Sales Intern IS | Summer 2027

Clean Harbors • Norwell, MA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Clean Harbors Norwell, MA is looking for a Sales Intern to join our Summer 2027 Industrial Services Internship Program at our corporate headquarters. This role will be supporting HPC Industrial, powered by Clean Harbors. This internship will provide hands-on exposure to sales, customer engagement, and market development within our environmental and industrial services. Start dates for our Summer 2027 Internship Program are May 17th or May 24th, 2027. Internships will run through the summer and end in August. Clean Harbors offers students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience while working alongside professionals who are leading the way in environmental, energy, and industrial services. Our internship program is designed to provide engagement with teams, mentors, and leaders across the organization, experience through meaningful projects that support real business priorities, education about the environmental services industry and Clean Harbors' operations, and exposure to different career paths across our lines of business.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a degree in Sales or Business from an accredited college or university.
• Strong interest in learning about the environmental and industrial services industry.
• Ability to document, record, and analyze data and information.
• Ability to work in a collaborative professional team environment.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office or other relevant technical tools.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes and acting in a safe manner at all times.
• Shadow sales team members to understand customer engagement strategies and learn the environmental and industrial services sales process.
• Participate in internal sales meetings, pipeline reviews, and customer discussions.
• Learn about Clean Harbors as well as HPC Industrial services powered by Clean Harbors, capabilities, customers, and market opportunities.
• Analyze customer interactions to identify trends and opportunities.
• Conduct market research to identify underserved or emerging customer segments.
• Develop a strategic sales plan targeting an identified market opportunity.
• Execute outreach through email, phone, and in-person meetings.
• Track and report outreach activity, responses, and conversion progress.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, operations, and technical teams.
• Prepare regular updates and insights for internal stakeholders.
• Participate in Clean Harbors Internship Program networking and professional development activities, our learning passport and other internship activities.
• Develop and deliver a final project presentation summarizing findings, strategy, and results.
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by management.

Benefits

• Competitive pay of $20/hour
• Health and Safety is our #1 priority and we live it 3-6-5!
• Gain hands-on experience working alongside field teams and operational leaders who support environmental and industrial services across North America.
• Participate in safety briefings, observe operational processes, and learn how teams safely manage environmental services and hazardous materials.
• Assist with project coordination, review operational data, and support team initiatives that help keep operations running safely and efficiently.
• Gain practical exposure to the people, processes, and safety culture that drive Clean Harbors' work in the field.
• Comprehensive benefits package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree