About Honeywell Technologies
Honeywell Technologies is a global automation company serving the building, industrial and process sectors with products, software, services and solutions. Learn more: https://www.honeywell.com/us/en
The Director leads delivery across the integrated Honeywell Technologies data center portfolio, including power infrastructure and energy orchestration, onsite generation and microgrids, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), electrical power monitoring and management, cooling and thermal management, building automation and controls, fire and life safety, physical security, infrastructure-management software, operational intelligence, asset performance and OT cybersecurity.
A central accountability is to convert integrated architectures and customer standards into safe, predictable and repeatable execution. Working closely with the Global Accounts Program Management Office (GAPMO), Solutions Architecture and Application Engineering, global account leaders, regional operations, sourcing, product teams and service, the Director establishes a scalable delivery model that combines consistent global standards with disciplined local execution and controlled adaptation for codes, regulations and customer requirements.
The Director serves as a senior delivery interface for hyperscale, colocation, enterprise and AI data center customers and partners with EPCs, consulting engineers, OEMs and technology providers to manage interfaces across power, thermal, controls, safety, security, software and OT systems throughout design, construction, commissioning, turnover and lifecycle operations.
Global Portfolio Strategy & Governance
- Provide executive leadership across multiple hyperscale, colocation, enterprise and AI data center projects and programs spanning global regions.
- Develop and implement global delivery strategies aligned with Honeywell Technologies business objectives, customer commitments, growth priorities, delivery capacity and lifecycle-service opportunities.
- Establish consistent portfolio governance, decision rights, escalation paths, stage gates, reporting structures and performance metrics.
- Lead monthly Project Monthly Reviews (PMRs) with GAPMO covering safety, milestones, financial performance, cost to complete, cash, risks, changes, resources, quality, commissioning and service readiness.
- Maintain an integrated view of portfolio demand, resource capacity, critical dependencies and regional execution risk, with timely corrective and recovery actions.
- Align global account priorities with regional operations and functional leaders, creating clear accountability for global oversight and local execution.
Integrated Honeywell Technologies Portfolio Delivery
- Lead end-to-end delivery of integrated Honeywell Technologies solutions across power and energy, cooling and environmental systems, automation and controls, safety, security, software, asset performance and OT cybersecurity.
- Ensure individual products and systems are delivered as a coherent operational architecture, with defined boundaries, interfaces, responsibilities and acceptance criteria.
- Coordinate utility and grid interfaces, onsite generation, electrical distribution, microgrids, BESS, EPMS/PMS, energy and demand management, BMS/DDC, HVAC and cooling controls, fire and life safety, physical security and operational software.
- Translate approved reference architectures, Basis of Design documents, master specifications and customer standards into executable scope, schedule, procurement, installation, testing and handover plans.
- Partner with Solutions Architecture and Application Engineering to resolve design gaps, interface issues, interoperability risks and project-specific deviations before they affect field execution.
- Support next-generation AI and high-density computing deployments, including campus-scale power, grid constraints, onsite generation, liquid-cooling interfaces and resilient operations.
Global Standardization & Execution Excellence
- Own the global standardization roadmap for data center project delivery, with defined priorities, accountable owners, adoption milestones and measurable outcomes.
- Establish repeatable delivery processes from opportunity qualification and estimation through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, closeout and service handover.
- Deploy common project schedules, work breakdown structures, stage-gate reviews, risk registers, change-control methods, quality plans, commissioning templates, dashboards and KPI definitions.
- Align estimating templates, labor assumptions, procurement strategies, approval workflows and execution playbooks while accommodating local rates, currencies, contracts, codes and regulations.
- Establish a controlled process to review, approve, document and communicate deviations from global standards.
- Drive digital engineering, standardized information management, reuse of approved deliverables, lessons learned and automation to improve productivity, quality and cycle time.
Project, Program & Commercial Delivery
- Oversee scope, budget, schedule, quality, resources and delivery commitments across the global portfolio, including projects in the $10 million to $100 million range and above.
