Program Lead

Honeywell•Tulsa, OK

5h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Program Lead leads and delivers complex Honeywell automation and technology development projects and programs as a core member of a global program team. Working with minimal oversight, the role drives large-scale, cross-functional initiatives and is accountable for execution against scope, schedule, cost, quality, and performance commitments. The position reports to the Sr. Program Manager and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on a hybrid work schedule. The Program Lead coordinates multiple workstreams and Centers of Excellence across domestic and international locations, translating strategic objectives into end-to-end program plans and driving execution from concept and development through industrialization and production. The role is the central point of accountability for program planning, risk management, and stakeholder alignment across engineering, automation, manufacturing, supply chain, and production teams. The position applies program management expertise to identify dependencies, mitigate risks, resolve issues, support data-driven decisions, and enable on-time, on-budget delivery. It also champions program governance, execution rigor, and continuous improvement to meet or exceed customer and business objectives. The role involves programs driving more than USD 10 million in revenue per year and includes responsibility for contractual and commercial performance, customer relationships, team leadership, cost control, and project close-out.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
At least 4 years of automation experience.
At least 4 years of experience in the oil and gas, refining, and/or mining industry.
At least 4 years of project management or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Experience with requirements management and fulfillment, planning, and estimation.
Experience with scheduling, including resource loading and critical path analysis.
Knowledge of SOW-to-WBS-to-BOE-to-Integrated Master Schedule development.
Expertise in Earned Value Management.
Experience managing costs and financials, including RDE, spend, forecasts, and variances.
Risk identification and mitigation skills.
Change management skills.
Strong written and oral communication skills, particularly in cross-functional collaboration, facilitation, and negotiation.
Organizational skills and experience in international, multi-site, and multicultural business environments.
Detailed experience with process engineering, planning, cost estimating, scheduling, procurement, and customer and change-order management in refining, petrochemical, or gas processing.
Ability to influence and energize others, improve performance, meet commitments, and deliver results.
Ability to lead cross-functional collaboration, communicate, and influence.
Ability to guide and coach peers and team members.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and manage project team activities throughout Honeywell program lifecycles, from start through close-out, for programs driving more than USD 10 million in annual revenue.
Lead execution in compliance with contractual requirements, commercial terms, and risk allocation; administer contracts, mitigate claims, and conduct commercial negotiations with customers, EPC partners, and subcontractors.
Define program goals and success metrics.
Align multiple project plans to a shared roadmap and manage interdependencies 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 plans, including schedule, cost, and staffing requirements.
Comply with Global Project Management Office guidelines.
Drive sales growth through project upsells.
Review financial, budget, sales, and activity performance data to monitor productivity, progress toward goals, and activity levels.
Maintain and develop positive customer relationships.
Lead multidisciplinary engineers, subcontractors, and service providers by clarifying scope and driving ownership to ensure contractual requirements are implemented and delivered.
Track and control costs within budget and identify opportunities to expand margins.
Hold team members accountable for conformance and accuracy within their scopes of work.
Conduct meetings with teams and vendors to drive schedule performance 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 and generate the Program Execution Plan.
Collaborate with, direct, and lead others, and coordinate with other functional teams.
Facilitate forecast analysis and capacity analysis.