Assistant General Counsel

Position Overview

Kiewit is seeking a highly talented individual for the position of Assistant General Counsel to be based in our Houston, TX offices.

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

This are professional office setting located at 585 N. Dairy Ashford Rd, Houston, TX

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Perform initial risk assessment and review of RFPs and prime contracts, and related documents received from clients and partners;
• Create initial draft of joint venture agreements, consortiums, MOU’s, term sheets, Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) agreements, and other service agreements and associated transactional documents;
• Ensure that written agreements are drafted/redlined in a fashion which mitigate risk posed to the Company, including “checks and balances” of additional internal review and involvement of other Kiewit attorneys and business executives;
• Ensure the Company’s contracting protocols, commercial standards and guidelines are followed;
• Coordinate with the internal stakeholders and subject matter experts relative to the commercial/legal aspects and risks of projects assigned;
• Responsible for coordination and lead/support of negotiation of prime contracts, joint ventures, MOUs, term sheets and related agreements;
• Coordinate negotiations on major subcontracts with the business lead and internal supply network lead
• Develop appropriate reporting tools to aid in risk analysis of various projects based upon the client’s requested terms and the Company’s proposed responses;
• Adhere to Kiewit’s Contract Review Processes:
• Complete a prime contract checklist to ensure compliance of “as bid” position with approved corporate risk profiles;
• Complete a red-line of the contracts or term sheets, followed by secondary reviews performed by other Kiewit attorneys;
• Identify and review key commercial terms including schedule/performance guarantees and make-goods, LDs, limit of liability, and subcaps, etc.
• Coordinate with the internal supply network lead to ensure the prime contract terms flow down to the respective subcontracts, material supply contracts, etc. as applicable.
• Provide and/or coordinate training for Kiewit employees of select commercial and legal topics.

Qualifications

• J.D. Degree from an accredited law school
• Admission to bar in Texas
• Five years of demonstrated legal experience with a major contractor, engineer, law firm or internal legal department in the area of construction law
• 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
• Flexibility to adjust and thrive in an environment with changing requirements, schedules and priorities
• Excellent writing, presentation, and meeting facilitation skills

Travel

• Ability to travel as may be required to serve various internal profit centers within the Company