Operating Partner, Construction Materials and Building Products

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Deliver market insights regarding bolt-on opportunities, the competitive landscape, and valuation context within your specific subsector.

• Facilitate introductions to founders, family owners, and senior executives within your existing network.

• Evaluate confidential information memoranda and management presentations for sector-specific operational compatibility and risks.

• Engage in private equity sponsor presentations when your subsector knowledge and operational background are applicable.

• Offer operational due diligence insights on target companies.

• Counsel the Fireclay team on positioning and messaging strategies for sponsor outreach and sourcing initiatives.

• Collaborate with the Fireclay team on particular transactions where your expertise adds value.

• Assist in deal sourcing, due diligence, and sponsor engagement across specialty trades, building products manufacturing, and fenestration.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience as a GM, VP Operations, President, or CEO within a specialty trades platform, building products manufacturer, or fenestration operator.

• A minimum of fifteen years in construction-related operations with experience across multiple sites or product lines.

• Knowledge of channel dynamics involving builder direct, dealer, distributor, and big box product platforms, or insights into crew-level economics for trades platforms.

• An established network of connections with founders, family owners, senior executives, and private equity professionals in your subsector.

• Ability to represent Fireclay professionally to private equity sponsors and target company management.

• Discretion in managing non-public information and competitive intelligence.

• Openness to work on a flexible engagement basis without fixed hours or obligations.

• Submission of a resume or LinkedIn URL.

• A brief statement outlining subsector focus along with two or three relevant operational engagements or transactions.

• Two or three reference contacts.

🏝️ Benefits

• Operate under a 1099 independent contractor framework.

• Earn per deal success fees on completed engagements where your contributions are significant.

• Optional retainer available for active sourcing assignments.

• Opportunity for equity participation in select strategic engagements.

• No fixed hours or minimum time commitments required.

• Flexibility to work on a per engagement basis.

• Minimal, deal-specific travel involved.