- Partner with sales, estimating, architecture, engineering, sourcing and regional operations to validate scope, cost, schedule, resources, technical assumptions, warranty obligations and commercial risks before commitment.
- Monitor revenue, profitability, contingency, cash flow, working capital, cost to complete and forecast accuracy, and intervene early where performance is at risk.
- Apply disciplined contract management, change control, claims management and commercial recovery to protect customer relationships and Honeywell Technologies’ contractual position.
- Maintain credible integrated schedules and recovery plans for projects at risk, with clear ownership, decision dates and escalation.
- Connect project decisions with lifecycle services, software adoption, warranty transition and long-term customer value.
Customer, EPC & Ecosystem Leadership
- Act as the senior delivery point of contact for strategic customers and executive stakeholders in partnership with global account leaders.
- Lead steering committees, portfolio reviews and escalation discussions with clear communication of commitments, progress, risks, trade-offs and decisions required.
- Build strong relationships with EPCs, consulting engineers, general contractors, OEMs, suppliers, systems integrators, technology partners and regulatory authorities.
- Manage complex cross-organizational interfaces and resolve escalated technical, delivery and commercial issues without compromising safety, quality or contractual discipline.
- Ensure a consistent customer experience across regions and delivery models while respecting local execution requirements.
Safety, Quality, Risk & Compliance
- Champion health, safety and environmental excellence across Honeywell teams, contractors, suppliers and project partners.
- Ensure compliance with applicable global and local data center, electrical, mechanical, automation, cybersecurity, fire, security and environmental requirements.
- Lead portfolio-level risk identification, mitigation, issue resolution and escalation with accountable owners and closure dates.
- Establish consistent quality assurance and quality control for design, procurement, installation, programming, integration, commissioning and handover.
- Ensure cybersecurity, interoperability, resilience, maintainability and operational-readiness requirements are addressed in design and execution reviews.
- Use acceptance evidence, defect trends, root-cause analysis and lessons learned to reduce rework and strengthen repeatability.
Commissioning, Integrated Systems Testing & Lifecycle Turnover
- Establish commissioning strategies early, with system boundaries, prerequisites, acceptance criteria, test scripts, witness requirements and issue-resolution processes
- Ensure successful functional performance testing and integrated systems testing across power, cooling, controls, fire, security, software and OT interfaces.
- Standardize commissioning records, technical documentation, as-built deliverables, system backups, training, warranty responsibilities and open-item management.
- Partner with customer operations and Honeywell service leaders to confirm operational readiness and execute a structured project-to-service transition.
- Maintain a clear distinction among remaining project obligations, warranty support, software and service responsibilities.
- Track closeout completeness, customer acceptance, service conversion and post-occupancy performance.
Organization & Capability Leadership
- Lead and mentor regional project directors, program managers, project managers, engineers, commissioning leaders, technician leads and supporting functions within a matrix organization.
- Develop high-performing multidisciplinary teams through clear objectives, coaching, performance management, succession planning and leadership development.
- Establish competency models, onboarding and training across project controls, commercial management, integrated Honeywell Technologies solutions, commissioning and customer requirements.
- Align workforce and partner capacity to the global pipeline and deploy qualified resources across regions and programs.
- Promote systems thinking, engineering and project-management rigor, customer focus, knowledge sharing, speed and accountability.
Honeywell Technologies Data Center Portfolio The role provides delivery leadership across the unified Honeywell Technologies portfolio, including:
Power Infrastructure & Energy Orchestration: utility and grid interfaces, onsite generation, electrical distribution and power management, gas metering and conditioning, microgrid controls, BESS integration, EPMS/PMS, and energy and demand management.
Cooling, Thermal & Environmental Systems: BMS/DDC, environmental sensing, HVAC and cooling controls, water-system integration, liquid-cooling interfaces and high-density thermal-management applications.
Building & Facilities Integration: supervisory controls and multivendor integration across power, cooling, environmental, fire, security, analytics and operational systems.
Fire & Life Safety: early-warning smoke detection, fire detection and notification, lithium-ion battery monitoring, and fixed gas and flame detection.
Physical Security: access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance, visitor management and secure zoning.
