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Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.\nJohnson Controls is seeking a Fire Protection Project Development Specialist in Costa Rica to support the development of fire protection opportunities and translate customer needs into practical project solutions. In this role, you will work across sales, engineering, operations, and field teams to help move projects from initial scope through proposal and handoff.\nRole Overview\nThis role focuses on developing clear, accurate, and timely fire protection project packages. You will gather technical and commercial inputs, help define scope, support proposal preparation, and keep internal stakeholders aligned so customer requests can move forward with confidence and coordination.\nKey Responsibilities\nSupport the development of fire protection project opportunities from early qualification through proposal and handoff.\nGather customer requirements, site information, and technical inputs needed to define project scope.\nPrepare and review proposals, scopes of work, and supporting documentation for fire protection solutions.\nCoordinate with Sales, Engineering, Operations, and field teams to align deliverables, timelines, and execution details.\nReview drawings, specifications, and customer requests to identify gaps, risks, and clarification needs.\nSupport project planning by confirming material needs, labor assumptions, and execution constraints.\nFollow up on outstanding actions to keep opportunities and project packages moving.\nMaintain accurate records, documentation, and communication throughout the development process.\nHelp resolve technical questions and support timely responses to customers and internal stakeholders.\nContribute to continuous improvement in estimating, handoff, and project development practices.\nHow You Will Do It\nYou will own your commitments with safety, integrity, and accountability, making sure details are clear before work moves forward.\nYou will stay close to the customer and the project facts, asking the right questions early and removing obstacles quickly.\nYou will use facts, candor, and practical problem solving to improve scopes, estimates, and handoffs.\nYou will improve every day through disciplined follow-up and continuous learning, bringing lessons from each project into the next one.\nYou will win as one team by building trust across sales, engineering, operations, and the field.\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction, Business, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.\nExperience supporting fire protection, fire alarm, sprinkler, suppression, or related technical project development work.\nAbility to read and interpret drawings, specifications, scope documents, and customer requirements.\nStrong communication and coordination skills with the ability to work across multiple teams.\nOrganized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities and follow-up actions.\nWorking knowledge of project development, estimating, or proposal preparation processes.\nAbility to document work accurately and support timely decision-making.\nNice to Have\nExperience supporting customer-facing technical proposals or project handoff.\nExperience working in a matrix environment with sales, engineering, and field teams.\nWhy Join Us\nThis role offers the opportunity to contribute to fire protection projects that matter to customers and end users. You will work in a collaborative environment where safety, service, and practical problem solving are valued, and where strong coordination helps projects move smoothly from development to execution.\nIf you are ready to help develop fire protection solutions in Costa Rica, we invite you to apply.\nJohnson Controls does not request pregnancy or HIV testing as a requirement for admission, permanence or promotion.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4436,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Continuous learning"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Property Development","HVAC & Refrigeration","Access Control & Alarm Systems","Building Automation & Controls"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-20T04:28:39Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":61,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.614,"p_room":1,"age_days":5,"expected_fill_days":22,"reasons":["conf:1","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-21T05:46:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/johnson-controls-fire-protection-project-development-specialist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/johnson-controls-fire-protection-project-development-specialist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-21T19:52:47Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":28161,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-22T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":448321},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=448321"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fjohnson-controls-fire-protection-project-development-specialist"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fjohnson-controls-fire-protection-project-development-specialist"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fjohnson-controls-fire-protection-project-development-specialist"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/johnson-controls-fire-protection-project-development-specialist\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fjohnson-controls-fire-protection-project-development-specialist"}]}