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Honeywell

Diversified industrial conglomerate: aerospace, automation, safety

Government Relations Specialist 2

Full-Time
$89.2k - $111k/yr+ 401(k) Match
Mid
Bachelor's
Washington, DC, USA
Hybrid
Growth & MarketingPR & Communications

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 3 years of private- or public-sector experience in government relations, public affairs, public policy, legislative affairs, political campaigns, corporate affairs, communications, project coordination, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams, track deadlines, organize information, and coordinate across stakeholders.
  • Strong written communication skills, including experience drafting summaries, emails, briefing materials, reports, or newsletters.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to validate information across internal data sources, team inputs, and reviewer feedback.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional partners and maintain organized project files, trackers, and supporting documents.
  • Familiarity with the federal, state, or international policy process and ability to summarize complex topics clearly.
  • Experience coordinating events, briefings, external engagements, or executive meeting preparation.
  • Strong organizational skills, including experience maintaining trackers, SharePoint folders, stakeholder lists, or internal operating procedures.
  • Ability to take initiative, follow up with stakeholders, and keep projects moving across a matrixed team environment.
  • Global and cultural awareness, with adaptability to learn business and government relations protocols across jurisdictions, navigate time zones, and tailor communication for diverse audiences.
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment with priorities including policy materials, stakeholder engagement, events, reporting, and internal communications.
Responsibilities
  • Support development, review, and maintenance of government relations fact sheets, one-pagers, and related advocacy materials, coordinating with business contacts, HR, communications, and Government Relations team members to gather and validate data.
  • Assist with U.S. state and country-specific reporting by organizing data, tracking needed edits, coordinating updates with internal partners, and ensuring final materials are routed to appropriate folders or reviewers.
  • Maintain project trackers, stakeholder maps, and internal reference tools to support Government Relations engagement planning and execution.
  • Support planning and execution of Government Relations events and external engagements, including invite tracking, attendance tracking, briefing materials, thank-you notes, and follow-up communications.
  • Assist with HONPAC political action committee recruiting, events, compliance, and administration.
  • Prepare and coordinate briefing materials, shell memos, outreach drafts, and follow-up correspondence for senior leader engagements, policymaker meetings, and external stakeholder interactions.
  • Assist with legislative and regulatory issue tracking by preparing side-by-side comparisons, summarizing bill language, coordinating feedback, and supporting policy recommendation development under Government Relations leadership direction.
  • Support internal Government Relations communications, including drafting newsletter content, coordinating approvals, working with branding or distribution-list owners, and helping publish updates for the team.
  • Help improve Government Relations team processes by organizing SharePoint content, supporting onboarding resources, maintaining standard operating procedure and checklist materials, and coordinating process updates with internal partners.
  • Coordinate across Government Relations, HR, communications, legal, business unit contacts, consultants, and external affairs partners to move projects forward and ensure materials are accurate and actionable.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Experience supporting government affairs, public policy, legislative tracking, stakeholder engagement, or corporate communications.

About the company

Honeywell designs and sells technologies across four areas: aerospace, building automation, performance materials and technologies, and safety and productivity solutions. Its products combine hardware, software, and services such as aircraft systems, building controls, specialty chemicals, materials, sensors, software, and personal protective equipment to improve efficiency, safety, and performance. The company differentiates itself through a large, diversified global portfolio and by providing end-to-end integration across design, manufacturing, installation, maintenance, and analytics. Its goal is to help customers operate more reliably and efficiently, reduce costs and environmental impact, and grow recurring revenue by offering connected solutions and digital platforms that link hardware and software.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Charlotte, North Carolina

Founded

1906

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What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 Honeywell Technologies orders rose 16%, lifting backlog to roughly $20 billion.
  • Management raised 2026 guidance to $8.05-$8.35 adjusted EPS after strong margins.
  • Brazil's Acelen biofuel refinery win expands Honeywell's low-carbon process technology franchise.

What critics are saying

  • Honeywell Aerospace cut 2026 organic growth to 4%-5% after June 29 spin-off.
  • The DOJ settled a cybersecurity False Claims Act case for $2.04 million on September 1, 2026.
  • PSS and WWS sales removed scale, and supply constraints hit Honeywell Aerospace's post-spin performance.

