As builds in the booming semiconductor and advanced technology sectors gain more prominence, Suffolk is bolstering its presence in the market with a new hire.
The Boston-based contractor has brought on industry veteran Clem Wood as the company’s executive vice president of advanced technology, according to a news release shared with Construction Dive.
The move reflects the company’s commitment to expand into what it calls high-growth advanced technology sectors. Wood will focus on projects in semiconductor fabrication, offsite manufacturing, electric vehicle and battery production, precision manufacturing and other high-growth tech markets tied to the U.S. reshoring effort.
Wood brings 30 years of design, offsite manufacturing and program management experience to the table, according to the release.
Most recently, Wood was a principal and senior vice president of emerging markets for Toledo, Ohio-based SSOE Group. While there, he worked with some of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers on engineering and construction strategies and shaped project delivery.
“As companies invest to bring semiconductor production back to the U.S., Suffolk has built a dedicated roadmap to serve these highly specialized projects,” said Pat Lucey, president of the Northeast and National Centers of Excellence at Suffolk. “Clem’s deep technical background and decades of client-side experience make him the ideal leader to help us scale this effort.”
Indeed, semiconductor and advanced technology projects are a booming industry as multibillion-dollar projects continue throughout the country. One flagship project — Micron’s forthcoming semiconductor megafab in Onondaga County, New York — has a whopping price tag of $100 billion.
But that onshoring plan has hit bumps and hurdles along the way — the on-again, off-again nature of President Donald Trump’s tariffs has raised uncertainty around prices for builders. On Friday, the Supreme Court struck down many of Trump’s tariffs, further muddying the waters around the issue.