Infrastructure Management & Operations: site- and portfolio-level operational visibility, automation and controls, operational intelligence, asset-performance management and lifecycle services.
OT Cybersecurity: asset visibility, vulnerability management, threat detection and cyber-risk insight across connected facility, power, safety and control networks.
- 20+ years of project or program delivery experience in construction, engineering, data centers or mission-critical infrastructure, including senior leadership responsibility appropriate to a global director role.
- Significant experience delivering large-scale projects in the $10 million to $100 million range and above.
- Demonstrated success leading complex, multidisciplinary teams across multiple projects, regions and functions.
- Experience delivering for hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, AI data center or similarly demanding mission-critical customers.
- Strong knowledge of construction contracts, procurement strategies, commercial risk, financial forecasting, change management and claims.
- Experience establishing global or regional governance, standards, repeatable delivery methods and common reporting processes.
- Working knowledge of integrated power, cooling, BMS/DDC, EPMS/PMS, fire, security, software, OT cybersecurity, commissioning and IST requirements.
- Executive communication, negotiation and customer-facing leadership skills, with the ability to align senior stakeholders without direct authority.
- Ability to travel globally as required.
We Value
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Leadership experience in a dedicated data center, mission-critical infrastructure, EPC, technology or global project delivery organization
- Experience across multiple layers of the data center infrastructure stack rather than a single product or technology discipline.
- Experience delivering integrated solutions with major EPCs, consulting engineers, general contractors, OEMs and systems integrators.
- Knowledge of AI-factory and high-density data center requirements, campus-scale power, onsite generation, microgrids, BESS and liquid cooling.
- Experience with digital engineering, BIM, digital twins, model-based delivery, integrated schedule management and project analytics.
- Knowledge of applicable global data center, electrical, mechanical, automation, cybersecurity, fire, safety and environmental standards.
- Track record of developing project leaders, building global capability and improving execution through standardization and lessons learned.
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration or a related field.
- PMP, PE, Chartered Engineer or relevant professional or industry certification.
Leadership Characteristics
Enterprise leadership: Connects strategy, customer commitments, portfolio economics and field execution across a global matrix.
Systems thinking: Integrates power, thermal, controls, software, safety, security, cybersecurity and operations into coherent delivery plans.
Execution discipline: Establishes clear ownership, milestones, controls and escalation while sustaining pace and accountability.
Commercial judgment: Balances customer outcomes, contractual obligations, risk, cash, margin and lifecycle value.
Customer leadership: Builds confidence through transparency, predictable delivery and timely resolution of complex issues.
Talent development: Builds strong leaders and teams, strengthens capability and creates succession depth.
Influence: Aligns customers, partners and internal stakeholders without relying solely on direct authority.
Adaptability: Makes timely, evidence-based decisions as technologies, customer needs and execution conditions evolve.
Key Performance Indicators
- Performance will be measured against agreed global and regional targets using consistent definitions and reporting, including:
- Safety performance, incident prevention and closure of corrective actions.
- On-time delivery, critical-milestone achievement and schedule-recovery effectiveness.
- Budget adherence, margin, cost-to-complete accuracy, forecast reliability, cash flow and working capital.
- Customer satisfaction, executive-escalation resolution and delivery predictability.
- Quality, rework reduction, defect closure, commissioning readiness and IST success.
- Change-management cycle time, approved recovery and claims resolution.
- Adoption of global standards and timely governance of documented deviations.
- Portfolio reporting quality, PMR completion and closure of review actions.
- Engineering and delivery productivity, reuse of approved assets and cycle-time improvement.
- Team engagement, retention, succession, capability development and resource readiness.
- Operational handover readiness, closeout completeness, warranty transition and project-to-service conversion.
- Delivery performance across the integrated Honeywell Technologies portfolio and closure of cross-domain interface risks.
Benefits of Working for Honeywell
Honeywell employees are eligible for a benefits package that 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; Educational Assistance; Parental Leave; Paid Time Off; and 12 Paid Holidays. Learn more: https://benefits.honeywell.com/
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.
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.
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.
