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

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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.

This position is based at our Ottawa office within the Point of Care division and requires on‑site 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 site’s 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.

Lead Facility Infrastructure & Critical Utilities

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  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

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

Manage Capital Projects & Facility Upgrades

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

Support Compliance, Validation & Controlled Environments

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

Drive Reliability, Asset Management & Continuous Improvement

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

Provide Technical Leadership & Business Partnership

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

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.