Sr. Project Engineer

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution · Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

The Project Manager will be based at the Abbott Nutrition Sturgis, MI facility and will be responsible for managing capital projects including facility, utilities, and equipment projects. The candidate will be expected to work with a cross-functional project team including the project stakeholder(s) and contractors. Candidate is well versed in project management practices including scope, schedule, safety, quality, change management, estimating, daily construction oversite, drawing redlines/as-builts, and change control. This role will support the site in the delivery of key CAPEX projects. Candidate must be able to communicate effectively and be willing to address project challenges head on.

• Maintain a safe working environment during construction activities.
• Support identifying and managing project stakeholder dependencies and construction deliverables.
• Facilitate decision making to drive scope and schedule.
• Leverage past experiences to provide options and recommendations for solutions.
• Communication with cross-functional teams and area stakeholders on project status updates, challenges/issues, change orders, etc.
• Act as a single point of contact for project leadership.
• Support the development, management, and reporting on project safety, scope, and schedule.
• Support project closure

You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING

Required

• 10+ years’ experience in Project Management preferably in a food/beverage or pharmaceutical setting
• Knowledge of contract management, client relations, Basis of Design, and construction plans/specifications
• Ability to read and understand drawing packages. 
• Experience supporting multiple capital projects
• Bachelor’s degree in project management, STEM

Preferred

• PMP
• OSHA 30hr or equivalent
• First Aid / CPR certification

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Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity and Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $75,300.00 – $150,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.