Customs Coordinator - Hotel Construction Development
Skills
About the role
Company Description
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives.
Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com
Job Description
This is a fully on-site position based in the Bahamas.
We are seeking a highly skilled Customs Coordinator to join our logistics team. This is a fully on-site position, requiring daily presence to ensure seamless coordination with customs operations, inspections, and cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibilities
Oversee the entire customs clearance process from pre-entry to final release (data capture, validation, payment, and modulation)
Ensure all customs entries (pedimentos) are accurately documented, compliant, and fully supported
Coordinate closely with customs on-site agents to expedite loading and unloading activities
Review, authorize, and validate entries prior to payment and processing
Manage corrections, clarifications, and communications with customs authorities as needed
Monitor shipment status and ensure timely clearance and release of goods
Validate and control costs related to handling, storage, and associated logistics services
Prepare daily/weekly operational reports (status, processing times, delays, incidents)
Maintain organized and compliant digital and physical documentation files
Collaborate with finance and accounting teams for accurate operational closures
Conduct and coordinate on-site inspection visits with customs brokers to verify materials against documentation
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in International Trade, International Business, or a related field
4 years of experience in customs clearance operations, preferably within the construction materials supply sector
Proven experience working directly with customs brokers and on-site cargo inspections
English proficiency is required, with strong conversational ability.
Technical Knowledge
Strong knowledge of Mexican Customs Law, its regulations, and current Foreign Trade General Rules (RGCE)
Basic expertise in tariff classification
Proficiency in customs and government systems:
VUCEM (Digital Window)
SAAI, SIGA, SAT
Solid experience handling import/export documentation, including:
Bills of Lading (BL)
Commercial Invoices
Packing Lists
Certificates and declarations
Experience preparing consolidated reports for customs authorities
Core Competencies
Strong attention to detail
Problem-solving mindset
Leadership and coordination skills
Additional Information
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.
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Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
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