Project Support Specialist (Costa Rica)

About the role

Power Design, a national design-build contractor focused on electrical, mechanical, plumbing and systems technologies, is hiring a Project Support Specialist in Costa Rica. The role works directly with the Project Manager to make sure the field team has the materials it needs, and supports the project management team.

Key responsibilities

• Review material requests and prepare purchase orders and invoices
• Obtain quotes for miscellaneous purchase orders and send them to the Project Manager for review
• Work with suppliers on scheduling and follow up on deliveries
• Review accounts payable holds and help the Project Manager clear them
• Follow material guidelines to reduce purchasing risk, including reconciling the CBOM with miscellaneous purchase orders
• Identify and escalate frequent miscellaneous purchasing requests to management
• Maintain and enter purchase requisitions and vendor information in the project planning database
• Coordinate material transfers and decommitment of material
• Keep stakeholders informed and compile the required information and records

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or at least 5 years of relevant work experience
• Travel visa
• Fluent written and spoken English, as the role involves communicating with English-speaking clients and colleagues
• High sense of urgency, able to multi-task under strict deadlines
• Outgoing, friendly personality and excellent communication skills
• Detail-oriented and able to handle a high-volume workload
• Upholds the company's core values of integrity, teamwork, accountability, innovation and growth