Associate Director, Project Engineering

About the role

A project manager responsible for leading large global projects that contributes to significant financial success of the corporation. A key AbbVie project management leader.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for compliance with applicable Policies and procedures.
• Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major projects within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fallback strategies.
• Mitigates risk within functions through sound design, early risk assessments and implementation of fallback strategies.
• Provides leadership and centralized management for the planning, development and execution of large, global projects or programs to achieve key strategic business objectives.
• Manages multiple, often concurrent global projects and consistently meets expectations.
• Understands the business needs and has a thorough knowledge of customer strategic needs when developing a project scope.
• Integrates technology and business needs when defining project scope.
• Leads the project team in using established PM tools and techniques to stay within authorized budget limits and achieve the overall project and organizational objectives.
• Develops project strategy to align and achieve key customer business objectives.
• Leads and contributes to the development of long-term business and organizational strategies.
• Manages and is responsible for all phases of project execution.
• Monitors aggregate performance and value indicators.
• Coordinates and supervises project audits.
• Leads global teams to develop and align procedures and standards.
• In cooperation with corporate purchasing identifies the need for strategic alliances with vendors and assists with contract negotiation.
• Evaluates qualifications, reliability and performance of vendors, ensuring adherence to plans, policies and procedures to provide required services.
• Fosters an environment of innovation and exchange of ideas.
• Integrates experiences and approaches from multiple projects / disciplines to develop the best solution in the total business context.
• Develops standards that assure the customer the greatest return on investment and that minimal infrastructure will be required for ongoing support.
• Effectively communicates with all levels throughout the organization.
• Develops networks valued by functional leaders.
• Actively supports open exchange of expert cross disciplinary knowledge.
• Serves as organization spokesperson on advanced projects.
• Acts as an advisor to management.
• Sets a clear direction for improving project design / outcome within the framework of the corporate strategy.
• Leads group or divisional task forces.
• Leadership role in professional affiliation.
• Provides mentoring in technical and organizational areas across multiple work groups, functions and corporation; monitors the improvement of other engineer(s).
• Participates in the evaluation of assigned staff / project team members and in the identification of development needs.
• May supervise other engineers or technicians.

Qualifications

• A Bachelors Degree in Engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a desired 12+ years of significant engineering and / or operational experience.
• A post-graduate education / degree is desired, and may contribute towards the desired years of experience.
• A career history marked by a consistent series of significant contributions and accomplishments.
• Demonstrated and been recognized for excellence in breadth and depth of knowledge in global project management.
• Interacts well with diverse groups across a division 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, while optimizing overall organizational goals.
• A technical background in health care, medical devices, biological, or pharmaceutical companies.
• Consistently demonstrated competency with financial systems and in fiscal control. Project accounting experience. Understanding and management of procurement & contracting processes.
• Formal Project Management training (preferred)