acting as the contact person for follow-up on the visit recommendations. Recommend, evaluate, and monitor special hazard requirements, e.g., foam testing, gaseous systems, installation, fire protection impairments etc. Provide technical support and review for Building Code studies and their remediation efforts. Participate in pre-emergency planning and assist in the implementation of the emergency plans with both on-site and local emergency organizations. Respond to site emergencies as a technical resource to the incident commander and to the site emergency management team. Act as the site subject matter expert for employee emergency egress signage, as requested. Participate in Process Hazard Reviews, construction planning and logistics as requested needed. Interface with Maintenance, Security, HSE, Procurement, contractors, warehousing management, regarding both onsite and third parties relating to fire/life safety systems and requirements for the sites. Supports operations at other Lilly facilities and Lilly locations. Attend required or mandatory seminars/conferences to obtain new and/or maintain appropriate fire safety/code requirements. Minimum Requirements: BS, AS degree or 5-year related experience in HSE discipline. Ability to read and interpret building blueprints and associated technical documents. Effective interpersonal and relationship management skills. Effective communication skills, both verbal and written. Effective time management skills. Strong relationship building skills internal and external to the company. Additional Preferences: Advanced Fire Safety training is preferred. Familiarity and / or experience working with the external fire or loss prevention agencies. Experience working with personnel in the field on construction and maintenance projects related to fire safety. Experience in a positive safety culture or in helping to improve a safety culture. Experience in all roles within incident command system. Training / Certifications (Indiana or National Registry): Indiana FF1 / FF2 Fire Inspector 1 and 2 Fire Investigator 1 NIMS (100, 200, 300, 700, 800) Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree (or 5 years equivalent work experience). Other Information: This position supports a 24/7/365 operation and will be a Monday thru Friday position. Serve as liaison within the Lilly MST system. Non-response role. Additional onsite presence may be requested to address testing, consultation or emergency situations. Minimal travel may be 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 $65,250 - $148,500 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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