Government Affairs Intern - Kiewit Development Company

Position Overview

Are you interested in a hands-on real-world learning experience directly related to the skills needed in a full-time construction career?  In this internship, you will have the opportunity to develop, participate and learn key roles and functions within out Government Affairs team.

Our mission is to make a difference and we offer opportunities for you to make one too through our construction operations. Whether we’re boring tunnels through mountains, turning rivers into energy or building bridges that connect communities, we depend on our passionate, skilled, and safety-obsessed construction professionals to get it done right. You bring your big ideas, commitment to top quality, and an unwavering work ethic. In return, we offer huge career and travel opportunities and the satisfaction of building the next big thing from the ground up. There’s a reason Kiewit attracts the best: we offer fast-paced excitement and fulfillment you won’t find anywhere else.

District Overview

Kiewit is one of North America’s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations.  Ranked #2 on ENR’s list of Top 400 Contractors with 2024 revenues exceeding $16B and over 31,000 employees. Kiewit Development is Kiewit’s development and investment arm that invests and supports Kiewit’s design and construction activities in order to deliver comprehensive solutions to our public and private clients across North America.  These solutions may include P3s (DBFOM, DBF) for public owners, turn-key energy as a service (EaaS) and water as a service (WaaS) projects for industrial or non-profit clients, or customized solutions to meet our clients’ needs.   Our small, focused team supports projects from start to finish with in-house development, finance, commercial, and asset management expertise.

Location

One of the many things that makes Kiewit’s culture unique is that we go where the work is, which exposes your career to abundant opportunities. This position is eligible for remote work home based on qualifications and experience. 

Responsibilities

•    Assist with research, data gathering, and organizational efforts supporting the Government Affairs Department. 

•    Develop an understanding of each district's unique utilization of consultants.

•    Maintain and organize consultant agreement, reports, and related documentation within a centralized repository.

•    Review consultant agreements to ensure accuracy, completeness, and current applicability.

•    Contribute to the development and maintenance of the master consultant PowerPoint resource, creating a centralized reference for consultant engagement across all districts.

•    Analyze consultant scopes of work to clearly document services provided and areas of expertise.

•    Collaborate closely with the Research and Administrative Assistant to ensure effective communication, coordination, and project support.

Qualifications

•    Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Government, Political Science, or similar
•    Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative 
•    Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time 
•    Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity 
•    Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt 
•    Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills 
•    Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals and objectives 
•    Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail 
•    Other common names for this role: Office Engineer Intern, Office Intern, Field Intern