Summary
At Clark, we build leaders-individuals who take ownership, rise to challenges, and deliver the Clark standard of excellence.
Across the industry, Clark is known for exceptional performance and shaping communities with some of the most complex, high-profile projects being built today.
We empower you to take on significant responsibility early, and back your growth with resources, mentorship, training, and a culture that challenges you to take your career further.
Here, the standard is higher. Our team doesn't just build great projects-we build the leaders who make them possible.
The Role
The Summer Associate Program is your opportunity to build a comprehensive understanding of the construction industry and our business.
As a summer associate, you will be fully embedded with a team on a jobsite or in a department, gaining hands-on experience across project management, field management, project development, and business operations.
Beyond your project work, you will become an integrated member of the Clark community through training and development opportunities. Build your network through social events and jobsite tours, and sharpen your skills with formal training sessions led by Clark experts.
Other cornerstones of the Summer Associate Program include:
The Capstone Project : A team-based project that challenges you to develop innovative solutions for real-time business opportunities. You will present your findings directly to company leadership, gaining visibility and the chance to make a tangible impact.
The Passport Experience: A curated series of experiences designed to guide your summer journey. The Passport showcases the full breadth of Clark's business, helps you establish meaningful connections across the company, and ensures you gain essential industry knowledge.
This immersive, full-time program runs for 8 -10 weeks and begins in late May or early June.
Responsibilities
Throughout the summer, you will be exposed to:
Project Management: Working in project management gives you an understanding of the day-to-day and long-term business and financial management associated with construction projects.
Financial Management - Review gross billings, track change orders and subcontractor requisitions
Document Control - Managing the submittals, RFI, and material tracking process
Trade Partner Success - Become a trusted advisor to our subcontractors to plan for a successful field installation
Field Management: Learn the intricacies of the building process, assist in site logistics, and ensure quality and safety on our jobsites.
Quality Control and Safety - Monitoring trade workers with emphasis on quality of work and safety
Project Schedule - Assisting with schedule management and site logistics
Critical Thinking - Resolving unforeseen challenges within installation, schedule, and trade partner coordination
Project Development: Understand how we acquire new work, develop winning strategies, and build strong client relationships through budgeting, estimating, and purchasing.
Budgeting - Reviewing initial contract documents, soliciting and providing preliminary evaluations of subcontractor bids
Estimating - Performing quantity takeoffs, preparing the overall bid proposal and quantify labor and material prices required for projects
Purchasing - Collaborate to execute subcontractor agreements, review scope of work and manage relationships with the subcontractor community
Business Operations: Explore the essential functions that keep our company running smoothly, gaining a holistic view of the Clark organization.
Basic Qualifications
Pursuing an undergraduate degree or equivalent, or a graduate degree
Interest and passion for the construction industry
What a Successful Candidate Looks Like
We look for individuals who embody these core principles:
Enthusiasm & Drive : Be punctual and dedicated, staying until work is done. Arrive early for meetings and events. Be a proactive team player - ask how you can help and be present. Take initiative, represent the company professionally (dress, demeanor), and build trust with your team, clients, and stakeholders. Proactively seek ways to contribute to team success, and always maintain a positive attitude.
Delivery & Performance: Reliably meet the expectations of your role and commitments. Understand and follow Clark's standard procedures. Take on new responsibilities, dig into the details, and bring solutions to problems. Take ownership, be accountable, and demonstrate responsiveness with a sense of urgency.
Learning & Growth: Immerse yourself in Clark's culture, your team, and your community. Fulfill Clark Corporate University learning requirements. Be engaged, accountable, and self-directed in your learning - be curious! Continuously build your technical expertise and grow your business acumen.
The work environment and requirements described below are representative of those necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role.
The Physical Side of the Role: This is an active, hands-on role. You can expect to be on your feet frequently, navigating active job sites with uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, and hoists. The work is physically demanding and requires a full range of motion, including bending, kneeling, and reaching. You'll need to be comfortable frequently lifting and carrying materials up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds. This role requires the ability to communicate effectively, as well as visual acuity for reading plans and inspecting work. The role does include desk time in the office that may require prolonged periods of sitting for tasks like computer work, document review, and meetings.
Your Work Environment: You'll spend a significant amount of your time on active construction sites, which means being adaptable to all kinds of weather and moderate to loud noise levels, and comfortable in elevated or confined work areas with moving mechanical equipment and with the fast-paced nature of a project in progress. You will also spend time in a typical office setting with moderate noise levels. Your safety is our top priority, and you'll be expected to follow Clark Construction's safety policies and procedures, and all applicable laws, at all locations.
Our High-Performing Culture: This is a demanding, high-performance environment. We are looking for candidates who are energized by challenge, thrive under pressure, and are prepared to do what it takes to achieve exceptional results. Success in this role requires significant commitment, including flexibility to work extended hours, especially during critical project phases or client deadlines. Beyond regular working hours, there will be occasions where business needs require your attention, particularly for time-sensitive matters or emergencies. You are expected to monitor and respond to communications (phone calls, emails, text messages) as required to address these situations effectively. Your ability to manage these expectations and be responsive when critical issues arise is key to your success in this role and our collective success as a team.
A Drug Free Workplace: Clark promotes a drug free workplace. A pre-employment drug "fitness for duty" screening is required, and the company conducts random quarterly drug "fitness for duty" tests.
Clark Construction Group is one of the largest building and infrastructure companies in the United States.
Our portfolio spans every major building market, from public to private, corporate to cultural, education to entertainment, and the infrastructure connecting it all - power, transportation, water, and roadways. Since 1906, we've been delighting and delivering value to our clients and project partners, providing diverse opportunities for our team, and strengthening the communities where we live.
With offices strategically located across the country, we pride ourselves on being a local builder with national reach.
Learn more about Clark Construction (https://www.clarkconstruction.com/) .
There is a sense of camaraderie that comes with delivering impactful projects as a team. It creates a sense of humility and fosters pride in the work we do. At Clark, we are proud to build what matters, together.
Learn more about careers at Clark (https://www.clarkconstruction.com/careers) .
Find even more opportunities with the Clark Group, our collection of companies - delivering construction and asset solutions for clients across the United States.
Clark Group's capabilities span the entire asset lifecycle - from project development and financing to construction and facility maintenance.
Asset Solutions
Altura Associates (https://clark.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Altura)
Coda
Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate (https://clark.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Edgemoor/)
S2N Technology Group
Building & Infrastructure
Atkinson Construction (https://clark.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Atkinson)
Shirley Contracting Company
C3M Power Systems (https://clark.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/C3MExternal)
Equal Opportunity Employer
Clark Construction Group, LLC (and its subsidiaries and affiliates) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Clark promotes a drug-free workplace.?
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).
Clark is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please email? leaveofabsence@clarkconstruction.com ?or call (800) 655-1330 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Authorization to Work
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis in order to be considered.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Clark Construction Group, LLC, (subsidiaries and affiliates) is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/assignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Clark Construction promotes a drug-free workplace.
