Senior Project Engineer, Operations
Senior Project Engineer, Operations
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$ 112000 - 224000
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Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:
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. Youll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Employees can qualify forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical 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 bachelors 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.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Alameda CA location in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. Were revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.
The Senior Project Engineer is an engineering professional who working with little or no supervision applies project management knowledge engineering knowledge and ingenuity to complete medium size projects from concept thru project closure across disciplines and locations.
What Youll Work On
- Develops plans coordinates and directs engineering aspects of projects across multiple locations that are of major scope and importance. Manages multiple often concurrent projects and meets expectations. Makes difficult decisions regarding priorities among projects. Understands the business needs and has a thorough knowledge of the customer when developing a project scope.
- Incorporates business foresight of emerging technological trends.
- Leads development of Project Charter and documents the requirements that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations.
- Establishes engineering project objectives and technical criteria for evaluating project results and activities of the project team. Develops project plan documenting the actions necessary to define prepare integrate and coordinate all subsidiary plans.
- Uses established PM tools and techniques (FEP Cash Flow Projections Scope / Schedule Control etc.) to stay within authorized budget limits and achieve the overall project and organizational objectives.
- Supports development of project strategy to align and achieve key customer business objectives. Contributes to the development of long-term business and organizational strategies.
- Directs and manages Project Execution by performing the work defined in the project plan to achieve project objectives.
- Closes the project by finalizing all activities across all the Project Management Process Groups to formally complete the project or phase.
- Monitors and controls project work to meet the performance objectives defined in the project plan.
- Focuses on cost and milestone achievement to optimize resource utilization.
- Reviews change requests manages and approves changes to the deliverables organizational process assets project documents and the project plan.
- Coordinates with corporate or divisional purchasing for procurement of equipment and / or services and contracting.
- Effectively leverages and manages services and suppliers.
- Implements common project management tools and methodologies. Contributes to the development of project management best practices.
- Anticipates and identifies areas of risk and mitigates risks through early risk assessments and implementation of fallback / mitigation strategies.
- TECHNICAL / DESIGN: Directs others in the execution of the design of products / processes / equipment / systems / facilities by applying engineering methods concepts and techniques. Ensures the project design complies with all engineering standards project objectives and customer needs. Benchmarks with other divisions. Works with customer on project approach / design to optimize asset value.
- PROBLEM SOLVING / INNOVATION: Conceptualizes complete solutions. Creates or coordinates the solutions for complex problems. integrates regulatory and operational needs. Reviews constructability strategy. Performs cost / benefit analysis. Explores multiple alternatives. Leads cross functional teams in resolving major project hurdles.
- ORGANIZATIONAL INTERFACE: Mentors others by sharing knowledge and expertise and providing feedback and guidance. Anticipates identifies and implements ways to increase customer satisfaction. Establishes relationships and good communication channels with customers. documents agreements and commitments. Prepares written communication. Conveys information effectively through formal and informal documents with team members designers technicians and other personnel both internal and external to Abbott using appropriate communication protocols. Exhibits advanced ability to apply concepts of careful communication. Establishes networks. Contributes willingly and incorporates the ideas of others. shares resources knowledge and accountability to benefit the objectives of the business. Builds relationships. Initiates and cultivates open honest relationships with colleagues customers contractors and vendors by establishing rapport developing an understanding of others needs promoting common goals and following through on commitments. Acts as a trusted advisor. Balances bottom line objectives of a project with the long-term interest of customer.
- COMPLIANCE: Complies with all regulations and standards for quality Environmental Health Safety and Energy (EHS&E) Global Policies Abbott Engineering Standards and other governance areas as applicable. Ensures quality and effectiveness of assigned tasks and key project results through sound design and project management processes. Has full awareness of the potential consequences (defects and failure modes) of design changes.
- ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES (May Include): A Subject Matter Expert in project engineering. Participates on internal cross-divisional teams to develop and align procedures and standards. Participates on group or divisional task forces. Performs tasks such as writing Requests for Capital Expenditures (RCEs) safety / quality checklists scope documents etc. Anticipates and resolves problems and crisis situations requiring fast astute decisions with rapid implementation by utilizing technical training and / or experience. Assists in the development and execution of validation protocols. Participates in professional affiliations.
Required Qualifications
- B.S. Engineering science or closely related discipline
- Or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
- Minimum 8 years of experience
- Significant engineering and / or operational experience.
- A career history marked by a consistent series of contributions and accomplishments.
- Proven track record of managing projects to completion using extensive external resources.
- Demonstrated excellence in breadth and depth of knowledge within project management.
- 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 ones 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.
- A technical background in health care nutritional products laboratory diagnostics medical devices pharmaceutical or similar industries (preferred).
- Demonstrated competency with financial systems and in fiscal control.
- Project accounting experience.
- Understanding and management of procurement & contracting processes.
Preferred Qualifications
- M.S.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:
The base pay for this position is
$112000.00 $224000.00In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Engineering
DIVISION:
ADC Diabetes Care
LOCATION:
United States > Alameda : 2801 Harbor Bay Parkway
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
No
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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Employment Type
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