Program Principal

Job Title

Lead and deliver complex Honeywell automation and technology development Projects/ programs as a core member of a high-performing, global program team.

Provide strong program leadership by coordinating multiple workstreams and Centers of Excellence across domestic and international locations. Translate strategic objectives into actionable, end-to-end program plans, and drive disciplined execution across the full product lifecyclefrom concept and development through industrialization and production.

Serve as the central point of accountability for program planning, risk management, and stakeholder alignment, ensuring seamless collaboration between engineering, automation, manufacturing, supply chain, and production teams. Leverage advanced program management expertise to proactively identify dependencies, mitigate risks, resolve issues, and enable data-driven decision-making that supports on-time, on-budget delivery.

Champion best practices in program governance, execution rigor, and continuous improvement to consistently meet or exceed customer and business objectives.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate and manage the activities of a project team throughout the life cycle of Honeywell Programs from start to close-out phases driving revenue > USD 15M per year USD
• Lead and execute ensuring full compliance with contractual requirements, commercial terms, risk allocation, and change management, while driving effective contract administration, claims mitigation, and commercial negotiations with customers, EPC partners, and subcontractors to protect scope, schedule, cost, and margin objectives.
• Define program goals and success metrics
• Align multiple project plans to a shared roadmap
• Manage interdependence and resource conflicts
• Communicate program health to senior leadership
• Drive process improvement, tooling adoption, and consistency
• Coach and support Project Managers
• Develop, implement, and monitor project execution plan, including schedule, cost, and staffing requirements
• Comply with all Global Project Management Office guidelines
• Drive sales growth through project upsells
• Review performance data (financial, budget, sales, and activity reports) to monitor and measure productivity, goal progress, and activity levels
• Maintain and develop positive relationships with customers
• Lead a team of multi-disciplined engineers, subcontractors, and service providers by providing clarity to the scope of work and driving ownership at all levels to ensure implementation and delivery of all contractual requirements
• Track and control costs within budget while continuously looking for margin expansion opportunities
• Maintain accountability of team members for conformance and accuracy in their scope of work
• Implement meetings with teams and vendors to drive schedule and oversight
• Issue internal and external management reports as required
• Manage change orders, document reviews, punch list resolutions, and project close-out
• Drive on-time execution
• Define & Generate Program Execution Plan
• Collaborate, Direct, Lead
• Coordinate with other Functional teams
• Facilitate forecast analysis
• Facilitate capacity analysis

Qualifications

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree
• 12+ Years of Automation experience
• 5+ Experience in the oil & gas, refining, and/or mining industry
• 8+ Years of Project Management or equivalent experience

PREFERRED

• Holds authority, is accountable for program execution
• Requirements Management & Fulfillment, Planning/Estimation
• Scheduling including resource-loading critical path analysis
• SOW-thru-WBS-thru-BOE-thru Integrated Master Schedule
• Expert in Earned Value Management
• Cost & Financials (ex. RDE, spend, forecast, variance)
• Risk Management, Identification & Mitigation
• Change Management
• Strong written and oral communication skills, particularly in cross-functional collaboration, facilitation, and negotiation
• Effective organizational skills and experience preferably in an international, multi-site, and multicultural business environment
• Detailed experience with process engineering, planning, cost estimating, scheduling, procurement, and customer & change order management in refining, petrochemical, or gas processing
• Ability to influence and energize others as well as improve performance, meeting commitments, and getting results
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Lead Cross Functional Collaboration, Communicate & Influence
• Provide guidance and coaching to peers and team members

Required Skills

• Business Management
• Change Management Planning
• Customer Relationship Management
• Project Management

About Us

Honeywell helps organizations solve the world's most complex challenges in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition. As a trusted partner, we provide actionable solutions and innovation through our Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, and Industrial Automation business segments powered by our Honeywell Forge software that help make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.

Job Info

• Job Identification 149959
• Job Category Business Management
• Posting Date 06/16/2026, 04:19 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 2101 CityWest Blvd, Houston, TX, 77042, US (Hybrid)
• Hire Eligibility Internal and External
• Relocation Package US & CAN Domestic Tier 2