What makes Honeywell unique

  • Honeywell Technologies is becoming a pure-play automation company with deep installed-base software.
  • Experion Cognition targets autonomous control rooms, blending process expertise with AI decisioning.
  • Building Automation grew 9% organically in Q2 2026, powered by data centers.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Paid Holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • Educational Assistance

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

1%
Fortune
Oct 14th, 2026
Honeywell launches Forge Cognition AI "brain" for buildings with Nvidia and Dell, keeping humans in control

Honeywell Technologies has launched Forge Cognition, an AI platform built with Nvidia and Dell that places AI agents and digital twins on top of building systems for heating, cooling, security, and power. It can run in manual, semi-autonomous, or autonomous mode, but chief technology officer Suresh Venkatarayalu said the autonomous setting is not yet open. Humans will stay in the loop for probably the next two to three years, he said, after which customers decide when to switch. At Nvidia's Voyager headquarters, Honeywell says the system cut unnecessary alerts by up to 90%. It also identified close to 10% in potential energy savings, which have not yet been achieved. Honeywell is now working to turn Nvidia into a paying customer. It is also piloting the platform at sites in Dubai, Singapore, Bangalore, and Richardson, Texas.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 30th, 2026
Corning vs. Honeywell: Which industrial tech stock offers better value in 2026?

Corning reported revenue of nearly $15.6 billion in FY 2025, representing 19.1% year-on-year growth, with net income reaching roughly $1.6 billion and a net margin of 10.2%. The specialised glass and optical-physics manufacturer supplies optical fibre to Verizon and durable cover glass to Apple, whilst partnering with Amazon, Nvidia, and Qualcomm for AI and data centre architectures. Its debt-to-equity ratio stood at approximately 0.9x, with a current ratio of 1.6x. Honeywell International, operating across aerospace technologies, industrial automation, and building automation, reported FY 2025 revenue of approximately $37.4 billion, reflecting 7.8% growth. The diversified industrial technology company achieved net income of roughly $4.7 billion, resulting in a 12.6% net margin. Honeywell maintains strategic agreements with Bombardier for propulsion and avionics systems whilst refining its portfolio through divestments.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 11th, 2026
Honeywell slides 5% as investor event guidance disappoints after aerospace spin-off

Honeywell shares tumbled roughly 5% to $231 on Tuesday, underperforming all major industrial peers following weak investor reception at its Chicago event. The decline stems partly from the poor debut quarter of spun-off Honeywell Aerospace, now trading as HONA, which prompted UBS to cut its price target. Honeywell's Q2 results showed reported revenue of $9.72 billion, down 6.1% year-over-year due to the aerospace separation. Whilst CEO Vimal Kapur raised full-year adjusted earnings guidance and positioned the company as a "leading pure-play automation company", the complex optics failed to convince investors. Meanwhile, peer 3M rose 1% after delivering a clean earnings beat with 8.2% organic growth in Safety & Industrial and raising its full-year guidance.

Yahoo Finance
Jul 31st, 2026
Cramer tips Honeywell Aerospace as overlooked winner after three-way split

Honeywell has completed its split into three separate public companies, with Honeywell Technologies retaining the HON ticker and Honeywell Aerospace beginning trading on 29 June. The advanced-materials operation became Solstice Advanced Materials in October 2025. CNBC's Jim Cramer views Honeywell Aerospace as an interesting long-term opportunity, comparing the breakup to General Electric's multi-year split. He suggests targeted companies can eventually achieve higher valuations than their parent conglomerates, though it may take several quarters for markets to recognise this value. Honeywell Technologies reported second-quarter sales of $5.2 billion, up 3% overall and 4% organically. Orders increased 16%, creating a backlog exceeding $20 billion. Building Automation revenues grew 9% on data centre and healthcare demand, whilst Industrial Automation sales rose 4%.

Yahoo Finance
Jul 31st, 2026
Honeywell exec sells $4.2M in shares after exercising stock options at $200.61

Kenneth J. West, President and CEO of Process Technologies at Honeywell International, sold 17,032 shares of common stock for $4.2 million on 27 July 2026, according to an SEC filing. The shares were sold at $243.77 each. The transaction involved West exercising stock options with an exercise price of $200.61 and immediately selling the shares. Following the sale, West reduced his direct common stock ownership by 89%. West retains 2,132 shares held directly, 373 shares held indirectly through a 401(k) plan, and 4,867 derivative securities in the form of employee stock options. His total beneficial ownership is valued at $618,860 based on Honeywell's closing price of $247.05 on 28 July 2026. Honeywell is a diversified technology and manufacturing conglomerate with a market capitalisation of $78.3 billion.