Venture Associate — ConTech & ClimateTech (Hybrid)

CRH; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical benefits

Retirement plan

Wellness programs

Inclusive culture

Job summary

CRH Ventures, part of the Strategy, Innovation and Ventures group, is hiring for a Corporate Venture Capital role in Atlanta. The position focuses on connecting CRH with external innovators, startups, and investors to drive long-term value through investments and partnerships.

The role sits in a hybrid office setting in the Perimeter area of Atlanta, with travel up to 25% and engagement across four focus themes: Aggregates, Cementitious, Roads, and Water.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant work experience in private equity, investment banking, management consulting, corporate venture capital (CVC), or venture capital.
• Strong financial modeling, valuation, and quantitative analysis skills, with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct market research, build landscape analyses, and synthesize complex information into clear, decision‑ready outputs.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain market maps and landscape analyses across CRH Ventures focus themes.
• Source, screen, and track early-stage start-ups that fit the team’s investment theses.
• Build and stress-test financial and valuation models using projections, KPIs, and benchmarks.
• Support end-to-end due diligence — commercial, financial, technical, and market — gathering data and synthesize findings.
• Research investment trends, emerging technologies, and competitive developments across the construction value chain.
• Monitor portfolio performance against plan and coordinate with portfolio companies.
• Support operations of CRH Ventures accelerator programs, including logistics and mentor coordination.
• Identify and structure commercial pilots between start-ups and CRH operating companies.

Skills

Financial modeling

Market research

Landscape analyses

Synthesis of information

Due diligence

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

CRH Ventures, part of the Strategy, Innovation and Ventures group, is hiring for a Corporate Venture Capital role in Atlanta. The position focuses on connecting CRH with external innovators, startups, and investors to drive long-term value through investments and partnerships.

The role sits in a hybrid office setting in the Perimeter area of Atlanta, with travel up to 25% and engagement across four focus themes: Aggregates, Cementitious, Roads, and Water.