Global Mobility Manager

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Date: 24 Mar 2026

Location: GB, AB51 0QP

Company: CRC Evans

  Job Title Global Mobility Manager
Department Human Resources
Application Closing  03/04/2026

 

The Global Mobility Manager reporting to the HR Director will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of all global mobility programs, policies, and processes supporting the company’s deployed project operations. This role ensures effective movement, compliance, and support of employees and contractors across domestic and international project sites. 

The Global Mobility Manager is responsible, acting in close liaison with all the relevant functions involved,  for aligning mobility strategies with business objectives, ensuring compliance with immigration, tax, and labour laws, and optimising the employee experience for globally deployed personnel.

Remit & Responsibilities: 

Strategic Mobility Leadership 

  • Develop and implement a Global Mobility Strategy aligned with organizational objectives and the unique requirements of deployed project operations. 
  • Partner with senior leadership team , HR, Tendering ,  Operations, Legal, Finance and Tax  to forecast global resource needs and support project mobilisation plans. 
  • Establish policies and frameworks governing the most effective and efficient deployment of the workforce abroad  
  • Advise the operations department on compliance risks and best practice for managing global workforces. 
  • Drive process improvement and digitalization initiatives to streamline deployment and tracking. 

Deployment & Assignment Management 

  • Oversee end-to-end mobility processes for assignments, short-term deployments, and rotational workforce programs. 
  • Supervise, in tight connection with all the relevant functions involved, global deployment logistics, including travel, visas, work permits, medical clearances, and legalcompliance documentation. 
  • Ensure timely onboarding, mobilization, and demobilization of personnel for global projects. 
  • Coordinate closely with project managers and operations leaders to align workforce movement with project timelines and site readiness. 
  • Manage any international secondments/relocations from end to end  

Compliance & Risk Management 

  • Ensure compliance with international tax, immigration, social security, and labour laws in all countries of operation. 
  • Develop and manage relationships with external advisors, EOR and resourcing specialists and government agencies. 
  • Monitor changes in global regulations affecting mobility, advising leadership team  on risk mitigation and policy adjustments. 
  • Oversee, in liaison with all the relevant functions involved,  health, safety, and security compliance for deployed staff, including emergency evacuation and crisis management protocols. 

Compensation, Benefits & Cost Control 

  • Partner with HR and Payroll to ensure competitive and compliant international assignment packages (including any allowances and benefits) and effective and compliant processing. 
  • Manage global mobility budgets, ensuring cost-effective delivery of relocation and assignment services. 
  • Evaluate, in strict liaison with the relevant functions involved,  the financial impact of mobility policies and recommend efficiencies or improvements programs. 

Employee Support 

  • Oversee any pre-deployment induction,  training and onboarding requirements. 
  • Maintain effective communication channels for deployed employees to ensure ongoing support and engagement. 

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Lead and develop global mobility services across regions.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Operations, Finance, Tax, and Legal departments to ensure alignment on all mobility-related matters.
  • Provide strategic reporting and analytics to executive leadership team  on workforce mobility trends, costs, and compliance risks.

Job Specific Education Required

Essential: 

  • Degree in Project Management, Human Resources Management, or International Management (Master’s preferred), or, qualified by experience.
  • Proven experience managing complex international mobility programs across multiple regions.
  • Strong knowledge of global tax, immigration, labour law, and assignment compliance frameworks.
  • Experience working within engineering, construction, energy or project operations –energy industry experience strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage vendors and third-party providers (e.g., emergency response, travel, and immigration services).
  • Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills. 

Work Experience Required: 

Essential:  

  • 10+ years of experience in Global Mobility or International HR, with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity supporting large-scale or project-based deployments. 

 

Skills and Knowledge Required: 

Essential:  

  • Strategic and operational leadership. 
  • Deep understanding of global assignment and compliance frameworks. 
  • Strong cross-cultural awareness. 
  • Analytical and data-driven decision-making. 
  • Adaptability and problem-solving under high-pressure, fast-changing environments. 
  • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills for managing a globally distributed workforce. 
  • Experience of implementing or working with  mobility technology platforms or global tracking tools. 

Requirement to travel: 

  • Requirement to travel circa 30% of time

We look forward to hearing from you