Senior Manager, Facilities Planning

Company Description

Abb Vie’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—immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care—and in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about Abb Vie, please visit

Senior Manager, Facilities Planning plays a pivotal role in strategically optimizing the organization’s physical environments, ensuring their effective and efficient utilization. This position is integral to high‑level decision‑making processes in facility management, requiring the establishment and maintenance of strong relationships with various business units and stakeholders to align strategic objectives. The role involves devising and executing strategies to reorganize campus spaces to address evolving business needs, leading and mentoring a team of facility planners, upholding design standards, overseeing service requests for renovations, spearheading front‑end planning initiatives, and providing critical support to senior leadership in strategic decision‑making.

• Lead strategic alignment of facility planning with organizational goals by fostering relationships with stakeholders and ensuring transparent communication.
• Spearhead data‑driven decision‑making by gathering and analyzing comprehensive data on space utilization, occupancy, and facility conditions.
• Drive the optimization of space, resources, and infrastructure to ensure maximum efficiency, functionality, and cost‑effectiveness across the organization.
• Anticipate and assess current and future facility requirements by analyzing organizational growth trends and operational demands.
• Oversee the development of feasibility studies to evaluate current space usage and implement strategic improvements.
• Partner with organizational stakeholders to integrate facility planning with broader business objectives, leveraging space planning to optimize diverse business uses.
• Direct the design and execution of floor plan development and collaborate with project management to produce accurate cost estimates for projects.
• Formulate comprehensive plans for office and facility relocations, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, timelines, and strategic objectives.
• Articulate and present facility planning strategies to VP and Senior Leadership, leading high‑level decision‑making processes and championing sustainability initiatives for energy efficiency and resource conservation.
• Mentor and develop associate planners and facility planning coordinators, providing guidance and fostering a culture of professional development while ensuring compliance with safety, building codes, and environmental standards.

• Bachelor’s degree required, with a preferred field in Facility Management, Architecture, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field;
  Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in space planning, facility management, or project management.
• Knowledge of building codes, ADA, safety regulations, and sustainability practices.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and organizational skills.
• Experience with CAFM (Computer‑Aided Facility Management) or a similar space management program is a plus.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced skills in Excel.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• LEED Certification is a plus.
• Willingness to travel with a travel requirement of 20%.

• Facility Planning Leadership
• Senior Business Leadership
• Engineering
• Project Engineering
• Interior Design

• 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 this posting 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 short‑term incentive programs.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long‑term incentive programs.

Abb Vie 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.