Lead Immigration & Mobilization Specialist

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In this role you will be reporting to the Resource director under the IET Gas Technology Services Organization, covering the MENATI region.

You will be supporting immigration & Mobilization criticalities under IET GTS (Gas Technology Services).

As an Immigration & mobilization specialist, you will be responsible for timely fulfillment of all Field service immigration & logistics requests across the region.

You will be responsible to support the regional planner in capturing the information of FS requests to ensure timely & compliant mobilization of Field Services team to our various customer sites. You will lead & Overlook the entire wing to wing process including; visa application, Document readiness, Medical requirements, Immigration requirements, gate passes & compliance and Quota needs by country).

The Immigration specialist will work closely with Assignment planners, Outage excellence team, Resource mangers, public relation officers, Legal team (as required), COEs, and HR teams to accomplish these objectives.

As a Lead Immigration & Mobilization Specialist, you will be responsible for but not limited to the below:

• Working closely with the team of Regional PROs & Mobilization specialists to ensure compliance and readiness of documents, gate passes and visa readiness for all field service requirements in MENATI (Local and Incoming FSEs)
• Coordinating on daily basis with the assignment planner the regional needs and prioritize visa , logistics and immigration needs to ensure timely support to customer sites
• Driving and Manage work permit and business visa application from documents collection to submission.
• Leading, monitoring, Tracking Quota requirements and local gate pass by country to ensure business continuity
• Proactively engaging with regional immigration leaders to highlight immigration changes and / or recognize immediate compliance concerns for escalation to regional and COE leader (As required).
• Attending weekly Operational , fulfillment and Service Operating Rhythms to track and support FS site support
• Working closely with the Regional planners , Resource teams and suppliers to coordinate and support immigration / Logistics formalities for 3rd parties & suppliers
• Working with regional resource & Service Manager teams to forecast critical projects needs ensuring a smooth mobilization (Considering local logistics requirements by country).
• Daily collaboration with PROs to support logistics support and timely FSE site mobilizations.
• Identifying best practices and implement mobilization process improvements.
• Overlook and track Quota, mission visas, LOA (letter of assistance), required medicals and training and gate passes as required by specific countries / customers.
• Monitoring trade license renewals & ensure operational continuity for all GTS entities to avoid business interruptions

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A degree in science, business, PR and / or Engineering
• Have a minimum of 8-10 yrs of working Experience in Corporate Organization
• Have experience working in Field service Operations or O&G corporations (5 years minimum)
• Excellent communication skills
• MS Office Suite
• Strong Excel skills
• Good organization skills and ability to multi-task
• Excellent Time Management skills
• Effective planning and Organizational skills
• Strong problem-solving skills and detail oriented analytical skills
• Dynamic, flexible team player with demonstrated ability to work in diverse teams

Desired Characteristics

• Knowledge of O&G assignment and mobilization processes
• Proficient experience in Service Max tool is a must
• Experience with Oracle is required
• GCC corporate experience is preferred
• Experience working with Public relation governance and / or PROs
• Prior project management experience is preferred
• Ability to work across diverse personalities and agendas at various seniority levels across organizations to achieve goals

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace challenge with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

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