Facilities Engineer

AbbVie•Worcester, MA

35d•$65,500 - $125,500•Onsite

About The Position

AbbVie Bioresearch Center in Worcester, MA is seeking a Facilities Engineer to join the Facilities Engineering group. The Facilities Engineer will play an important role in helping ensure safe, reliable, compliant, and efficient facility operations through effective technical support, problem solving, and collaboration with internal stakeholders and external vendors. This role will support day-to-day facility needs while contributing to the management of facility maintenance and the planning, coordination, and execution of facility improvement projects and related maintenance activities across a multi-site campus that includes biomanufacturing, research, administrative, and warehouse environments. The position will also support small- to medium-sized projects that sustain and improve site infrastructure and building systems. Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to work across multiple functional areas are essential to help identify issues, coordinate solutions, and support timely completion of assigned work. The role will also involve site walks, field assessments, drawing review, vendor coordination, and other activities needed to support ongoing facility operations and improvements.

Requirements

A Bachelors Degree in Engineering, science or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a desired 2+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience.
Additional post-graduate education may contribute towards the desired years of experience.
Has demonstrated competency within a discipline.
Possesses a working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures.
Ability to work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors.
Demonstrates judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
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 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.

Nice To Haves

Has a technical background in health care, medical devices, pharmaceutical, biologics, or similar industries (preferred).

Responsibilities

Plan and execute small- to medium-sized facility projects involving site infrastructure, utilities, building systems, and supporting equipment through the full project lifecycle, including scope management, scheduling, budgeting, and coordination of activities with internal stakeholders and contractors.
Partner with stakeholders and end users to gather requirements, define needs, and support solution development.
Manage the work order lifecycle, including creation, planning, coordination, execution, documentation of completed activities, and closeout in the CMMS system (Maximo) in accordance with company procedures.
Create and coordinate follow-up actions as needed to maintain reliable facility operations.
Host vendors and contractors on site, support coordination of work, and ensure adherence to site standards and expectations.
Conduct site walks, field assessments, surveys, and investigations to define scope, identify issues, and verify field conditions.
Develop remediation plans based on findings and manage execution through work orders and internal and external vendors.
Assist in troubleshooting facility and utility-related issues and coordinate corrective actions with internal teams and external vendors.
Provide prompt response to reported facility issues and demonstrate the ability to think clearly under pressure in a cGMP environment.
Review drawings, sketches, specifications, and redlines to support maintenance, project, and repair activities.
Ensure all work is performed in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, safety expectations, and compliance requirements.
Partner with a diverse customer base and deliver strong service.
Maintain effective working relationships with internal and external collaborators, and communicate tactfully and respectfully in oral, written, and presentation formats.
Demonstrate strong problem-solving and analytical skills to meet departmental, site, and divisional targets and objectives.
Improve methods, designs, and processes by identifying and implementing innovative ideas and cost-saving opportunities, and by developing practical solutions to problems.