Construction Turnover Specialist

Title: CTOP Specialist (Turnover, Commissioning & Handover)

Location: Lebanon, IN

Client: Eli Lilly and Company

Contract Length: 12 months (Potential Extension up to 3 years)

Job description

• We are seeking an experienced CTOP Specialist to support a large-scale pharmaceutical capital project. This is a high-impact opportunity to play a key role in system turnover execution across a complex, high-volume manufacturing environment.
• You’ll work at the intersection of construction, commissioning, and operations—driving system readiness and ensuring seamless handover in a fast-paced, growth-oriented setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Own delivery of system turnover workstreams in alignment with CTOP processes
• Define system boundaries, turnover strategy, and handover sequencing
• Maintain care, custody, and control of systems through mechanical completion, commissioning, and final turnover
• Drive system readiness assessments aligned with construction progress and commissioning schedules
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including construction, CQV, EPC, and operations
• Ensure turnover packages are complete, traceable, and audit-ready
• Manage documentation supporting mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, and commissioning activities
• Lead system walkdowns, punch list resolution, and readiness reviews
• Maintain closed-loop documentation processes to ensure proper system handover
• Support both greenfield (new build) and brownfield (expansion) project execution

Qualifications & Experience

• 10 years of experience within pharmaceutical or API manufacturing environments
• 5 years of hands-on experience with construction turnover packages (CTOP)
• Proven experience delivering turnover scope on large-scale capital projects
• Strong understanding of systemization, mechanical completion, commissioning, and qualification
• Experience working within structured CTOP frameworks
• Ability to manage turnover across multiple disciplines (MEP, process, utilities, facilities)
• Experience collaborating with large EPC organizations
• Strong knowledge of GMP compliance, documentation control, and audit readiness
• Ability to operate at both system-level detail and program-level oversight
• Preferred Project Experience
• Large-scale pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities
• API, biologics, or fill/finish environments
• System-based turnover and phased handover strategies
• High-volume, complex systemization with parallel turnover execution

Why This Role Stands Out

• Long-term project with significant runway and extension potential
• Opportunity to contribute to a major pharmaceutical expansion initiative
• Exposure to complex, multi-system turnover environments
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with industry-leading teams