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Project Engineering Manager

Employer
AbbVie
Location
North Chicago, IL
Posted date
Sep 28, 2026
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Discipline
Engineering, Process Engineer
Required Education
Masters Degree/MBA
Position Type
Full time
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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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Job Description

An engineering professional leader responsible for capital strategy vision and master plan development. Drive the capital long range plan program, annual capital plan management, and financial compliance. Lead team of engineers to implement facilities, utilities, and equipment capital projects.

Responsibilities

Provides daily leadership to the Project Engineering department. These responsibilities include personnel management, training management, department organizational structure and project management. This position directly supervises the activities of Project Engineering personnel consisting of a mix of exempt, nonexempt, and contractors.

  • Lead the project strategic planning of next fiscal year capital plan.

  • Administer and lead the annual site capital plan and department budget.

  • Deliver capital plan last best estimates (LBE) as per the established frequency by finance and project accounting.

  • Makes difficult decisions regarding priorities between projects. Responsible for achieving the projects and capital plan financial targets in support of business objectives and life cycle costs.

  • Administer asset management, project lifecycle, and energy sustainability Programs.

  • Drive the site capital long range plan from development to submission.

  • Assure fulfillments of corporate policies and procedures. Ensure compliance of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) requirements and obligations. Promote continuous improvement and consider EHS aspects during the project design and change process.

  • Ensure that the required engineering and commissioning documents are filed in the Technical Library and drawing (CAD) repository system is up to date.

  • Responsible of capital project definition, request capital expenditure (RCE) development, engineering cost estimate, design, project plan integration, construction, and compliance with commissioning and qualification requirements.

  • Oversite of Site Master Plan

Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree in engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a desired 10+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience. A post-graduate education/degree is desired and may contribute towards the desired years of experience.

  • Strong Engineering lead role experience in the Biopharma industry. Demonstrated consistent technical contributions and accomplishments. Significant contribution to product or process development or improvement through creative application of technical effort will equally be recognized.

  • Able to interact and communicate with Senior Management and other groups within AbbVie engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and collaborators.

  • Has demonstrated competency with financial systems and in fiscal control.

  • Computer literate including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Outlook), AutoCAD, SAP, among others.

  • Listens to and understands others point of view and articulates tactfully and respectfully ones own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations.
    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. Exercises judgment and advises management as to the appropriate actions.

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