Project Engineer, Site Strategy and Portfolio

AbbVie Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Project Engineer, Site Strategy and Portfolio at AP16 Lake County to support the Associate Director, Business Excellence in planning the site’s multi-year strategy. You will maintain portfolio data, build models, and prepare materials for leadership decisions, collaborating with site managers and HR for capacity and capability planning.

You will contribute to site strategy analyses, coordinate LRP/Annual Plan inputs, and develop dashboards to improve governance and reporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (e.g. mechanical, chemical, industrial or related discipline) required.
• 2–4 years of professional experience; internships or co‑ops in manufacturing, engineering or operations preferred; regulated industry (pharma, biotech, medical device, food) a plus.
• Exposure to project management through coursework, internships or early roles; CAPM or Lean / Six Sigma Yellow or Green Belt a plus.
• Strong analytical skills, including building models and working with data in MS Excel; Power BI, Smartsheet or MS Project a plus.
• Clear, structured written communication and the ability to build effective PowerPoint materials.
• Highly organized, with strong attention to detail and reliable follow‑through on actions and deadlines.
• Confidence working with experienced colleagues and senior stakeholders; willingness to ask questions and raise issues early.
• Basic understanding of GMP and EHS principles, or the ability to learn them quickly.
• Genuine interest in manufacturing operations, capacity planning and site strategy.
• Eagerness to learn and to take on progressively broader responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio tracking. Maintain a single, current view of all site programs and projects: status, milestones, resourcing and interdependencies.
• Portfolio review support. Prepare the package for the site portfolio review, document decisions and actions, and follow actions through to closure with their owners.
• Portfolio standard and templates. Maintain the site’s program management templates (charters, integrated timelines, RACI, risk registers, close-out) and help program leads apply them.
• Status evidence and early warning. Compare program progress against plan and flag deviations, emerging risks and overdue deliverables to the Associate Director early, with the supporting data.
• LRP and Annual Plan coordination. Coordinate the site calendar and templates for LRP, LBE and Annual Plan inputs; collect and consolidate functional inputs and reconcile them with Finance.
• Site Master Plan models and tools. Build and maintain the models and tools behind the Site Master Plan, covering capacity, footprint, utilities, capital and people capabilities, and keep the underlying data current.
• Site Master Plan support. Gather inputs from functional teams, prepare materials for planning sessions, and identify gaps, inconsistencies and sequencing issues for discussion.
• Site strategy analysis. Provide analysis, benchmarking and well-structured documents and presentations to support the site strategy and the functional strategies aligned with it, including people and capability planning with HR.
• Transformation support. Track milestones, risks and interdependencies of site transformation programs, and coordinate assigned tasks within transformation workstreams.
• Reporting and continuous improvement. Build and maintain portfolio dashboards, automate recurring reporting where possible, and propose improvements to the site’s planning and governance practices.

Skills

Analytical reasoning

Data analysis

Structured communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

CAPM or Lean Six Sigma Belt

Tools

Power BI

MS Project

Smartsheet

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

As Project Engineer, Site Strategy and Portfolio at AP16 Lake County, you support the Associate Director, Business Excellence in running the processes through which the site plans its future: the site programme portfolio, the Long-Range Plan (LRP) and Annual Plan inputs, and the Site Master Plan, which brings footprint, capacity, capital and people capabilities into a single multi-year view. Responsible for keeping the portfolio data current, build the models and tools behind the site’s plans, prepare the analysis and materials that leadership decisions rely on, and follow actions through to closure. You work with functional managers and their teams across the site, and see first hand how a manufacturing site sets and delivers its strategy.

• Portfolio tracking. Maintain a single, current view of all site programs and projects: status, milestones, resourcing and interdependencies. Work with program leads to keep data accurate and complete.
• Portfolio review support. Prepare the package for the site portfolio review, document decisions and actions, and follow actions through to closure with their owners.
• Portfolio standard and templates. Maintain the site’s program management templates (charters, integrated timelines, RACI, risk registers, close-out) and help program leads apply them. Check stage-gate documentation for completeness ahead of reviews.
• Status evidence and early warning. Compare program progress against plan and flag deviations, emerging risks and overdue deliverables to the Associate Director early, with the supporting data.
• LRP and Annual Plan coordination. Coordinate the site calendar and templates for LRP, LBE and Annual Plan inputs; collect and consolidate functional inputs and reconcile them with Finance.
• Site Master Plan models and tools. Build and maintain the models and tools behind the Site Master Plan, covering capacity, footprint, utilities, capital and people capabilities, and keep the underlying data current.
• Site Master Plan support. Gather inputs from functional teams, prepare materials for planning sessions, and identify gaps, inconsistencies and sequencing issues for discussion.
• Site strategy analysis. Provide analysis, benchmarking and well-structured documents and presentations to support the site strategy and the functional strategies aligned with it, including people and capability planning with HR.
• Transformation support. Track milestones, risks and interdependencies of site transformation programs, and coordinate assigned tasks within transformation workstreams.
• Reporting and continuous improvement. Build and maintain portfolio dashboards, automate recurring reporting where possible, and propose improvements to the site’s planning and governance practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (e.g. mechanical, chemical, industrial or related discipline) required.
• 2–4 years of professional experience. Internships or co‑ops in manufacturing, engineering or operations preferred; regulated industry (pharma, biotech, medical device, food) a plus.
• Exposure to project management through coursework, internships or early roles. CAPM or Lean / Six Sigma Yellow or Green Belt a plus.
• Strong analytical skills, including building models and working with data in MS Excel. Power BI, Smartsheet or MS Project a plus.
• Clear, structured written communication and the ability to build effective PowerPoint materials.
• Highly organized, with strong attention to detail and reliable follow‑through on actions and deadlines.
• Confidence working with experienced colleagues and senior stakeholders; willingness to ask questions and raise issues early.
• Basic understanding of GMP and EHS principles, or the ability to learn them quickly.
• Genuine interest in manufacturing operations, capacity planning and site strategy.
• Eagerness to learn and to take on progressively broader responsibility.

Additional Information

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• 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 thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation,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 short-term incentiveprograms.

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

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