Sr Project Engineer, Construction Management - Sturgis, MI Plant

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.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Nourish the world and your career as part of the Nutrition team at Abbott.

Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna®– to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.

For over 70 years, Abbott’s Sturgis, Mich., has been impacting its community while producing products that provide essential nutrition to millions of families around the world. Working here, you’ll feel part of a family that is dedicated to making a difference and helping others.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled
• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• Vacation – 3 weeks of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 3 personal days + 10 paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
• A stable company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

WHAT YOU'LL DO

The Construction Manager will be based at the Abbott Nutrition Sturgis, MI facility and will be responsible for supporting/managing construction 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 construction management practices including safety, quality, change management, scheduling, estimating, daily construction oversite, drawing redlines/as-builts, and change control. This role will support the site in the execution 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.
• Lead daily contractor meeting.
• Facilitate decision making to drive scope and schedule
• Leverage past experiences to provide options and recommendations for solutions.
• Communication with project engineering regularly to provide construction status updates, challenges/issues, change orders, etc.
• Act as a single point of contact for project contractors.
• Support the development, management, and reporting on project safety, scope, and schedule.
• Manage construction punchlists and track lessons learned
• Provide construction deliverables to project engineering team
• 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 Construction Management preferably in a food/beverage or pharmaceutical setting
• Knowledge