Practices
One sector. Five practices.
Executive search for the companies that design, build, control, service, power and equip buildings, and the private equity sponsors who invest in them.
Practice areas
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Building Automation & Controls
We recruit presidents, branch leaders, and sales, service and engineering leaders for the companies that design, install, integrate and service building controls. Our searches span independent integrators, OEM controls branches, smart-building software companies and platforms backed by private equity.
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Mechanical / HVAC
We recruit leaders for commercial and industrial mechanical contractors, HVAC service companies and service platforms backed by private equity. That means operating, service, construction and finance leadership, in union and merit shop firms, nationwide.
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Energy Services & ESCO
We recruit the leaders who develop, finance, build and verify energy projects for public and private owners. That includes ESCOs, energy-as-a-service providers, microgrid developers and the critical power service companies that keep facilities running.
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MEP Engineering & Commissioning
We recruit the executives, principals and senior engineers who run MEP consulting, commissioning, test-and-balance and fire protection firms. That includes founder-led firms planning a transition and platforms backed by private equity that are building leadership after a deal.
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Manufacturers & OEMs
We recruit business unit, commercial and product leaders for building equipment manufacturers. We also recruit for the rep agencies and distributors that carry their lines, including an agency's next owner.
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06
PE Sponsors & Platforms
Before close, after close, and when a seat has to change quietly.
Across practices
Roles we lead
- CEO / President
- COO / General Manager
- VP Operations
- VP Service
- VP Sales / Business Development
- CFO / Controller
- Director of Engineering
- Branch and regional leaders
- Integration leaders
A controls integrator, a mechanical contractor and an energy service company often bid the same building. They recruit from the same people and answer to the same owners. We organize the work into five practices, but we search across all of them.
That matters when the right leader for your company is running a business next door. Greenbriar & Russell also works with private equity sponsors and their platforms across every practice.
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