Clark Construction Group Reviews

Pros

Lots of opportunity for growth. Great opportunity to learn and challenge myself while getting the support from my manager. Great group of employees who are high-performers and proud of what they build
Company leadership responds well to criticism and always looks for ways to improve

Advice to Management

Continue your work to create a sustainable work-life balance and a more flexible environment/culture

Pros

Privately Held, Early Upward Mobility thru greater responsibility, family environment, interesting projects with great mentors and team members around you.

Pros

You get to work on interesting projects and you get a lot of exposure to different aspects of construction. There are a lot of opportunities and they are willing to train and groom if you're assertive and show you can handle more responsibility.

The project teams have close relationships and are family oriented. The people are great and the organizational culture outside of work is very welcoming and active. There are a bunch of different intramural sports teams and volunteering events for those interested in extracurricular activities. Its a good way to make friends and make a big company small.

The benefits are pretty good and you don't get any grief for taking time off.

Pros

- Company will create custom opportunities that fit an employee's interests and skills in order to retain/engage that employee
- Leadership genuinely cares about the well-being of each employee
- Passionate employees and leaders (we build cool things and everyone is very driven by that mission)
- Very social atmosphere, many people are friends outside of the workplace
- Strong business and financials, no fear of losing job due to poor financial management
- Culture of innovation and collaboration
- Genuinely seeking continuous improvement, from construction management to people management to business management. Executive leadership is self-aware of the issues and are investing in making it better.
- Diversity in kinds of opportunities due to project and geographic breadth as well as Clark's many subsidiaries (Clark Concrete, Atkinson, Edgemoor, C3M, etc.)
- Huge responsibility and leadership opportunities at a young age
- Executive leadership is accessible and wants to listen

Advice to Management

Keep investing in improving the employee experience. Many recent initiatives have made a big impact on employee well-being and happiness, so let's keep driving them!

Pros

Great benefits, smart employees, organized company

Pros

I've thoroughly enjoyed my ongoing experience at Clark Construction. The company has continually invested in both my professional and personal growth. This isn't an aberration, but a reflection of the company's inherent and stated values. Examples of professional development opportunities include a week-long immersive project management training with hundreds of peers from around the country, challenging and engaging project assignments, and opportunities to travel and learn from other project teams around the country. Personal development opportunities include strong compensation and benefits packages, excellent family leave opportunities (2 weeks paid parental leave for new fathers, more for mothers), and a genuine interest and support from management in the health and well-being of employees and their families. Clark seems to be a leader in promoting racial and gender diversity within the US construction industry. Management is approachable and engaged in supporting the team in a successful project delivery. The corporate hub invests significantly in engaging and informing the various divisions and locations around the country. Project teams are both professional and fun.

My favorite example of a Clark benefit, is when my wife gave birth to our first child, not only did the company give me two weeks paid leave, but my managers setup the job to ensure that my work was covered as well as possible while I was out. No one made me feel bad about using my benefit, and everyone went out of their way to take on a little more so I could take off. I'm truly grateful for not just company policy to support personal growth, but management and team execution in the spirit of those policies. Working for Clark has been the best job I've ever had, and I'd wholeheartedly recommend a career with Clark to anyone.

Advice to Management

Continue to invest in people, at all levels, as THE key asset. Be willing to step up and stand out on sustainability and wellness initiatives. Continue to seek to promote from within but value the experience that can come from outside hires. Maintain an emphasis on both personal and professional development for employees.

Pros

- purposeful training responding to the needs of the employee, marketplace and company
- you can expand learning and growth at your own pace
- creativity is expected and encouraged!

Advice to Management

Continue to provide opportunities for growth throughout the regions and departments.

Pros

Great company and growth opportunity.

Pros

- Every day is different...on purpose...if the projects are not different each day then we aren't building.
- The teams that we have come from all areas of the country, all backgrounds, and all seem to find a rhythm that creates some incredible projects.
- We are a relatively flat organization where Engineers, Superintendents, and Project Managers have frequent and personal interactions with the leadership of the company.

Advice to Management

- Figure out a way to build trust at every level of the company.
- Travel together once a year to each region.

Pros

There are a lot of intelligent managers and executives within Clark who can offer you advice on your career and personal life. Many of whom are from the DMV area so have a good perspective of how to adjust to the area and make it a good place for you to live. Good benefits for an entry level job and depending on your executive, could have some nice incentives including bonuses for safety related successes as well as for overall project success. Clark offers a program for new hires to get involved with others in the same position to view project, volunteer around DC, and have social outings to get to know the area.

Advice to Management

If you are going to offer a “rubric” to working your way up the company ladder, you need to stick to that structure or offer employees the ability to learn the tasks it takes to earn a promotion. There needs to be a lot more open dialogue and transparency. It’s often a wonder when and where you will be moved to between projects that greatly affects how you feel about the company. Coming into work on Friday and finding you’ll be reporting somewhere 30 miles from your previous job site on Monday is a major stress. Lastly, to continue with that same point, HR and upper management need to be on the same page. It is a great disservice to speak to HR as a college graduate and hear about the company is heading in a certain direction to only find out months later that vision was not true, as told directly by management.