Program Principal

Honeywell•Houston, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Lead and deliver complex Honeywell automation and technology development Projects/ programs as a core member of a high‑performing, global program team. Operate with minimal oversight to drive large‑scale, cross‑functional initiatives, ensuring successful execution against scope, schedule, cost, quality, and performance commitments. 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 lifecycle—from 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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree
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

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