Manager, Environmental Health & Safety

BioSpace; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance

401(k)

Long-term incentives

Job summary

AbbVie in Lake County, Illinois, seeks an experienced EHS professional to provide day-to-day support across operations. The role partners with leaders to identify risks, ensure regulatory compliance, and promote safe work practices to sustain reliable operations.

You will lead risk assessments, incident investigations, training, and contractor safety oversight, driving continuous improvement and measurable safety performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in EHS, engineering, science, or related field; 5+ years of experience.
• Experience in industrial/operational environments; safety practices.
• Knowledge of safe work practices: hot work, LOTO, heights, confined spaces.
• Experience with risk assessments, audits, investigations, training and corrective actions.
• Contractor and construction safety experience preferred.
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary EHS partner for assigned operations-based functions.
• Provide routine field presence, coaching, and practical EHS guidance.
• Apply technical knowledge of hot work, LOTO, heights, confined spaces, surface penetration.
• Conduct risk assessments, JHAs, pre-task planning, MR reviews.
• Support compliance with local, state, federal EHS requirements and AbbVie standards.
• Lead or support incident and near-miss investigations; implement corrective actions.
• Develop and deliver EHS training, communications, and tools.
• Provide EHS support for contractors and construction activities.
• Maintain and communicate EHS metrics, use data to prioritize.
• Provide technical support for EHS standards and represent AbbVie with regulators.

Skills

EHS knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Incident investigation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in EHS

Tools

LOTO procedures

Incident investigation tools

EH&S reporting systems

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

This position provides day-to-day EHS support to Operations-based functions, which may include maintenance, facilities, utilities, waste treatment, construction, engineering, supply chain, security, and laboratory operations. The role partners with business leaders and employees to identify and manage EHS risks, maintain regulatory and company compliance, strengthen safe work practices, and support reliable operations. Primary responsibilities are within Lake County, Illinois, with technical support provided to other AbbVie locations or teams as needed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary EHS business partner for assigned Operations-based functions.


• Provide routine field presence, coaching, consultation, and practical EHS guidance to employees, leaders, project teams, and support functions; identify hazards and integrate effective controls into daily work.


• Apply strong technical knowledge of critical safe work requirements, including hot work, lockout/tagout and hazardous energy control, working at heights, confined space entry, and surface penetration.


• Conduct and support EHS risk assessments, job hazard analyses, pre-task planning, management-of-change reviews, and project or equipment reviews to ensure hazards are identified and controlled.


• Support compliance with applicable local, state, and federal EHS requirements and AbbVie standards through inspections, audits, documentation reviews, corrective-action tracking, and regulatory readiness activities.


• Lead or support incident and near-miss investigations, determine root and contributing causes, develop effective corrective and preventive actions, and verify timely completion.


• Develop and deliver EHS training, communications, and tools that address business needs, strengthen employee capability, and reinforce safe and compliant work practices.


• Provide EHS support for contractors and construction activities, including planning reviews, contractor engagement, field oversight, and resolution of safety concerns, while balancing these duties with broader operational support priorities.


• Maintain and communicate EHS metrics, trends, and key performance indicators; use data and field observations to establish priorities and recommend practical risk-reduction actions to business management.


• Provide technical support for EHS standards, procedures, systems, and improvement initiatives within areas of expertise, and represent AbbVie with regulatory agencies or external organizations when assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in EHS, engineering, science, or a related field with at least 5 years of relevant experience; a relevant master’s degree may offset part of the experience requirement.


• EHS support experience in industrial, operational, laboratory, engineering, construction, or related environments preferred.


• Knowledge of critical safe work practices, including hot work, LOTO, working at heights, confined space entry, and surface penetration.


• Experience with risk assessments, inspections, audits, investigations, compliance, training, corrective actions, and cross-functional projects.


• Contractor And Construction Safety Experience Preferred.


• Ability to translate requirements into practical controls, manage competing priorities, communicate effectively, and build productive stakeholder relationships.


• EHS or engineering professional certification preferred.

Additional Information

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

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.

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)


• Medical/dental/vision insurance


• 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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