Contracts Specialist

Requisition ID: 181504

Job Level: Entry Level

Home District/Group: DHO Kiewit Supply Network

Department: Supply Chain Management

Market: Transportation

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

Kiewit is one of North America's largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations. We work in a variety of markets including Transportation/Infrastructure, oil and gas/petrochemical, power, building, water/wastewater, industrial and mining. We hire the best people to work on some of the most important (and largest) projects in North America in our industries and believe in training and developing our employees, to become future leaders! Our clients come to us because of our safety, and quality focus and our ability to deliver.

We are adding a Contracts Specialist to our team, to support our Infrastructure market for engineering services, due to growth and a strong backlog of work. In this role, you will be involved in the complete life cycle of procuring services for your assigned projects from the RFP stage, through final delivery and contract closeout. One of the key components of the job will be to develop, review, negotiate & manage contracts with designers, as well as be that key point of contact for designers and the project team, for your assigned project(s).

District Overview

Kiewit Supply Network group specializes in providing comprehensive procurement services to clients across the construction and engineering industries in multiple markets, including transportation; water/wastewater; power; oil, gas and chemical; building; and mining. Our key objectives are to offer clients a world-class service focused on ensuring equipment, materials and services are consistently estimated and procured at the right price. We strive to offer an appropriate level of quality and ensure materials and services are delivered on schedule and in compliance with the client’s specifications and expectations.

Location

This position will be based out of our Lone Tree, CO Regional HQ.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate design service agreements of partners and subconsultants.
• Review terms and conditions constituting flow downs from prime contract utilizing Kiewit’s prescribed Contract Review Process.
• Review/Revise/Establish/Identify the key risk for the various agreements to ensure compliance with risk profile and approval process.
• Interface regularly with project sponsors, area managers, estimating team, tax, treasury, legal, and risk management.
• Coordinate and finalize all agreements for subconsultants prior to pursuit submission.
• Working with applicable business lead and legal, modify Kiewit’s standard forms to ensure consistency with the applicable prime contract and properly capture flow-down provisions as necessary.
• Working with applicable business lead and legal, support project lower-tier negotiations with consultants, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Support project personnel as needed for contract interpretation and execution as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Construction Management or related field, ideally with 2+ years’ experience in contracts & supply chain functions or within a EPC/construction firm. We encourage military and veterans to apply. If no degree, a minimum of 4 years in supply chain functions and contracts functions or as outlined above are required.
• Supply chain experience must include working with the RFP process, contract development/negotiation, & procurement execution.
• Experience working with engineers, estimators, buyers, logistics and expediting in the procurement process.
• Minimum of at 2 years of negotiation experience with suppliers with experience reviewing and managing contracts and researching new vendors to utilize on projects.
• Prefer candidates that have experience in Construction/Design, preferably within the infrastructure market.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Power Point, Word, Excel) general software knowledge of databases to create contracts.
• SAP experience a plus.
• Highly motivated skilled communicator (both written and verbal), with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative to get the job done right the first time.
• Strong work ethic, Strong individual contributor and team player with ability to build relationships.
• Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt.

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.

Base Compensation: $70,000/yr - $88,000/yr
(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

This posting will be active from: 07/21/2026 - 01/23/2027

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.