ABOUT ABBOTT

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 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs o6,000 people across ten sites.
We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. Science/Engineering/Construction/Business administration) Knowledge
• 5+ years of relevant experience in an engineering / construction / project management role of which includes 2+years people management experience

KEY SKILLS

• Ability to manage, organize, motivate and understand people.
• Good mental ability to logically follow a line of thought for problem solving.
• Excellent Communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Proficient with project management tools (e.g. MS Project, excel, powerpoint)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• People manager directing a team of project engineers.
• Extract the maximum scope out of any given project, work with all stakeholders to get clear on scope of project before moving into FEP process.
• Empower projects engineers/managers to fully understand and identify all business benefits of a project and communicate these to senior stakeholders.
• Resource management ensuring all projects are appropriately resourced to meet project goals.
• Team Leadership through motivation and mentoring of your project team direct report.
• Coordination with other departments and Project Managers to ensure project interdependencies are considered.
• Project planning setting project goals and milestones, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and Site Master Plan/Strategy
• Risk management identifying potential risks and early development of mitigation strategies.
• Project Performance management using appropriate tools; preparing and presenting reports on project status, progress and outcomes.
• Change management and stakeholder management, affectively communicating and delivering projects to meet the plant stakeholder needs right first time.
• Post project evaluation identifying lessons learned and opportunities for improvement.

ACCOUNTABILITY

• Accountable for delivery of facilities, utilities, and engineering (FUE) improvement projects.
• Responsible for developing, planning and overseeing multiple projects ensuring that they meet the scope, timelines and budget requirements in line with the plant’s customer needs.
• The role will require excellent stakeholder engagement and management within all levels of the organization.
• A key element will be supervising and motivating project engineers within your team fostering a collaborative environment.
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