8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7, 2012

URS Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1-7567	94-1381538
(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

600 Montgomery Street, 26th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111-2728

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (415) 774-2700

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Appointment of Director

On November 7, 2012, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of URS Corporation (“URS”) appointed Timothy R. McLevish to the Board. The Board determined that Mr. McLevish is independent within the meaning of the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and URS’ Corporate Governance Guidelines.  No determinations have yet been made regarding any Board committees on which Mr. McLevish will be asked to serve.  Mr. McLevish is entitled to receive the standard compensation and indemnification arrangements given to other URS non-management directors disclosed in URS’ Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2012 and in URS’ Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 19, 2012.  A copy of the press release announcing Mr. McLevish’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits
	99.1	Press Release, dated November 7, 2012, entitled “Timothy McLevish Joins URS Board.”  FILED HEREWITH.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, URS Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	URS CORPORATION
Dated:  November 8, 2012	By:	/s/ Reed N. Brimhall
		Reed N. Brimhall
		Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated November 7, 2012, entitled “Timothy McLevish Joins URS Board.”  FILED HEREWITH.

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Contacts:
URS Corporation Sam Ramraj Vice President, Investor Relations (415) 774-2700	Sard Verbinnen & Co Hugh Burns/Jamie Tully/Pamela Blum (212) 687-8080

TIMOTHY MCLEVISH JOINS URS BOARD

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – November 7, 2012 – URS Corporation (NYSE:URS) today announced that Timothy R. McLevish, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kraft Foods Group, Inc., and former Chief Financial Officer of Kraft Foods, Inc. (predecessor to Kraft Foods Group, Inc.), Ingersoll-Rand and Mead Corporation, has joined the URS Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Martin M. Koffel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of URS, stated: “We are pleased to welcome Tim McLevish to our Board of Directors.  With more than a decade of experience as chief financial officer of leading global companies, he has deep knowledge of financial reporting, internal controls and procedures and risk management, as well as a keen understanding of business strategy in a range of fast-moving, highly-competitive industries.  We look forward to his valuable insights and counsel as a Board member.”

Mr. McLevish stated: “I am delighted to be joining the URS Board and look forward to working with the other Directors and the Company’s management team to build on URS’ record of delivering growth and to generate value for the Company’s stockholders.  With its leading positions across multiple attractive markets, URS is well positioned for the future, and I am committed to doing what I can as a Director to help the Company achieve its potential.”

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Recently, Mr. McLevish was the principal executive at Kraft Foods, Inc., responsible for planning and overseeing the separation of Kraft Foods into two independent companies – a $19 billion North American Grocery business, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., and a $35 billion Global Snacks business, Mondelēz International.  Upon finalization of the split on October 1, 2012, Mr. McLevish became the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kraft Foods Group, Inc.  From 2007 to 2011, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kraft Foods, Inc.

Prior to joining Kraft, Mr. McLevish was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited since 2002.  He also spent 15 years with Mead Corporation, where he held a series of finance, administration and leadership roles, and was named Chief Financial Officer in 1999.

Mr. McLevish holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Minnesota and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.  He is a certified public accountant.

URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) is a leading provider of engineering, construction and technical services for public agencies and private sector companies around the world.  The Company offers a full range of program management; planning, design and engineering; systems engineering and technical assistance; construction and construction management; operations and maintenance; information technology; and decommissioning and closure services.  URS provides services for power, infrastructure, industrial, oil and gas, and federal projects and programs.  Headquartered in San Francisco, URS Corporation has more than 57,000 employees in a network of offices in nearly 50 countries (http://www.urs.com).

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