Sr Immigration Advisor

Requisition ID: 180191


Job Level: Senior Level


Home District/Group: DHO HR Operations


Department: Human Resources


Market: Corporate Home Office


Employment Type: Full Time


Position Overview

Operating with a high degree of independence, the Senior Immigration Advisor combines advanced technical immigration knowledge, strong judgment, and exceptional stakeholder service to support foreign national employees, candidates, and internal partners across the organization.

District Overview

Kiewit's HR Operations Immigration team manages all employment-based immigration needs, ensuring employees receive clear guidance and a smooth, compliant experience. By partnering closely with employees, managers, and legal experts, the team helps support mobility, work authorization, and long-term talent needs across the company.

Location

This is a full time in office role located at our downtown Omaha, NE Kiewit Headquarters or in our regional headquarters Lenexa, KS. Candidates are expected to report in office daily to Omaha, NE or Lenexa, KS office.


Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted resource for foreign national employees and candidates, providing clear non-technical guidance on immigration processes, timelines, and expectations.
• Deliver a consistent, compliant, and high-quality employee and stakeholder experience across business units and locations.
• Align immigration strategies with business needs, workforce planning, and compliance requirements.
• Advise internal partners on immigration implications related to employment actions, including transfers, promotions, leaves, and terminations.
• Drive continuous improvement in immigration processes, reporting accuracy, data integrity, and employee experience.
• Partner with leadership to enhance case management systems, reporting tools, and program governance.
• Track and report key metrics such as case volume, timelines, costs, and outcomes to support decision-making.
• Manage the full lifecycle of employment-based immigration matters handled by external counsel, from intake through adjudication, including proactive communication.
• Act as the primary point of coordination between employees, business units, HR partners, and external immigration counsel.
• Review case strategies, timelines, and deliverables to identify risks, gaps, or inconsistencies and escalate issues appropriately.
• Track case milestones and service level expectations to ensure timely and accurate execution.
• Serve as the day-to-day liaison with external immigration law firms.
• Review and approve filings and supporting documentation prior to submission to government agencies.
• Ensure outside counsel adheres to company policies, quality standards, escalation protocols, and billing guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with USCIS, DOL, DOS, and other applicable regulatory requirements, as well as internal audit standards.
• Maintain accurate immigration records and public access files.
• Monitor regulatory changes and assess potential impacts to business operations and mobility programs.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of corporate immigration experience (in-house and/or law firm)
• Strong knowledge of U.S., Canadian and global employment-based immigration programs.
• Experience partnering with outside immigration counsel
• Ability to manage multiple cases and priorities in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

• Paralegal certification preferred
• Experience in a large or complex organization
• Familiarity with immigration case management systems
• Experience supporting audit or compliance activities #LI-AK1

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

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.