Project Manager - Product Development

Overview

Headquartered in Old Saybrook, CT, Infiltrator Water Technologies is the leading provider of engineered plastic chambers, synthetic aggregates, tanks, advanced wastewater treatment systems, and accessories for onsite/decentralized wastewater and storm water management industries. The majority of Infiltrator products are manufactured from recycled plastic. Founded in 1987, we operate throughout the US and Canada with 8 manufacturing plants in the US, dedicated sales, and corporate team members.

Infiltrator components are used in most onsite septic systems installed in the United States and Canada. Infiltrator is committed to advancing the state of the art in product design, manufacturing, materials, wastewater science, marketing, management, and employee development.

This is a highly visible, cross-functional leadership role central to bringing innovative, technical products to market for an industry and technology leader in the decentralized wastewater industry. The role focuses on aligning teams, driving execution, and guiding complex initiatives from concept through production in a dynamic manufacturing environment. The Project Manager leads multiple concurrent programs across functions, disciplines and locations while working closely with a strong collaborative team spanning engineering, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, quality and commercial stakeholders.

As the company enters an exciting growth phase, this role has significant impact on strategic expansion efforts and is well suited for someone who thrives in complexity, manages multiple priorities effectively and enjoys delivering results through influence and coordination rather than direct authority.

• Identify and synthesize market research to define customer needs and guide product development strategy.

• Facilitate collaboration across cross-functional teams throughout the entire product lifecycle—from ideation through production release.
• Support brainstorming sessions, define features and benefits, and assist in generating product specification documents.
• Work closely with engineering teams on early-stage R&D activities.
• Serve as the Voice of the Customer in all product development discussions.
• Collaborate with IWT & Orenco Engineering and Manufacturing teams to conceptualize new product ideas.
• Facilitate product testing throughout the design phase to identify and address potential issues.
• Assure delivery of detailed product specifications, documentation, and SOPs to manufacturing for production release.
• Analyze existing products to identify improvement opportunities and support documentation updates.
• Regular, consistent, and predictable attendance is required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in product development and project management; PMP certification is a plus.
• Experience in industry-specific product development is advantageous.
• Strong working knowledge of manufacturing processes and quality control methodologies.
• Experience in providing oral and written project reports and formal documentation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong…