District Attorney
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Description: Kiewit is currently seeking to employ District Attorney right now, this position will be assigned in Nebraska. More details about this position opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Job Posting Title District Attorney Reference Code EXT-NB00008031-E-01 Company Kiewit is one of North America's largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations. With its roots dating back to 1884, t! he employee-owned company operates through a network of offices and projects in the United States, Canada and Australia. Kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation, water/wastewater, power, oil, gas and chemical, building and mining. Kiewit had 2012 revenues of more than $11 billion and employs more than 30,000 staff and craft employees. Project This position requires an attorney capable of dealing with the daily legal issues arising from Kiewit’s diverse international infrastructure construction businesses. This is a professional position with minimal supervision. The District Attorney must be thorough, precise and detail-oriented, and at the same time be capable of assessing risks from a "big picture" perspective with input from others. You must be able to successfully balance work load demands from multiple parties simultaneously. Tasks • Providing legal counsel and advice to operating units within our compani! es as well as to individual project teams.
- Use of! sound business judgment to timely identify and raise critical issues to senior management and assist in formulating effective strategies for mitigation or resolution.
- Negotiation of contract terms with project owners, subcontractors and suppliers.
- Performing detailed review and drafting of a variety of construction-related contracts including, partnering agreements, major equipment purchase orders, design-build contracts and EPC contracts. This process will require working closely with other departments within our companies and communicating items of concern.
- Support of project teams in understanding and implementing contract requirements.
- Assisting with resolution of claims and litigation. Advising senior management of the nature and status of claims and litigated matters including risk assessment, budgeting, scheduling and recommended course of action. Negotiation of the resolution of issues, draft settlement agreements. Dealing with i! nsurers and managing outside counsel with respect to construction and general commercial claims and litigation matters.
- Providing training in legal concepts and concerns to Company personnel.
- Problem solving skills; ability to assess a situation, focus on the issues and create multiple solutions to resolve the issues.
- Juris Doctor degree and admission, in good standing, to a state or provincial bar association.
- Extensive Travel may be required as necessary to address legal issues.
- 7 or more years of legal experience ideally with an emphasis on construction matters or complex commercial transactions.
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This position will be opened on: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 13:27:47 GMT