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Project Engineering Manager

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North Chicago, IL
Senior level
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North Chicago, IL
Senior level
Lead and direct a site's engineering department, managing staff, budgets, and capital projects. Ensure compliance with EHS, quality, and GMP; drive continuous improvement, risk mitigation, and cross-functional project delivery while developing engineering talent.
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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

Provide leadership and direction for a site’s engineering department or group. Direct a staff of engineers and/or Supervisors. Interpret site directives and apply advanced scientific knowledge, engineering knowledge, mathematics, and ingenuity to define engineering strategy, continuous improvement and capital projects.  Lead department or group personnel development, building and supporting a culture of high performance.  Ensure adherence to policy/procedures related to Engineering Standards/Specifications, EHS, quality, and GMP manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Set, direct, and control all department and financial goals, budget and objectives for the engineering area assigned.
  • Drive and lead the engineering department to meet the site/engineering business strategies; accountable for cost center expenses, project budgets, and delivery of projects to support required plant/facility projects and programs.
  • Responsible for compliance with applicable policies and procedures.  Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major projects within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fall back strategies.
  • Has full awareness of the potential consequences (defects and failure modes) of design changes to established processes.
  • Mitigates risk within functions through sound design, early risk assessments and implementation of fallback strategies.
  • Recommend and implement business strategies and engineering controls to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and drive world-class performance.
  • Collaborate with peers and cross-functional partners to define action plans, timelines and budgets for project goals, and manage/plan/assign engineering resources required for execution.
  • Analyzes business forces (customers, suppliers, competitors, technologies, government regulations) in major markets to identify trends and recommend responses.  Independently executes, and/or directs others in the execution of: the design of products/processes/equipment/systems/facilities by applying novel engineering therories, concepts, and techniques within the discipline.
  • Develop and manage staff through hiring, managing performance, developing talent and providing clear expectations.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree in Engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence.  Advanced degree in a technical field preferred.
  • 8+ years’ experience including: work as an individual contributor building technical expertise and proved project management skills. 
  • Progressively increased responsibility and performance as a supervisor, department manager in multiple areas of Operations. 
  • Post-graduate degree may contribute towards the desired years of experience.
  • Business acumen coupled with leadership experience is required to drive high performance.

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 role at the time of thisposting 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 long-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 employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless anduntil paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute 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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