
Associate Project Engineer - Sturgis, MI Plant
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Job overview
The Associate Project Engineer works at Abbott’s Sturgis, Michigan location in the Abbott Nutrition division. The role supports small- to medium-scale projects involving facilities, infrastructure, manufacturing areas and equipment, and warehouse expansions. The engineer assists with project administration, financials, scope and cost estimates, construction coordination, procurement, and communications with project teams, stakeholders, and management.
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Full job description
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
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Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
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Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
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An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
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Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
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A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
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A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Sturgis, MI location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.
For over 70 years, Abbott’s Sturgis, Mich. , has been impacting its community while producing products that provide essential nutrition to millions of families around the world. Working here, you’ll feel part of a family that is dedicated to making a difference and helping others.
Main Purpose of Role
The Project Engineer will manage administratively small to medium scale projects, including, but not limited to:
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Utility / Facility /Infrastructure installations
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Office, lab, and manufacturing areas
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Manufacturing Facility and equipment upgrades
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Warehouse expansions
Main Responsibilities
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Assist in managing multiple projects concurrently
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Manage project financials, including maintaining budget and cash flow projections
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Assist in project scope, cost estimate, and RCE development
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Works closely construction teams to manage schedule, resources, scope, and adherence to internal and external standards and specifications
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Provide procurement activities including sourcing/qualifying suppliers & service providers, preparation for competitive bidding, adding new vendors to Abbott’s procurement systems, processing purchase orders and invoices, tracking on-time deliveries, etc.
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Provide coordination with project team and stake holders
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Provide communications of status and upcoming activities to project team, stakeholders, and management
Required Qualifications
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Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, STEM, Project Management
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1- 2 years of experience
Preferred Qualifications
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PMP
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OSHA 30hr or equivalent
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First Aid / CPR certification
Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity and Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews
The base pay for this position is $50,700.00 – $101,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email [email protected]
How this job compares
Set against the 5,140 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$51–101K/yr
- Michigan median$99–140K/yr35 salary ranges
- US median$96–145K/yr2,727 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $76K, is 36% below the Michigan median midpoint ($118K) — in the lowest quarter of Project Engineer salary ranges in Michigan.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 99 open Project Engineer jobs in Michigan and 5,140 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Michigan
- Actalent6 open
- Black & Veatch5 open
- CDM Smith5 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Project Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,977 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,129 of the 5,140 open Project Engineer jobs (61%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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