Manager, Environmental Health & Safety

ABBVIE; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie in Lake County, Illinois is seeking an EHS professional to provide day-to-day support to Operations-based functions, partnering with leaders to manage EHS risks and ensure regulatory and AbbVie compliance.

You'll serve as the primary EHS partner, deliver practical guidance, perform risk assessments, support incident investigations, and lead or assist with training, inspections, and contractor safety, while maintaining key metrics to drive risk-reduction actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in EHS, engineering, science, or related field.
• EHS experience in industrial, operational, laboratory, engineering or construction settings preferred.
• Knowledge of hot work, LOTO, heights, confined space and surface penetration.
• Experience with risk assessments, inspections, audits, investigations, training and corrective actions.
• Contractor and construction safety experience preferred.
• Ability to translate requirements into practical controls and build stakeholder relationships.
• EHS or engineering certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary EHS business partner for assigned Operations-based functions.
• Provide routine field presence, coaching, and practical EHS guidance to employees and leaders; identify hazards and implement controls.
• Apply knowledge of hot work, LOTO, heights, confined space and surface penetration to operations.
• Lead or support risk assessments, job hazard analyses, and change reviews to ensure hazards are controlled.
• Support compliance, inspections, audits, and regulatory readiness.
• Lead investigations and develop corrective actions with timely closure.
• Develop and deliver EHS training and communications to strengthen safe practices.
• Provide EHS support for contractors and construction activities with field oversight.
• Maintain EHS metrics and use data to drive risk-reduction actions.

Skills

Hazard identification

LOTO (lockout/tagout)

Working at heights

Confined space entry

Surface penetration

Risk assessments

Audits

Investigations

Training delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in EHS, engineering, science, or a related field

Job description

• Compensation: USD 109,500 - USD 208,500 - yearly

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.
• 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 employer 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.