Senior Engineer - Construction Management

Allergan; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a senior engineer to apply engineering and scientific knowledge to assignments in the AEC industry. The role involves planning and executing projects, coordinating with internal and external teams, and ensuring alignment with financial targets and schedules.

The candidate should have a strong technical background, experience with cross-functional teams, and the ability to balance system costs with benefits while delivering cost-effective solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (preferred), science, or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence.
• Has demonstrated competency within a discipline.
• Possesses a strong technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct small- to medium-size projects within engineering specialty requiring conventional plans, investigations, and equipment.
• Balance project costs with benefits and manage schedule; oversee procurement and execution.
• Oversee design work of internal and external consultants and modify designs as needed.
• Represent engineering on corporate task forces and collaborate with diverse groups to meet customer needs.

Skills

Project management

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Post-graduate degree desired

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

An engineering professional who, working with little or no supervision, applies scientific knowledge, engineering knowledge, mathematics, and ingenuity to complete assignments related to a specific technical field or discipline in the AEC industry. A Senior Engineer has general knowledge of other related disciplines beyond their own area of expertise.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of this engineering grade level inherently include and expand upon the responsibilities established for lower engineering grade levels.

• Responsible for compliance with applicable codes, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Independently plans and conducts small- to medium-size assigned projects within engineering specialty requiring conventional types of plans, investigations, and/or equipment. Manages multiple, often concurrent, projects and meets deadlines. Responsible for achieving the project's financial targets in support of business objectives. Maintains project controls and reporting for cost, scope and schedule; develops execution strategy including procurement. Balances multiple demands.
• Produces unique and cost-effective results. Establishes alternate use possibilities and incorporates flexibility; balances system costs with benefits provided; oversees design work of internal and external consultants, Creates/modified designs for intermediate problems. Integrates financial with technical data. Analyzes complex interdisciplinary problems and identifies their impact; establishes probabilities; draws conclusions reflecting broad business needs.
• Represents engineering on corporate task forces. Identifies full range of customer/client needs and proposes solutions to address them; makes alterations in products or services to better meet (recognized or unrecognized) customer need. Monitors the improvement of other engineer and may participate in the evaluation of assigned staff/project team members and in the identification of development needs. May supervise other engineers or technicians.
• Uses established project management tools and techniques (FEP, Cash Flow Projections, Scope / Schedule Control, etc.) to completely manage small projects (stay within authorized budget limits and achieve the overall project and organizational objectives). Contributes to the development of project management best practices. Directs and manages Project Execution by performing the work defined in the project plan to achieve project objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering (preferred), science, or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a desired 5+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience. A post-graduate education/degree is desired, and may contribute towards the desired years of experience.
• Has demonstrated competency within a discipline.
• Possesses a strong technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures. Works on problems of complex scope where analysis of situations or data involves multiple competing factors. Demonstrates judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
• Interacts and collaborates well with diverse groups of architects and engineers, maintaining strong working relationships with internal and external team members in a fast-paced goal-driven environment.
• Listens to and understands others' points of view and articulates tactfully and respectfully one's own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations.
• Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences.
• Has a technical background in laboratory life science (preferred), health care, medical devices, pharmaceutical, biologics, or similar industries.
• Has demonstrated competency with financial systems and in fiscal control.

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 short-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.

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