Safety Summer Associate (Summer 2027)
About The Position
The Safety Summer Associate role offers hands-on experience supporting the health and well-being of craft workers and team members across Clark jobsites. Working alongside safety and operational leaders, the associate helps advance company safety policies, programs, and procedures and contributes to Clark’s “Culture of Care.” The role provides field experience, mentorship, resources, formal training, and opportunities to take on responsibility early. The Summer Associate Program embeds participants with a jobsite or departmental team to build an understanding of the construction industry and Clark’s business. Participants take part in training and development, social events, jobsite tours, and formal training sessions led by Clark experts. Program cornerstones include a team-based Capstone Project focused on real-time business opportunities, with findings presented to company leadership, and the Passport Experience, a curated series designed to showcase Clark’s business, build connections, and provide essential industry knowledge. The full-time program lasts 8–10 weeks and begins in late May or early June. The role is active and hands-on, with frequent time on construction sites and some office work. Jobsite conditions can include varied weather, moderate to loud noise, elevated or confined areas, uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, hoists, and moving mechanical equipment. The position requires frequent standing and movement, bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting and carrying materials up to 25 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally. Desk work may involve prolonged sitting. Employees must follow Clark safety policies and procedures and applicable laws. The environment is demanding and high-performance, with flexibility to work extended hours, especially during critical project phases or client deadlines. A pre-employment fitness-for-duty screening is required, and employees are subject to quarterly random fitness-for-duty tests.
Requirements
- Currently attending university and working to complete a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety.
- Interest in and passion for the construction industry.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to perform active, physically demanding jobsite work, including frequent standing and movement, bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting and carrying materials up to 25 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
- Visual acuity sufficient to read plans and inspect work.
- Comfort working in varied weather, moderate to loud noise, elevated or confined areas, and around moving mechanical equipment.
- Flexibility to work extended hours, especially during critical project phases or client deadlines.
- Must follow Clark Construction safety policies and procedures and applicable laws.
- Must complete a pre-employment fitness-for-duty screening; employees are subject to quarterly random fitness-for-duty tests.
Responsibilities
- Assist in implementing corporate and project-specific safety and health programs in alignment with federal, state, and local safety standards.
- Help promote a proactive safety culture by coaching, mentoring, and educating trade partners and internal team members on occupational health and safety requirements.
- Conduct daily jobsite walks to monitor safety compliance, track metrics, and assist with reporting project safety performance and forward-looking plans.
- Partner with field superintendents and project leadership to plan for high-risk operations, including critical crane lifts, hazardous material handling, fire prevention, and site evacuation strategies.
- Participate in the team-based Capstone Project and present findings to company leadership.
- Participate in program training, development activities, social events, jobsite tours, and the Passport Experience.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
