Director, Global Engineering Programs (Hybrid)

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Senior Engineering Program Leader to provide project management, direction, and oversight to Global Engineering Programs. You will coordinate facility and utility projects, develop resource plans, and manage relationships with external partners to meet design, schedule, cost and quality targets.

You will drive strategic planning, asset utilization, and AbbVie's capital planning process for major investments, ensuring adherence to AbbVie Standards and Specifications across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or architecture.
• 10–15 years of experience as a Manager, Project Engineering.
• Master's degree in Management or MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Capital and Facilities Planning and Engineering Best practices.
• Define expectations for Good Engineering Practice and Project Execution Methodology.
• Track project execution and report performance metrics.
• Strategic planning and facility asset utilization corporate-wide.
• Oversee AbbVie capital plan for major investments (>$5MM) and budget.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Architecture

Master of Management or MBA (preferred)

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Job 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.

Company Description

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

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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