Senior Facilities Engineer

Biopharma Careers; Maryland; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie's Bioresearch Center in Worcester, MA seeks a Senior Facilities Engineer to lead facility improvements and maintenance across a multi-site campus that includes biomanufacturing, research, administrative and warehouse spaces.

The role requires strong technical leadership, collaboration with internal stakeholders and external vendors, and development of SOPs and policies to strengthen work management and operational consistency across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, science, or closely related discipline.
• 5+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience preferred.
• Post‑graduate education may contribute toward experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of facility improvement projects and maintenance across a multi-site campus, including scope development, prioritization, scheduling, budgeting, and coordination with stakeholders and vendors.
• Support program management activities, long‑range planning, stakeholder engagement, and departmental representation on initiatives.
• Manage the work order lifecycle in the CMMS, improving work management processes.
• Host vendors and contractors on site, coordinate activities, ensure adherence to site standards.
• Conduct site walks, surveys, and investigations to define scope and support maintenance and repair activities.
• Troubleshoot facility and utility issues in a cGMP environment and coordinate corrective actions.
• Lead or contribute to process improvements in project and work management, and SOPs implementation.
• Monitor metrics, financial tracking, and reporting to support prioritization of resources.
• Ensure compliance with policies, safety and regulatory requirements.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, science, or closely related discipline

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

AbbVie Bioresearch Center in Worcester, MA is seeking a Senior Facilities Engineer to join the Facilities Engineering group. The Senior Facilities Engineer will play a key role in helping ensure safe, reliable, compliant, and efficient facility operations through technical leadership, problem solving, and collaboration with internal stakeholders and external vendors. This role will support the planning, coordination, and execution of facility improvement projects and maintenance activities across a multi-site campus that includes biomanufacturing, research, administrative, and warehouse environments. In addition, the position will assist the department manager with program management activities, including long‑range planning, stakeholder engagement, and work prioritization, while also contributing to process improvements and the development of SOPs and policies that strengthen work management and operational consistency across the site.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of facility improvement projects and maintenance activities across a multi‑site campus, including scope development, prioritization, scheduling, budgeting, and coordination with internal stakeholders and external contractors. Partner with stakeholders and end users to define needs, clarify requirements, and support solution development.
• Support the department manager with program management activities, including long‑range planning, stakeholder engagement, prioritization of work, and department representation on key initiatives and discussions.
• Manage the work order lifecycle, including creation, planning, coordination, execution, documentation, and closeout in the CMMS system, while helping improve the effectiveness and consistency of work management processes.
• Host vendors and contractors on site, coordinate work activities, and ensure adherence to site expectations, standards, and operational requirements.
• Conduct site walks, field assessments, surveys, and investigations to define scope, identify issues, verify field conditions, and review technical information as needed to support maintenance, project, and repair activities. Develop practical remediation approaches and coordinate execution through internal resources and external vendors.
• Assist in troubleshooting facility and utility‑related issues and coordinate corrective actions with internal teams and external vendors. Provide prompt response to reported issues and support effective resolution in a cGMP environment.
• Lead or contribute to process improvement efforts related to project management, work management, and facility operations, with a focus on efficiency, consistency, and reliability.
• Support the development, revision, and implementation of SOPs, policies, and procedures that strengthen work execution and operational consistency across the site.
• Monitor project and work management metrics, financial tracking, and status reporting to support informed decision‑making and effective prioritization of resources.
• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, safety expectations, and compliance requirements, while building strong working relationships and delivering high‑quality service to internal and external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, 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 well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.
• Listens to and understands others' points of view and articulates tactfully and respectfully one's own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations.
• Works well with other engineers in a collaborative, fast-paced goal‑driven environment.
• Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences.
• Has a technical background in health care, medical devices, pharmaceutical, biologics, or similar industries (preferred).
• Has demonstrated competency with financial systems and in fiscal control.

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 roleat the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on manyfactors 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 isearned, 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 andabsolute 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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