Senior Project Engineer: Lead Capital Projects

Abbott; Illinois; On-site; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for employees

Excellent retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Free education benefit

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Project Engineer to lead capital and engineering projects from concept through completion, applying technical and project management discipline to deliver results.

You will coordinate with cross-functional teams, manage scope, schedule, and budget, and ensure safe, compliant delivery while driving innovative solutions. Abbott offers opportunities for growth within a global healthcare leader.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of engineering, manufacturing, operations, or project management experience.
• Proven track record leading engineering projects end-to-end.
• Strong PM skills: scope, schedule, budget, risk management.
• Experience managing multiple projects in fast-paced environments.
• Collaborative with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Experience with financial planning, budget management, and fiscal controls.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, development, execution, and closeout of engineering projects across manufacturing, process, equipment, facility, and system environments.
• Develop project charters, define requirements, establish objectives, and create project plans.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects with budget, schedule, scope, and quality commitments.
• Coordinate internal teams, contractors, suppliers, and external stakeholders toward project objectives.
• Utilize PM tools/methodologies including front-end planning, cash flow forecasting, risk management, and change control.
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and resolve delivery issues.

Skills

Strong project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical problem solving

Budget management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or related

Master's degree in Engineering (preferred)

Job description

Abbott is seeking a Project Engineer to lead capital and engineering projects from concept through completion, applying technical and project management discipline to deliver results.

You will coordinate with cross-functional teams, manage scope, schedule, and budget, and ensure safe, compliant delivery while driving innovative solutions. Abbott offers opportunities for growth within a global healthcare leader.