Sr. Project Engineer,

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 immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onTwitter,Facebook,Instagram,YouTubeandLinkedIn.
Job Description

• Responsibilities of this engineering grade level inherently include and expand upon the responsibilities established for lower engineering grade levels.
• Own compliance with applicable policies and procedures. Ensure the quality and effectiveness of key results of major projects within the function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fallback strategies.
• 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.
• Develops, plans, coordinates, and directs engineering aspects of projects of significant scope and importance. Manages multiple, often concurrent, projects and meets expectations. Understands the business needs and thoroughly understands the customer when developing a project scope.
• Incorporates business foresight of emerging technological trends. Leads the development of the Project Charter and documents the initial requirements that satisfy the stakeholders' needs and expectations. Establishes engineering project objectives and technical criteria for evaluating project results and the project team's activities.
• Uses established PM tools and techniques (FEP, Cash Flow Projections, Scope / Schedule Control, etc.) to 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.
• Defines roles and responsibilities. Monitors and controls project work to meet the performance objectives defined in the project plan. Focuses on cost and milestone achievement to optimize resource utilization. Reviews change requests, manages and approves changes to the deliverables, organizational process assets, project documents, and the project plan.
• Closes the project by finalizing all activities across all the Project Management Process Groups to complete the project or phase formally. Directs others in the execution of the design of products/processes/equipment/systems/facilities by applying engineering methods, concepts, and techniques. Ensures the project design complies with all engineering standards, objectives, and customer needs. Conceptualizes complete solutions.
• Creates or coordinates solutions for complex problems; integrates regulatory and operational needs; performs cost/benefit analysis; explores multiple alternatives; seeks input from cross-functional teams in resolving major project hurdles; resolves problems and crisis situations requiring fast, astute decisions with rapid implementation by utilizing technical training and /or experience.
• Mentors others by sharing knowledge and expertise and providing feedback and guidance. Establishes relationships and good communication channels with customers; documents agreements and commitments. Acts as a trusted advisor. Balances a project's bottom-line objectives with the customer's long-term interest.
• Partners and collaborates effectively with cross-functional partners (ex: EHS for job hazard analyses, purchasing for RFPs, vendor selection, and contract negotiation, etc.)
• Uses a variety of virtual tools including, but not limited to: Rapid (capital requests), Quickbase (project updates), Meridian (drawing management), Maximo (CMMS), One Vault (SOPs), and SAP (purchasing/budget management)
• Serves as an expert for EHS programs, including Lockout/Tagout, confined space entry, working from heights, surface penetration, hot work, facility evacuation, etc
  Qualifications
  
  • A Bachelors Degree in Engineering, science, or related discipline, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence
  • 8+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience. A post-graduate education/degree is a plus and may contribute towards the desired years of experience.
  • Significant contributions to product or process development or improvement through creative application of technical effort will equally be recognized.
  • Possesses exceptional technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures.
  • Works on problems of complex scope where analyzing situations or data involves multiple competing factors. Exercises judgment and advises management on the appropriate actions.
  • Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.
  • Great communication, writing, and presentation skills.
  • Collaborates effectively with other engineers in afast-paced, goal-driven environment.
  • Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences.
  • Has a technical background in health care, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biologics, or similar industries preferred.
  • Demonstrated competency with financial systems and fiscal control.
  • Formal Project Management training (preferred)
    Additional Information
    

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    • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes ingood faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimatelypay 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/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
    • This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
    • 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 benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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