Capital Project Engineer - job 1 of 3

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 at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Capital Project Engineer

Seeking an engineering professional who applies scientific knowledge, engineering knowledge, mathematics, and ingenuity to complete assignments related to a specific technical field or discipline.

Responsibilities

•Plans and conducts small to medium sized capital projects within an engineering specialty and through all aspects of the project life cycle including scope development, cost estimating, execution planning, preparation of requests for capital expenditure, design, procurement, construction, cost/schedule control, commissioning, qualification, operator training, startup, and financial closeout.

•Responsible for the successful completion of projects within the stated parameters of scope, cost, and schedule with the assurance that all functional, regulatory, end-user, and good engineering practice requirements are met.

•Monitors project progress to plan and implements corrective actions or contingencies as needed to maintain commitments. Provides management with regular project status updates and variances to plan.

•Leads the design of process equipment, facilities, and utilities by applying standard engineering theories, concepts, and techniques.  Leads the procurement and installation of process equipment through development of equipment specifications and participation in FATs and SATs.

•Supports the commissioning and qualification of equipment, facilities and utilities including development of user/system/functional requirement specifications and execution of installation and operational qualification protocols.

•Provides technical support for the manufacturing plant including troubleshooting of equipment problems, performing root cause analysis, and identifying corrective actions.

•Support AbbVie’s quality policies through engineering support of investigations and implementation of corrective actions.

•Assist AbbVie in achieving environmental, health, safety, and energy (EHS&E) goals by working safely, participating in Process Hazard Analysis and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs), complying with process safety management of change procedures, and observing all corporate and department safety policies.

•Responsibilities of this engineering grade level inherently include and expand upon the responsibilities established for lower engineering grade levels.

•Directs efforts of others such as technicians and outside resources. Performs tasks  as writing Requests for Capital Expenditures (RCEs), safety/quality checklists, scope documents, etc.

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•A Bachelors Degree (required) in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering (preferred discipline), science or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a desired 2+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience. Additional post-graduate education may contribute towards the desired years of experience.

•Possesses a working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures. Ability to work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors. Demonstrates judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.

•Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.

•Listens to and understands others' points of view and articulates tactfully and respectfully one's own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations.

•Works well with other engineers in a collaborative, fast-paced goal-driven environment.

•Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences.

•Has a technical background in health care, medical devices, pharmaceutical, biologics, oil and gas, fine chemical, or similar industries (preferred).

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 this posting 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 short-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 and until 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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