Kiewit
Marketing & Communication Specialist
Omaha ,
Nebraska
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Home District/Group:
Infrastructure Business Development
Department:
Communication
Market:
Transportation
Employment Type:
Full Time
Position Overview
As a Marketing & Communication Specialist, you are responsible for leading an managing teams to successfully submit award nominations while implementing best practices. You will collaborate effectively with the marketing and proposal teams to develop and implement an industry awards management plan, and lead the team in developing complete, compliant, and compelling award applications on time. To succeed in this role, you must be a strategic and experienced content creator who has a passion for story-telling.
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
The Kiewit Infrastructure Marketing (KIM) group is based in Lone Tree, Colorado, and provides exceptional – best in class – marketing services to all Kiewit Infrastructure and Engineering Districts. KIM represents a shared services initiative for Kiewit Engineering Group and Kiewit Infrastructure Group, divisions of Kiewit Corporation.
Location
The Kiewit Infrastructure Marketing (KIM) group is based in Lone Tree, Colorado and is open to this position being based in any office location.
Responsibilities
• Collaborate with proposal staff in cross regional efforts and manage the overall award process for the Infrastructure group.
• Setup Teams sites, application outlines, schedule & section assignment templates, and other award-related documents.
• Schedule kick-off meetings, review meetings, and stay in constant communication with projects and teams working on award applications.
• Coordinate and develop content based on the awards management plan, developed in collaboration with proposal teams, project teams, and subject matter experts.
• Organize ideas, draft, edit and structure award applications, while making timely changes and revisions to documents after reviews and prior to submitting final nominations.
• Conduct interviews with engineers, designers, project managers, and others subject matter experts to generate original content highlighting the company and/or project being nominated for an industry award.
• Track award cycles and assess award criteria. Analyze and interpret qualification requirements to ensure eligibility and compliance on all award submissions.
• Carry out the final review of all required elements to ensure award applications are strong and compelling submissions that give the company a competitive advantage to win.
• Ensure all deadlines are met and new content created gets documented and saved across multiple platforms.
Qualifications
The successful candidate must possess the following qualifications:
• Minimum of one year of experience writing/coordinating proposals, awards, and/or other marketing documents, ideally in the A/E/C industry.
• A bachelor's degree in marketing/communications, journalism, English, construction management or equivalent is required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to write concise, compelling, and consistent copy through interviews with subject matter experts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience in Adobe creative cloud is a plus
• Strong, motivated individual with the ability to work effectively with professionals from diverse environments.
Other Requirements:
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and active listening skills
• Ability to work with different personalities, and take direction from senior staff
• Ability to meet deadlines while coordinating additional deliverables
• Assume ownership and drive projects and tasks to completion.
• Strong self-organization and time management skills
• Strong communication skills within core group
• Self-motivated with ability to work well with professionals from various backgrounds
• Ability to deliver quality work that meets requirements and deadlines
• A focus on teamwork – ability to listen, collaborate, and communicate among colleagues, internal customers, and team partners
• Willingness to learn and grow, with a desire for constant improvement
Other Requirements:
• 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.
Base Compensation: $56,000/yr - $66,000/yr
(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)
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.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
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