HR Specialist 2 - Employee Experience

Position Overview

At Kiewit, our Human Resources team has transformed our business, utilizing best-in-class strategies, turning them into real-world execution. We are seeking a customer service minded candidate with interest in Kiewit's Employee Experience program.  The candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced environment which requires strong attention to detail and responsiveness. This position requires a broad understanding of Human Resources processes and business acumen to provide valuable support to our business.  You will work closely with HR centers of excellence (COE) team members and HR Business Partners to resolve problems and identify areas of ambiguity needing clarity or improvement. You will serve as a trusted advisor and consult with leaders in the organization, providing HR guidance as appropriate.

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.

District Overview

HR Operations is an integral partner and service provider at Kiewit. In recent years, we have gone from decentralized HR groups to a unified, shared service team, with various HR Centers of Excellence. Our vision is to be a best-in-class international HR organization.

Location

This position is based out of Omaha, NE. This is a shared service center in a professional office setting.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities could include: 
•    Collaborate with employees to complete the HR functional work for your respective business function. 
•    Support the organization with both transactional/tactical and strategic functions/actions.
•    Ensure that HR provides extraordinary service and drives consistency and standards. 
•    Counsel the business to ensure high performing teams and a positive work environment. 
•    Ability to extract and analyze data to inform leaders and drive business decisions that create efficiencies for the business.
•    Support onboarding process to ensure consistent messaging across the project.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Human Resources, Communications, or related field
• 2 years of Human Resources experience, required
• 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