[Hiring] Director - Testing, Inspection and Certification @Fireclay Partners

Role Description

We are building out a bench of senior operators with deep laboratory, field services, and platform level experience in testing, inspection, certification and compliance. This is a per engagement consulting role, not full-time employment. You will partner with the Fireclay team on specific deals where your domain expertise creates value, with engagements typically running three to twelve months on a deal specific basis.

• Certification bodies and management systems certification
• Environmental and analytical laboratories
• Food safety, pharmaceutical and life sciences testing
• Construction materials testing, geotechnical and infrastructure
• Nondestructive testing and industrial asset integrity
• Industrial hygiene, fire safety and building compliance
• Calibration, metrology and product testing

What You Will Do

• Provide market intelligence on bolt on targets, competitive landscape, and valuation context within your subsector
• Make introductions to founders, family owners, and senior executives in your existing network
• Review confidential information memoranda and management presentations for sector specific operating fit and risk
• Assess the durability of a target's accreditation scope, technical staffing, and regulatory position as part of diligence
• Participate in PE sponsor and strategic acquirer pitches when your subsector and operating background are relevant
• Provide operational due diligence input on target companies
• Advise the Fireclay team on positioning and messaging for sponsor outreach and sourcing campaigns

Qualifications

• Laboratory Director, General Manager, VP Operations, Division President, COO, or CEO at a testing, inspection or certification business, or Head of Corporate Development at a sector consolidator
• Fifteen years or more in the sector across multiple accredited locations, service lines, or end markets
• Working command of the accreditation environment, including ISO 17025, 17020 or 17065, and the state and federal programs that govern your subsector
• Direct experience with the operating dynamics that drive value in this sector, including utilization, turnaround time, scope expansion, multi-site integration, and technical staff retention
• Familiarity with the ownership structures common to independent firms in this market, including ESOPs and small business and disadvantaged business certifications, and how each affects a transaction
• Existing network of relationships with founders, family owners, senior executives, and PE professionals across your subsector
• Comfort representing Fireclay professionally to PE sponsors, strategic acquirers, and target company management
• Discretion when handling nonpublic information and competitive intelligence
• Willingness to work on a flexible per engagement basis without fixed hours or commitments

Compensation

• 1099 independent contractor structure
• Per deal success fees on closed engagements where you contribute meaningfully
• Optional retainer for active sourcing assignments
• Equity participation available on select strategic engagements
• No fixed hours or minimum time commitment

Location

• Remote.
• US or Canada based.
• Travel is minimal and deal specific.

How to Apply

• Resume or LinkedIn URL