Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Job Description

The Associate Director of Construction &Contractor Safety is responsible for managing the development, implementation/maintenance, global oversight and governance of environment, health and safety (EHS) programs within the scope of responsibility. Take action to minimize risk to employees and facilities and reduce the companys environmental footprint. Minimize EHS liability for the company.

Responsibilities

• The Associate Director of Construction &Contractor Safety is a people manager role that will drive past compliance, to implement best in industry performance and the AbbVie culture of Zero Believe it. Achieve it safety where employees take ownership of their safety and speak up to drive improvement.

• The Construction / Contractor Safety leader will be a visible, trusted leader across all levels of the company, spending time in the field observing, coaching, and reinforcing best practices on active jobsites.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

• Provide technical support to oversee AbbVie construction contractor safety programs, tools, training, and compliance efforts to meet or exceed regulatory compliance.

• Partner with cross functional teams to develop, establish, and sustain EHS systems, processes, and programs.

• Lead thorough investigations of incidents, near-misses, and unsafe conditions, ensuring lessons learned are widely shared and acted upon.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce incidents and enhance leading indicator performance.

• Ensure innovation with Artificial Intelligence and new technologies have highest level safety considerations imbedded.

• Consistent implementation of AbbVie internal technical standards across all projects. Implement best practices from AbbVies EHS network.

• Introduce automated tools and technology for safety compliance, analysis, and evaluation.

• Partner with construction company to ensure highest standard of Construction / contractor employee health & safety.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Experience presenting EHS KPIs to Senior leadership.

• Experience with major construction projects and Greenfield sites.

• Professional Certifications: e.g., Project management

• Certifications within Environmental, health, safety and construction.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree (EHS related, Engineering) plus 10+ years of EHS related experience or Masters Degree (EHS related, Engineering) plus 8-10 years of EHS related experience. EHS related experience in manufacturing/R&D environments is required. EHS Professional certification is preferred, but not required.

• Working experience implementing EHS regulations, conducting incident investigations, interacting with regulatory agencies and external organizations, and managing cross functional teams.

• Ability to plan against business targets, review and approve plans developed by other areas, and balance resources to achieve key business targets and strategic plan.

• Ability to define scope and magnitude of problem, provide rapid and detailed assessment, coordinate response, present short-and long-term options, and develop procedures to minimize likelihood of re-occurrence.

• Ability to actively listen, build/maintain effective working relationships with internal/external colleagues/resources, and resolve conflict.

• Ability to create a motivating environment, make decisions, influence outcomes, and negotiate to achieve agreements while successfully representing EHS in a decision situation.

• Ability to successfully manage projects and programs.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof thisposting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

• This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission,incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless anduntil paid andmay bemodifiedat the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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