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District Overview

At Kiewit, the scale of our operations is huge. Our construction and engineering projects span across the United States, Canada and Mexico, improving and connecting communities with every initiative. We depend on our high-performing operations support professionals — they’re the glue that holds multiple areas of the business together and the catalysts that make things happen. We hire only the most driven people, and we offer them diverse career opportunities, strong leadership and mentorship, rewarding, collaborative work, and responsibility they won’t find just anywhere. We’re always pushing new limits. You can too.

Location

BC, Canada

Responsibilities

• Review, negotiate, draft, and analyze various types of Company contracts.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to propose and finalize deal structures that support the business needs while protecting the Company’s preferred risk profile.
• Provide legal advice on the Company’s preferred positions, lessons-learned, trends in the marketplace, etc.
• Assist other members of the Legal Department with other legal needs of the Company, as necessary.
• Direct and coordinate work with outside counsel, as necessary.
• Draft joint venture agreements, consortiums, MOU’s, term sheets, and other service agreements and associated transactional documents.
• Develop and deliver training to the larger organization on a variety of legal issues.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of construction transactional experience with a law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• Experience structuring, drafting, and negotiating a wide variety of commercial contracts.
• Effective organizational skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously.
• Pragmatic judgment, particularly in determining the significance of legal matters and effectively measuring and balancing legal and business risks.
• Strong work ethic and willingness to work in a fast-paced environment assuming responsibility for assignments and meeting project deadlines.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills, with ability to synthesize complex legal issues to essential elements for internal clients.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously, with effective resolution of conflicting priorities.
• J.D. and active attorney’s license.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly and concisely express legal issues and analysis as it pertains to the business to executive management and colleagues.
• Self-driven & resourceful to achieve goals independently as well as in groups. Must have excellent negotiation skills, presentation, and meeting facilitation skills.
• Flexibility to adjust and thrive in an environment with changing requirements, schedules, and priorities.

Other Requirements:
• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

We believe in equal opportunity in employment practices without discrimination and comply with all laws regarding human rights in the provinces where we operate.

There’s no limit to what you’ll do at Kiewit. Whether you’re building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people’s lives for generations to come. 

Here you’ll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities. 

We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry. From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.

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