Project Manager

Join Us as a Project Manager at Potter Global Technologies

At Potter Global Technologies, we've been protecting lives around the world for over 125 years-and we're just getting started. We're a global leader in life safety solutions, committed to saving lives through innovative technology and trusted partnerships.

Our vision is for our customers to know us globally as their innovative, easy-to-do-business-with, best-in-class life-safety product partner. And our mission? With a passion for creating safer environments worldwide, our mission is to provide our customers with a team of real people that connect them with reliable expertise in life safety applications.

If you're inspired by purpose, energized by collaboration, and thrive in an environment of feedback, ownership, and experimentation-you'll feel at home here.
As a Project Manager, you will play a key role in driving the successful execution of cross-functional product development, engineering, and strategic initiatives that support the growth of our Fire Suppression division. Our team is looking for someone who is highly organized, proactive, and energized by managing multiple priorities while collaborating with cross-functional teams to keep projects moving forward. In this role, you will lead projects from concept through completion by coordinating schedules, managing project scope, identifying and mitigating risks, and ensuring clear communication among stakeholders to deliver projects on time and aligned with business objectives.
What You'll Do

• Lead cross-functional technical, compliance, and strategic projects from initiation through closeout.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, resources, and success criteria.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, work breakdowns, action logs, decision logs, and documentation.
• Coordinate activities across Engineering, Product Management, Compliance, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, and Finance.
• Facilitate kickoffs, project reviews, status meetings, and decision forums; publish actions and due dates.
• Track progress against schedule, quality, and launch commitments and drive corrective action.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, constraints, and escalations.
• Control project changes and assess impacts to scope, schedule, cost, quality, and compliance.
• Ensure adherence to product development, stage-gate, quality system, documentation, and approval requirements.
• Coordinate with all functions on cost, capital equipment, tooling, suppliers, testing, certification, and launch planning.
• Coordinate with respective functions on prototypes, pilot builds, verification, certification testing, and production readiness.
• Communicate status, risks, decisions, financials, and resource needs along with Product Management to stakeholders and leadership.
• Partner with functional managers to secure resources, balance priorities, and resolve conflicts.
• Support supplier, customer, and external partner interactions as required.
• Lead lessons learned and continuous improvement of project management processes.
• Take on additional responsibilities as needed to support team goals and project milestones.

What You Bring

Experience That Drives Success

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, project management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing cross-functional technical, product development, manufacturing, or capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing project schedules, budgets, risks, action items, and stakeholder communications; willingness to work within manufacturing and laboratory environments.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent formal project management training, preferred.
• Experience in fire suppression or other regulated product manufacturing industry.
• Experience with stage-gate product development, engineering change control, ERP systems, certification projects, and product launches.

Key Strengths & Skills

• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent project management skills with a proven ability to meet scope, schedule, and quality commitments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, risk-management, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects and competing business needs.
• Proficiency with project management tools; technical aptitude involving engineering, product development and manufacturing.

Our Culture

• We build strong relationships-with teammates, partners, and customers
• We take pride in knowing every product we build serves the purpose of protecting lives
• We listen actively, coach frequently, and own our results
• We foster innovation, value curiosity, and believe that experimentation is part of growth
• We create a welcoming and inclusive space where everyone belongs
• We take ownership of our work-quality and safety are at the core of what we do

Benefits That Matter

• Employee Ownership Program - You're not just an employee-you're an owner. We share success together.
• Competitive health, dental, and vision plans
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• Continuous learning and development opportunities
• Financial Wellness programs including complimentary Certified Financial Planner sessions
• Recognition programs that celebrate individual and team wins
• A mission-driven team that supports life-saving outcomes, every day

Location

This is a full-time position, on-site at our St. Louis, MO location. The expected schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, but an occasional shift in hours may be necessary to accommodate project schedules.
Ready to Apply?

Ready to make a real impact? If you're driven, curious, and excited to grow with a team that's changing the world-and where you're not just an employee but an owner-we want you on board!

Join us, and let's create safer environments together-making a global difference you'll be proud to own.