Sr Program Specialist - Utilities Background- NC

Honeywell Technologies; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Honeywell is seeking a Senior Program Specialist to coordinate and support programs for customers in the water, natural gas, and electric utility sectors from our Raleigh, NC office. The role requires strong program management, stakeholder collaboration, and the ability to deliver on complex schedules and budgets in a hybrid work environment.

You will monitor performance, drive continuous improvement, and work with cross‑functional teams to ensure customer satisfaction and reliable service

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in program management, project coordination, project controls, utility operations, or a related field.
• Professional experience in at least one utility industry: water, natural gas, and electric utilities.
• PMP certification or actively working toward obtaining PMP certification.
• Experience coordinating programs, managing schedules and deliverables, tracking performance, and mitigating risks.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, communication, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support programs for customers within the water, natural gas, and electric utility industry, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer expectations, and contractual commitments.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor program schedules, milestones, deliverables, resource plans, and performance metrics to support successful execution.
• Collaborate with utility customers, field service teams, engineering, project management, procurement, vendors, and other stakeholders to coordinate activities and resolve operational challenges.
• Apply knowledge of water, natural gas, or electric utility operations and infrastructure to support program planning, service delivery, issue resolution, and customer requirements.
• Track program budgets, costs, forecasts, resource utilization, and operational performance to support financial accountability and informed decision‑making.
• Identify program risks, dependencies, scope changes, and schedule impacts; develop mitigation plans and elevate issues when necessary.
• Coordinate procurement activities, vendor deliverables, equipment readiness, and resource requirements to support program schedules and customer commitments.
• Analyze program data and prepare status reports, dashboards, presentations, and performance reviews for leadership and customer stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process gaps, standardizing workflows, and implementing best practices to improve efficiency and program outcomes.
• Support utility‑related projects involving infrastructure upgrades, equipment deployment, system modernization, automation, maintenance, or operational improvements, as applicable.
• Maintain accurate program documentation, change orders, action items, risk registers, schedules, and reporting records in accordance with company procedures.
• Monitor customer expectations, service‑level commitments, quality standards, safety practices, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate program meetings, communicate progress, document decisions, and follow through on action items to ensure accountability across teams.
• Support leadership with program reviews, resource planning, forecasting, and recommendations to improve business performance and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Program management

PMP certification

Microsoft Office

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Scheduling tools

Project tracking systems

Reporting platforms

Job description

As a Senior Program Specialist here at Honeywell, you will play a critical role in coordinating and supporting programs for customers in the water, natural gas, and electric utility industry. Your experience in utility operations, program coordination, and project execution will help drive operational efficiency, improve customer satisfaction, and ensure successful delivery of key business initiatives.

You will report directly to our Manager of Solution Projects and work out of our Raleigh, North Carolina location on a Hybrid work schedule.

In this role, you will impact business performance, customer relationships, and operational reliability by coordinating program activities, managing schedules and deliverables, monitoring performance, and collaborating with cross‑functional teams. Your understanding of at least one utility sector—water, natural gas, or electric—will be essential in supporting customer requirements, identifying operational challenges, mitigating program risks, and driving continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support programs for customers within the water, natural gas, and electric utility industry, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer expectations, and contractual commitments.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor program schedules, milestones, deliverables, resource plans, and performance metrics to support successful execution.
• Collaborate with utility customers, field service teams, engineering, project management, procurement, vendors, and other stakeholders to coordinate activities and resolve operational challenges.
• Apply knowledge of water, natural gas, or electric utility operations and infrastructure to support program planning, service delivery, issue resolution, and customer requirements.
• Track program budgets, costs, forecasts, resource utilization, and operational performance to support financial accountability and informed decision‑making.
• Identify program risks, dependencies, scope changes, and schedule impacts; develop mitigation plans and elevate issues when necessary.
• Coordinate procurement activities, vendor deliverables, equipment readiness, and resource requirements to support program schedules and customer commitments.
• Analyze program data and prepare status reports, dashboards, presentations, and performance reviews for leadership and customer stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process gaps, standardizing workflows, and implementing best practices to improve efficiency and program outcomes.
• Support utility‑related projects involving infrastructure upgrades, equipment deployment, system modernization, automation, maintenance, or operational improvements, as applicable.
• Maintain accurate program documentation, change orders, action items, risk registers, schedules, and reporting records in accordance with company procedures.
• Monitor customer expectations, service‑level commitments, quality standards, safety practices, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate program meetings, communicate progress, document decisions, and follow through on action items to ensure accountability across teams.
• Support leadership with program reviews, resource planning, forecasting, and recommendations to improve business performance and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in program management, project coordination, project controls, utility operations, or a related field.
• Professional experience in at least one utility industry: water, natural gas, and electric utilities.
• PMP certification or actively working toward obtaining PMP certification.
• Experience coordinating programs, managing schedules and deliverables, tracking performance, and mitigating risks.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, communication, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate across teams.

We Value

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, Operations Management, or a related field.
• Knowledge of utility operations, infrastructure, distribution systems, metering, automation, or field service operations.
• Experience with program management tools, scheduling applications, reporting platforms, and project tracking systems.
• Experience tracking program budgets, forecasts, procurement activities, vendor deliverables, and resource requirements.
• Strong customer relationship management skills and the ability to build effective partnerships with utility customers and cross‑functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement, analyze performance data, resolve challenges, and deliver measurable business results.

Benefits Of Working For Honeywell

In addition to a competitive salary, leading‑edge work, and developing solutions side‑by‑side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. Learn more The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

About Honeywell Technologies

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure‑play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission‑critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial, and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions, and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy. Learn more

The Business Unit

Honeywell Industrial Automation enables process industry operations, creates world‑class sensor technologies, automates supply chains, makes warehouses smarter, and improves worker safety. This combination builds on our core strengths in controls and automation technologies which in turn allows us to deliver better commercial outcomes for our customers. We enable customers to enhance the safety, sustainability, resiliency and productivity of their people, plants and assets.

Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.

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About Us

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure‑play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission‑critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy.