Summer Associate (Summer 2027)

The Summer Associate Program is an immersive, full-time program running 8-10 weeks, beginning in late May or early June. Summer associates are 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. The program includes training and development opportunities, social events, jobsite tours, a Capstone Project, and the Passport Experience. The role is an active, hands-on role with physical demands (frequent lifting up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds) and a work environment that includes active construction sites and office time. Success requires flexibility to work extended hours during critical project phases or client deadlines. Clark promotes a drug-free workplace; a pre-employment fitness for duty screening is required, and random fitness for duty tests are conducted quarterly.

Responsibilities

Project Management: understanding day-to-day and long-term business and financial management of construction projects; Financial Management: review gross billings, track change orders, and subcontractor requisitions; Document Control: manage submittals, RFIs, and material tracking process; Trade Partner Success: become a trusted advisor to subcontractors to plan successful field installation; Field Management: learn the building process, assist in site logistics, and ensure quality and safety on jobsites; Quality Control and Safety: monitor tradeworkers with emphasis on quality of work and safety; Project Schedule: assist with schedule management and site logistics; Critical Thinking: resolve unforeseen challenges within installation, schedule, and trade partner coordination; Project Development: understand how new work is acquired, develop winning strategies, and build client relationships through budgeting, estimating, and purchasing; Budgeting: review initial contract documents, solicit, and provide preliminary evaluations of subcontractor bids; Estimating: perform quantity takeoffs, prepare overall bid proposals, and quantify labor and material prices; Purchasing: collaborate to execute subcontractor agreements, review scope of work, and manage subcontractor relationships; Business Operations: explore essential functions that keep the company running, gaining a holistic view of the organization; Capstone Project: team-based project developing innovative solutions for real-time business opportunities, presented to company leadership; Passport Experience: curated series of experiences showcasing Clark's business and building connections across the company

Requirements

Pursuing an undergraduate degree or equivalent, or a graduate degree; Interest and passion for the construction industry