Senior Facilities Engineer (Electrical) Point of Care (Ottawa)

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader creating breakthrough science to improve peoples health. Were always looking towards the future anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott you can do work that matters grow and learn care for yourself and family be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity working mothers female executives and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position is based at our Ottawa office within thePoint of Caredivision and requires onsite presence five days per week. Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas including infectious disease cardiometabolic information technology and toxicology.

As the Senior Engineer in the Facilities Department you will have the opportunity to play a critical role in the sites Facility electrical infrastructure that supports Manufacturing R&D and office-space operations.

This position leads the electrical engineering oversight optimization and continuous improvement of critical facility systems ensuring their reliability capacity and contributes to strategic decision-making for electrical infrastructure planning.

What Youll Do

Lead Facility Infrastructure & Critical Utilities

• Ensure the reliable operation performance and compliance of electrical systems HVAC water compressed air emergency power and other critical manufacturing utilities.

Serve as the Site Electrical Engineering Expert

• Provide technical leadership for power distribution switchgear transformers generators UPS systems electrical safety troubleshooting and infrastructure reliability.

Manage Capital Projects & Facility Upgrades

• Lead facility expansion renovation and infrastructure improvement projects from design and budgeting through commissioning and project closeout.

Support Compliance Validation & Controlled Environments

• Maintain validated facility systems and cleanroom environments while supporting GMP ISO FDA Health Canada and quality system requirements.

Drive Reliability Asset Management & Continuous Improvement

• Develop strategies to improve asset performance reduce downtime optimize maintenance programs and enhance facility and utility reliability.

Provide Technical Leadership & Business Partnership

• Collaborate with Operations Quality Manufacturing Maintenance and EHS teams while mentoring engineers and influencing long-term infrastructure and sustainability strategies.

Required Qualifications

• A bachelors degree (Engineering Electrical is preferred).

• Seven plus years of experience as a facilities engineer

• Experience leading facility infrastructure programs rather than just maintaining equipment.

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.

• Experience managing capital projects.

• Experience with:

  • Electrical distribution systems

  • Medium and low-voltage power systems

  • Generators UPS switchgear transformers

  • HVAC and cleanroom systems

  • BAS/BMS platforms

  • Asset reliability and lifecycle management

  • Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)

  • GMP/ISO environments

  • Ontario Building Code

• Experience supporting a regulated manufacturing environment (FDA GMP ISO 13485 cleanrooms)

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $87000.00 to $127600.00 CAD. The salary range provided applies to Canada only and does not apply to any other locations outside of Canada.

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