Immigration Specialist in Lowestoft

Global Wind Service is a leading supplier of manpower for wind turbine installation and servicing, with offices located in 13 countries and over 1,700 people working for us across the globe. Our business is dynamic, fast-paced, flexible and adaptable to our clients’ needs in order to deliver excellent service and results. At GWS, our employees play an integral role in our vision for the future and in achieving our goal to be the preferred partner for complete wind turbine services. GWS has a strong team culture and we are always looking for smart, hard-working people who strive for excellence in their work and appreciate collaboration.

The Role: You will play a vital role in supporting GWS’ global operations by managing immigration and work authorization processes for our international workforce. Working closely with project teams, HR, resource allocation, managers, and external providers, you will ensure our employees can travel and work legally across multiple countries while maintaining compliance with local immigration requirements. This is a dynamic role that combines administration, advisory work, stakeholder management, and continuous process improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Support projects in securing all planned manpower have the required permissions to legally enter and work in the relevant countries.
• Design and maintain documentation with special focus on work authorisation for travelling technicians.
• Offer advice and expertise on all international planned mobility cases and pro-actively address issues to avoid non-compliance.
• Engage in investigations for immigration protocols and government requirements for market entries and new operational countries.
• Handle immigration, visa, and work authorisation issues if they occur for intra-company provision of personnel and international postings.
• Develop and maintain strong business relationships to ensure continuous improvement of the way we work with cross border mobility i.e. define and implement new ways of working.
• Point of contact for stakeholders and providers.

Requirements

• Experience working with immigration, visas, work permits, or global mobility administration.
• Knowledge of immigration regulations, work authorization processes, and international mobility compliance.
• Experience supporting an international and preferably project-based organization.
• Strong organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership, and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

WHAT YOU’LL GET IN RETURN

We offer an exciting job with excellent opportunities for professional and personal development in an inspiring, dynamic, high performing and international work environment in the renewable energy sector. We highly value initiative, responsibility and the right balance between creativity and quality in all solutions. A workplace that focuses on safety. An opportunity to work with a leading supplier of manpower in wind industry. Contract of employment, acc. the local legislation rules. Competitive remuneration. All needed tools – laptop and telephone are essential. Flexible working hours and - after successful introduction - possibility to work remotely from time to time. No dress code – it's about the quality of your work and not the clothing. An opportunity to further professional development; global career progression prospects. Diversity – each day confronts us with new challenges.

SAME CHANCE FOR EVERYONE: GWS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, and according with all local laws protecting different status. We treat all equally.