Senior Manager, - Utility and Sustainability

Abbott Laboratories is seeking a Senior Manager for Utility and Sustainability in Singapore. The role involves leading utility projects, improving data accuracy, driving sustainability initiatives, and ensuring operational efficiency across international plants. Responsibilities include managing program practices, collaborating with plant personnel, and interacting with governmental agencies. Required skills include project management, utility knowledge, and strong communication. Management experience in manufacturing or engineering is essential.
MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE
• Provide overall leadership, direction, and support in all aspects of utility and sustainability project activities. Drive operational improvements and the use of new utility technology at international plants.
• Drive data use in business decisions – improve utility data accuracy and visualization. Maintain and update the utility monitoring system.
• Ensure current equipment is operating as designed using the utility monitoring program. Drive improvement in utility efficiency.
• Lead sustainability deliverables – decarbonization and cost savings for international sites.
• Manage all aspects of program management practices.
• Be involved in external utility activities on behalf of Division Engineering.
• Develop correlations between operations and utility usage across sites and highlight savings opportunities.
• Undertake special assignments or projects as directed by the Regional Director.
• Standardize utility designs across sites and compare performance.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
• Accountable for all utility projects in the region.
• Create links with relevant plant personnel and Division personnel and introduce new utility projects across every site.
• Support best practices in technical development, new technology implementation, project management, and all relevant aspects of plant utility operation.
• Work with Division Engineering in strategic areas of capital planning, sustainability planning, manufacturing, etc., to ensure that AN International Plants can deliver on utility and sustainability commitments.
• Share best practices across international plants. Provide guidance and training related to efficiency and equipment reliability improvements.
• Gate keeper for Utility front end planning projects.
• Interaction with governmental agencies.

REQUIREMENTS
• This position requires a good degree of interaction with groups across various locations of ANSC. Decisions taken within this position can have a considerable effect on AN International plants’ operations.
• Build links across various plants and with division and corporate engineering functions.
• Management experience in a manufacturing or engineering setup.
• Active or previous energy manager certification is preferred.
• Influencing skills are essential for this position within and outside of the organization.
• Strong communication skills are required.
• Project management skills are a must.
• Utility knowledge is a must. Production knowledge is helpful.
• Influencing skills are essential for this position within and outside of the organization.
• Previous certification or Current certification as a Energy Manager is a plus.