Compliance Officer

Company: Centum Engineering
Location: Toomebridge, Co. Antrim
Build Your Career with a Growing International Engineering Business
Centum Engineering is continuing to grow at pace, delivering major engineering projects across Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe.
As our European operations expand, so does the team behind our people. We are now looking for a Compliance Officer to join our Global Mobility team and play an important role in supporting employees working across our international projects.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in compliance, HR, global mobility, immigration, administration or a similar regulated environment who wants to develop their career within a growing international organisation.
Working closely with our Global Mobility Manager, HR and Tax teams, you will help ensure our employees have the correct documentation, visas, work permits and compliance requirements in place to work successfully across our European operations.
The Role
As Compliance Officer, you will take responsibility for the accurate and timely management of global mobility and employee compliance processes.
A key part of the position will be managing visa, immigration and work permit applications from start to finish, while maintaining accurate records and providing employees and internal stakeholders with clear updates throughout the process.
You will also support the ongoing development of Centum's compliance procedures and help ensure our systems and records remain accurate, current and audit-ready.
Key Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include:
Managing visa, immigration and work permit applications from preparation through to submission, tracking and completion.
Ensuring employee immigration and compliance documentation is accurate, valid and in line with relevant legislation.
Acting as a key point of contact for employees throughout visa and immigration processes.
Monitoring application deadlines, document expiry dates and compliance requirements.
Maintaining accurate Global Mobility and compliance records.
Reviewing documentation and identifying missing or incorrect information before applications progress.
Updating employee and compliance information accurately within BambooHR and Centum's internal systems.
Ensuring Global Mobility dashboards contain accurate and up-to-date information.
Supporting internal compliance audits and maintaining audit-ready documentation.
Working closely with the Global Mobility Manager, European Tax Specialist and HR team.
Liaising with employees, external partners and relevant authorities where required.
Preparing regular updates and reports on applications and compliance activity.
Identifying potential compliance risks and escalating these appropriately.
Supporting improvements to existing compliance processes, controls and procedures.
What We're Looking For
We are looking for someone who is highly organised, accurate and comfortable managing multiple processes and deadlines.
Previous experience within a compliance, HR, global mobility, immigration or similar administrative role would be advantageous.
The successful candidate should demonstrate:
Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
Strong organisational and time-management skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Confidence communicating with employees and external stakeholders.
A proactive approach to identifying and resolving problems.
The ability to manage multiple applications and deadlines simultaneously.
Strong IT literacy, including Microsoft Office.
Confidence working across multiple digital systems and databases.
The ability to work independently while contributing to a wider team.
Professionalism and discretion when handling confidential employee information.
Qualifications
Ideally, candidates will have one or more of the following:
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline.
CIPD Level 5 qualification.
Relevant practical experience within compliance, HR, global mobility, immigration or a related field.
We are also interested in hearing from candidates whose practical experience demonstrates the skills required for the position, even where their qualifications may differ.
Why Join Centum Engineering?
This is an exciting time to join Centum.
Our continued expansion across Europe is creating new opportunities throughout the business, and this position offers the opportunity to become part of a Global Mobility function supporting employees across multiple countries and major international engineering projects.
For someone looking to build a career within Global Mobility, HR or Compliance, the role provides valuable international exposure and the opportunity to develop specialist knowledge in areas including immigration, work permits, employee mobility and regulatory compliance.
You will join a collaborative team where accuracy, employee experience and continuous improvement are genuinely important.
If you are organised, detail-focused and interested in developing your career within Global Mobility and Compliance, we would like to hear from you.
Apply today with an up-to-date CV to join the growing team at Centum Engineering.

Employment type
Centum PAYE

Work arrangement
No