Senior EHS Partner — Operations Safety Leader

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

AbbVie in Lake County, Illinois, seeks an experienced EHS partner to support day-to-day operations across maintenance, facilities, utilities and labs. You will identify hazards, implement controls, and ensure regulatory compliance while improving safe work practices.

The role focuses on risk assessments, incident investigations, training, and field coaching with leaders and project teams, reporting on key safety metrics and supporting contractor safety and site improvements.

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.

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, LOTO 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.

Skills

EHS knowledge

Risk assessment

Incident investigation

Regulatory compliance

Strong communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in EHS or related field

Job description

AbbVie in Lake County, Illinois, seeks an experienced EHS partner to support day-to-day operations across maintenance, facilities, utilities and labs. You will identify hazards, implement controls, and ensure regulatory compliance while improving safe work practices.

The role focuses on risk assessments, incident investigations, training, and field coaching with leaders and project teams, reporting on key safety metrics and supporting contractor safety and site improvements.