Director, Global Engineering Programs (Hybrid)

Allergan; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in the United States is seeking a Senior Program Manager for Global Engineering Programs to provide leadership and oversight of capital and facilities projects. You will coordinate project execution with internal teams and external partners, align with AbbVie\'s standards, and drive resource planning across multiple investments.

The role emphasizes adhering to cost, schedule, and quality, benchmarking best practices, and maintaining the Engineering Capital Plan of about $400M.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Architecture.
• 10-15 years experience as Manager, Project Engineering.
• Masters in Management / MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for Capital and Facilities Planning, Engineering Best practices and Systems.
• Define and document expectations related to Good Engineering Practice and Project Execution Methodology.
• Track project execution for targeted projects and report performance metrics.
• Strategic planning and facility asset utilization across AbbVie corporate facilities.
• Oversee AbbVie-wide capital planning for major investments (> $5MM).
• Benchmark PM practices with external firms and peers.

Skills

Project management

Engineering leadership

Facilities planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Architecture

Master's degree in Management or MBA (preferred)

Job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Purpose:

Provide project management, direction and oversight to the Global Engineering Programs department. Coordinate facility and utility projects to ensure adherence to AbbVie Standards and Specifications. Develop resource plans for approved projects and make recommendations regarding use of internal and/or external resources for projects/facility planning, design and execution. Establish and maintain appropriate relationships with external engineering and construction organizations, including Architect/Engineering, Construction Management, Consulting and Contractor firms, in order to meet project design, schedule, cost and quality requirements. Manage and leverage common engineering systems.

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for all processes, policies and procedures related to Capital and Facilities Planning, Engineering Best practices and Systems and the Engineering Center of Excellence.
• Define and document expectations related to Good Engineering Practice and Project Execution Methodology. Track project execution for targeted projects and report performance metrics
• Responsible for strategic planning and facility asset utilization for AbbVie corporate wide including LRP facilities/space master planning
• Responsible for AbbVie-wide capital planning process (Plan and LRP) for major (>$5MM) investments in Facilities/Utilities/Equipment
• Conduct and record benchmarking of project management best practices within AbbVie, professional associations, A/E firms, and other peer companies
• Provide and oversee discipline specific engineering expertise to corporate wide stakeholders through AbbVie's Technical Experts group
• Accountable for overall Engineering Capital Plan of approximately $400MM. Accountable for the department’s payroll and expense budget, including outside contractor services.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree: Engineering or Architecture. Masters Degree: Master of Management or Master in Business Administration, preferred
• 10- 15 years experience as Manager, Project Engineering required

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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