--- title: Compass Program | Internship Opportunities | J.F. Brennan description: The Brennan COMPASS program will guide you as you start your career in the construction, environmental or harbor services fields. image: https://www.jfbrennan.com/hubfs/Official%20ribbon%20cutting%20with%20the%20USACE%20marking%20successful%20remediation%20completion.jpg --- [MENU **](https://www.jfbrennan.com/careers/compass-program#mobile-nav) Submit [![J.F. Brennan Company, Inc.](https://www.jfbrennan.com/hubfs/images/j-f-brennan-company-logo-horizontal.png) ![J.F. 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Our interns are challenged to embrace this culture in the workplace through observation and participation. ![bucket-compass-opportunity.jpg](https://www.jfbrennan.com/hubfs/Careers/Internships-Apprenticeships/Compass/bucket-compass-opportunity.jpg) ### **Opportunity** As an intern at Brennan, you will have opportunities that you will not find anywhere else. This includes direct experience in your chosen field. From project-specific assignments, to site visits and participation. Our interns will learn to roll up their sleeves and work shoulder to shoulder with experienced professionals as they take on the challenges we face in our everyday work. ![bucket-compass-motivation.jpg](https://www.jfbrennan.com/hubfs/Careers/Internships-Apprenticeships/Compass/bucket-compass-motivation.jpg) ### Motivation At Brennan, we want to motivate individuals who seek personal and professional growth on a daily basis. Interns will face tough challenges, but will have the resources and direction needed to find success. Our yearly Intern Day is designed to motivate individuals by giving them access to top management, past interns, and other guests to ask questions and provide feedback. ![bucket-compass-pride.jpg](https://www.jfbrennan.com/hubfs/Careers/Internships-Apprenticeships/Compass/bucket-compass-pride.jpg) ### Pride A chief ideal of our organization is the pride that we take in the quality work that we do. We teach our interns to carry on this idea by demonstrating a strong work ethic, interest in the details, and teamwork. We challenge them to emulate the ideals of our culture every day and regularly encourage them to recognize what makes them proud to work at Brennan. ![bucket-compass-accomplishment.jpg](https://www.jfbrennan.com/hubfs/Careers/Internships-Apprenticeships/Compass/bucket-compass-accomplishment.jpg) ### Accomplishment It is important that interns feel a strong sense of accomplishment. By achieving our goals, we are motivated to grow and develop further so that one day we will be the experts in our respective fields. At Brennan, interns receive regular feedback on their performance and learn to recognize their own accomplishments as well as those of others. ![bucket-compass-skills.jpg](https://www.jfbrennan.com/hubfs/Careers/Internships-Apprenticeships/Compass/bucket-compass-skills.jpg) ### Skills As an intern at Brennan, you will grow and enhance your skills through experiences that you will not find in the classroom. 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