Biopharma Capital Projects Engineering Lead

BioSpace; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking an engineering leader to own the capital strategy vision and master plan development. You will drive the long-range capital plan, manage the annual capital plan, and ensure financial compliance while guiding engineers on facilities, utilities, and equipment projects.

You will provide daily leadership to the Project Engineering department, supervise staff and contractors, and coordinate with senior management and stakeholders to deliver capital plans that meet business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a desired 10+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience.
• Strong Engineering lead role experience in the Biopharma industry. Demonstrated consistent technical contributions and accomplishments. Significant contribution to product or process development or improvement through creative application of technical effort will equally be recognized.
• Able to interact and communicate with Senior Management and other groups within AbbVie engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and collaborators.
• Has demonstrated competency with financial systems and in fiscal control.
• Computer literate including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Outlook), AutoCAD, SAP, among others.

Responsibilities

• Provides daily leadership to the Project Engineering department. These responsibilities include personnel management, training management, department organizational structure and project management. This position directly supervises the activities of Project Engineering personnel consisting of a mix of exempt, nonexempt, and contractors.
• Lead the project strategic planning of next fiscal year capital plan.
• Administer and lead the annual site capital plan and department budget.
• Deliver capital plan last best estimates (LBE) as per the established frequency by finance and project accounting.
• Makes difficult decisions regarding priorities between projects. Responsible for achieving the projects and capital plan financial targets in support of business objectives and life cycle costs.
• Administer asset management, project lifecycle, and energy sustainability Programs.
• Drive the site capital long range plan from development to submission.
• Assure fulfillments of corporate policies and procedures. Ensure compliance of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) requirements and obligations. Promote continuous improvement and consider EHS aspects during the project design and change process.
• Ensure that the required engineering and commissioning documents are filed in the Technical Library and drawing (CAD) repository system is up to date.
• Responsible of capital project definition, request capital expenditure (RCE) development, engineering cost estimate, design, project plan integration, construction, and compliance with commissioning and qualification requirements.
• Oversite of Site Master Plan

Skills

Engineering leadership

Financial acumen

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, science, or closely related discipline

10+ years engineering/operational experience

Post-graduate education/degree desired

Tools

AutoCAD

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

AbbVie is seeking an engineering leader to own the capital strategy vision and master plan development. You will drive the long-range capital plan, manage the annual capital plan, and ensure financial compliance while guiding engineers on facilities, utilities, and equipment projects.

You will provide daily leadership to the Project Engineering department, supervise staff and contractors, and coordinate with senior management and stakeholders to deliver capital plans that meet business