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Director, Engineering, Utilities & Electrical

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-26

Core

Strategic leadership for electrical power systems, clean utilities, and black utilities supporting AbbVie's global manufacturing network and capital investments.

Role type

Director, Engineering (Utilities & Electrical)

Builds

Global manufacturing infrastructure, strategic capital projects, and utility systems for pharmaceutical production.

Domain

Pharmaceutical manufacturing / Electrical engineering / Utilities engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Strategic capital investment leadership, global team management, technical governance, project risk management, electrical system design, clean utilities strategy, black utilities strategy, GMP compliance, vendor governance

Preferred skills

Experience with brownfield expansions, greenfield manufacturing investments, sustainability objectives, enterprise technical forums

Technologies

Power distribution, substations, transformers, switchgear, motor control, emergency power, UPS, grounding, lightning protection, purified water, clean steam, process gases, plant steam, chilled water, cooling water, compressed air, nitrogen, natural gas, wastewater

Responsibilities

Establish global engineering standards and design criteria for electrical and utilities systems; Lead technical decision-making for power distribution and utility generation; Manage strategic capital investments and front-end engineering for new facilities; Lead and develop a global team of technical experts; Govern external engineering partners and EPCM firms for technical quality and compliance

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership & people management

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