Project Manager

Hearth & Home Technologies is looking for a Project Manager for the Stellar by Heat & Glo team at our location in Lakeville, MN. We are the nation’s leading manufacturer and supplier of hearth products, including a wide variety of gas, electric, wood and pellet burning fireplaces, inserts, stoves, and accessories. Headquartered in Lakeville, Minnesota, with distribution around the world, our innovative approach is supported by a business unit structure that allows us to develop and market products with a strong focus on customers’ needs.  Since 1996, we’ve been dedicated to connecting people through the warmth and comfort of our hearth products.  

Stellar by Heat & Glo is our luxury fireplace brand known for custom, high-end designs and advanced engineering. With limitless customization and premium components, Stellar creates elegant, innovative hearth experiences, extending the beauty and warmth of fire into luxurious living environments. 

As a Project Manager, you will lead significant projects from initiation through completion. You will partner with leaders and stakeholders across the organization to establish project objectives, develop plans and budgets, coordinate resources, remove barriers and keep work progressing toward successful outcomes. This role is an opportunity to combine strategic thinking, disciplined execution and collaborative leadership to deliver projects with meaningful company-wide impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Define project scope, objectives and success criteria in collaboration with the management team
• Develop project plans, budgets and timelines that support successful execution
• Determine the resources needed to complete projects on time and within budget
• Lead project meetings and communicate status, decisions, resources and other relevant information
• Identify critical-path activities and work with stakeholders to remove barriers quickly
• Use appropriate systems, tools, measures and techniques to provide visual management of project performance
• Evaluate and manage changes to project scope, schedule and cost
• Monitor project progress, make necessary adjustments and regularly review the quality of completed work
• Prepare project-status updates and recommendations for management review and approval
• Keep stakeholders and other appropriate team members informed throughout the project
• Support continuous improvement through member ideas, business-process improvements and Continuous Improvement events and teams

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, business, management or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Five or more years of demonstrated experience working as a project manager
• Demonstrated project-management and leadership capabilities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to develop creative solutions to complex challenges
• Ability to think strategically while managing detailed project requirements
• Strong organizational, prioritization and multitasking skills
• Ability to manage multiple assignments with competing deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively throughout the organization
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions that may have a significant organizational impact

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional project-management certification
• Experience using project-management software or related programs