Project Engineer, Site Strategy and Portfolio
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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 at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube.
Job Description
As Project Engineer, Site Strategy and Portfolio at AP16 Lake County, you support the Associate Director, Business Excellence in running the processes through which the site plans its future: the site programme portfolio, the Long-Range Plan (LRP) and Annual Plan inputs, and the Site Master Plan, which brings footprint, capacity, capital and people capabilities into a single multi-year view. Responsible for keeping the portfolio data current, build the models and tools behind the site’s plans, prepare the analysis and materials that leadership decisions rely on, and follow actions through to closure. You work with functional managers and their teams across the site, and see first hand how a manufacturing site sets and delivers its strategy.
Responsibilities:
Portfolio tracking. Maintain a single, current view of all site programs and projects: status, milestones, resourcing and interdependencies. Work with program leads to keep data accurate and complete.
Portfolio review support. Prepare the package for the site portfolio review, document decisions and actions, and follow actions through to closure with their owners.
Portfolio standard and templates. Maintain the site’s program management templates (charters, integrated timelines, RACI, risk registers, close-out) and help program leads apply them. Check stage-gate documentation for completeness ahead of reviews.
Status evidence and early warning. Compare program progress against plan and flag deviations, emerging risks and overdue deliverables to the Associate Director early, with the supporting data.
LRP and Annual Plan coordination. Coordinate the site calendar and templates for LRP, LBE and Annual Plan inputs; collect and consolidate functional inputs and reconcile them with Finance.
Site Master Plan models and tools. Build and maintain the models and tools behind the Site Master Plan, covering capacity, footprint, utilities, capital and people capabilities, and keep the underlying data current.
Site Master Plan support. Gather inputs from functional teams, prepare materials for planning sessions, and identify gaps, inconsistencies and sequencing issues for discussion.
Site strategy analysis. Provide analysis, benchmarking and well-structured documents and presentations to support the site strategy and the functional strategies aligned with it, including people and capability planning with HR.
Transformation support. Track milestones, risks and interdependencies of site transformation programs, and coordinate assigned tasks within transformation workstreams.
Reporting and continuous improvement. Build and maintain portfolio dashboards, automate recurring reporting where possible, and propose improvements to the site’s planning and governance practices.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineering (e.g. mechanical, chemical, industrial or related discipline) required.
2–4 years of professional experience. Internships or co-ops in manufacturing, engineering or operations preferred; regulated industry (pharma, biotech, medical device, food) a plus.
Exposure to project management through coursework, internships or early roles. CAPM or Lean / Six Sigma Yellow or Green Belt a plus.
Strong analytical skills, including building models and working with data in MS Excel. Power BI, Smartsheet or MS Project a plus.
Clear, structured written communication and the ability to build effective PowerPoint materials.
Highly organized, with strong attention to detail and reliable follow-through on actions and deadlines.
Confidence working with experienced colleagues and senior stakeholders; willingness to ask questions and raise issues early.
Basic understanding of GMP and EHS principles, or the ability to learn them quickly.
Genuine interest in manufacturing operations, capacity planning and site strategy.
Eagerness to learn and to take on progressively broader responsibility.
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 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.
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