Director, Engineering. HVAC & Mechanical

Position Summary  The Director HVAC Mechanical owns strategic discipline leadership, technical governance and project enablement for HVAC, mechanical static and rotating systems, facility interfaces, reliability, maintainability, sustainability and Building Management Systems within AbbVie Strategic Investments Engineering.  The role provides senior technical leadership for strategic capital investments through standards deployment, front-end engineering support, technical decision-making, project risk management and disciplined execution support across priority investment programs and technology platforms.  The role enables high-quality delivery of new facility investments, major capacity programs, technology platform deployments, infrastructure solutions and facility system strategies that support enterprise growth, operational readiness and long-term asset performance.  The role partners with Strategic Investments, project delivery teams, operations, quality, EHS, validation / CQV, digital / automation, site engineering and external engineering partners to deliver technically robust, scalable and business-aligned engineering solutions.  Strategic Investments Engineering Context  Strategic Investments Engineering provides senior engineering leadership, technical governance, standards deployment and project execution support for AbbVie’s strategic capital investment portfolio.  The organization supports new facility investments, major capacity programs, technology platform deployments, critical infrastructure solutions and facility systems strategies required to deliver safe, compliant, reliable and scalable manufacturing capability.  Strategic Investments Engineering roles are expected to promote common standards, transfer lessons learned across programs and regions, and enable consistent engineering delivery across strategic capital investments.  Key Responsibilities  Strategic Investments Engineering Governance and Standards  • Establish, maintain and deploy engineering standards, technical practices and governance expectations for HVAC, mechanical static and rotating systems, Building Management Systems, facility interfaces, reliability, maintainability, sustainability and project delivery support.  • Drive consistent application of technical standards, design principles, lessons learned and engineering playbooks across regions, sites and capital projects.  • Ensure discipline strategies support AbbVie’s long-range strategic investment objectives, technical capability needs and major capital program priorities.  • Provide governance and escalation for technical decisions with material safety, quality, compliance, cost, schedule, operability or lifecycle impact.  Strategic Capital Investment Support  • Provide engineering leadership for strategic capital investments, including new facility builds, major capacity programs, technology platform deployments, critical infrastructure solutions and lifecycle asset strategies.  • Support front-end engineering, facility concept development, investment option evaluation, manufacturing capability assessments and site / platform planning activities.  • Partner with Strategic Investments and project leadership to ensure technical assumptions, deliverables, risks and resource needs are integrated into capital program plans.  • Apply global lessons learned and network standards to improve project quality, speed, reliability and readiness across the portfolio.  • Define and influence HVAC, mechanical and Building Management Systems design strategies for strategic projects, including system architecture, capacity planning, environmental control philosophy, critical utility interfaces, alarm / monitoring requirements, maintainability and operational readiness.  Technical Leadership a