Private Equity Sourcing Intern

Role Overview

We are looking for a part-time fall semester intern (10-20 hrs per week) to support outbound outreach for our engineering platform. This person will help identify prospective customers, conduct cold calls, qualify leads, update outreach trackers, and support follow-up efforts with contractors, developers, property owners, municipalities, and other potential customers.

This is a hands-on role for someone who is comfortable picking up the phone, learning quickly, staying organized, and representing Heritage professionally. It is a strong fit for a student interested in sales, business development, private equity, entrepreneurship, construction, infrastructure, or engineering services.

Key Responsibilities

Outbound Outreach

• Conduct outbound outreach to business owners and executives from target lists developed by the HH team.

• Introduce HH, explain our investment approach, and assess owner interest in a potential conversation.

• Qualify leads based on predefined criteria and schedule follow-up conversations when appropriate.

• Maintain ongoing communication with prospects.

Pipeline Management

• Record outreach activity, conversation notes, and next steps within HubSpot CRM.

• Maintain organized records of outreach activity and prospect status.

• Track outreach metrics including calls made, conversations held, and meetings scheduled.

What You’ll Learn

• How to conduct B2B outbound sales and prospecting

• How a growing services platform identifies and qualifies new business opportunities

• How to communicate with small business owners

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a self-starter who is not afraid of rejection, enjoys talking to people, and can bring structure to a high-volume outreach effort. They should be coachable, reliable, and eager to learn how business development works inside a growing engineering services platform.