Director, Global Engineering Programs

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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.

The Director, Global Engineering Programs will provide project management, direction and oversight to the Global Engineering Programs department as well as coordinate facility and utility projects to ensure adherence to AbbVie Standards and Specifications.

This role has responsibility for developing resource plans for approved projects and making recommendations regarding the use of internal and/or external resources for projects/facility planning, design and execution. Another essential aspect of the role will be to establish and maintain appropriate relationships with external engineering and construction organizations, including Architect/Engineering, Construction Management, Consulting and Contractor firms, in order to meet project design, schedule, cost and quality requirements. Manage and leverage common engineering systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for all processes, policies and procedures related to Capital and Facilities Planning, Engineering Best practices and Systems and the Engineering Center of Excellence.
• Define and document expectations related to Good Engineering Practice and Project Execution Methodology. Track project execution for targeted projects and report performance metrics
• Responsible for strategic planning and facility asset utilization for AbbVie corporate wide including LRP facilities/space master planning
• Responsible for AbbVie-wide capital planning process (Plan and LRP) for major (>$5MM) investments in Facilities/Utilities/Equipment
• Conduct and record benchmarking of project management best practices within AbbVie, professional associations, A/E firms, and other peer companies
• Provide and oversee discipline specific engineering expertise to corporate wide stakeholders through AbbVie's Technical Experts group
• Accountable for overall Engineering Capital Plan of approximately $400MM. Accountable for the department’s payroll and expense budget, including outside contractor services.

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Architecture. Master of Management or Master in Business Administration, preferred.
• 10 - 15 years experience as a Manager, Project Engineering required.
• Experience of developing resource plans for approved projects.
• Ability to establish and maintain appropriate relationships with external engineering and construction organizations.

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