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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 at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

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 company's 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 AbbVie's 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.

• Bachelor's Degree (EHS related, Engineering) plus 10+ years of EHS related experience or Master's 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.

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

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of thisposting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location,and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. 

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

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs. 

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission,incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless anduntil paid and may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable 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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