Contractor to host careers evenings in Paisley and Edinburgh

CLARK Contracts will mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week by holding the firm’s ninth annual careers evenings in Paisley and Edinburgh.

The events will explain the recruitment process for the contractor’s 2025 trainee and apprentice intake, which will be launched afterwards.

Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with the recruitment and HR team along with a range of current employees to find out more about careers at the business and how they can progress through the company’s academy.

The Paisley event is being held on Tuesday 4^th March from 5.30pm in Clark’s head office at 23 McFarlane Street, Paisley, PA3 1RY. Those interested in attending can register for the event here to receive a time slot to attend. Attendees will also get the opportunity to speak to representatives from Glasgow Caledonian University and Skills Development Scotland.

The Edinburgh event is being held on Thursday 6^th March from 4pm in Premier Inn’s Edinburgh Park (Airport) hotel at 1 Lochside Court, Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh, EH12 9FX. Those interested in attending can register for the event here to receive a time slot to attend.

The contractor will have opportunities for those interested in apprenticeships and traineeships in roles including quantity surveying, site management, contracts management, estimating and office-based roles including administration, buying, finance, and IT.

Clark Contracts currently has over 41 trainees and apprentices enrolled within the company’s academy. The firm annually invests £750,000 into training and is dedicated to the continued development of employees, with many having progressed from trainee and apprentice positions to senior management roles.

MD Gordon Cunningham said, “We are looking forward to hosting these annual events again, which are an important part of our trainee and apprentice recruitment each year, with 21 new recruits joining our academy in 2024. We are committed to providing training opportunities within the industry, and look forward to welcoming new talent into our academy in the coming year.”