With a physical office in Cairo, NES Fircroft has been present in Egypt since 2014, fully incorporated under the company name NES Global Talent Egypt - a 100% Egyptian owned entity.
Our recruitment team delivers compliant and cost-effective staffing solutions to meet the hiring requirements of businesses across Egypt.
We have a wealth of expertise in deploying temporary hire solutions, where we second individuals onto clients’ projects, managing their payroll, taxation and all compliance needs with local Egyptian labor laws. Our extensive recruitment experience includes placing specialist engineers onto multi-billion dollar projects, from conception through to completion, ensuring that fluctuating workforce demands are met in line with key project milestone dates.
Major projects we’ve recruited for in Egypt
We currently manage over 80 contractors across 8 major companies within Egypt, in key verticals of the Oil & Gas industry, including recruiting for the offshore sector. Our client portfolio also includes businesses within rail, manufacturing, technology and renewable energy.
Our Cairo-based team facilitate local staffing through our partnership with Target, a key Egyptian manpower provider, and we have placed over 1,500 personnel to date spanning a range of seniorities and sectors. Our recruitment service also covers permanent (direct) hiring needs.
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major client relationships in-country
1500+
contractors placed in-country to date
Through our global office network, we have over 25,000 contract staff on assignment, and will leverage this global reach to find the best talent for your business.
NES Fircroft in Egypt can provide mobilisation support for candidates, reducing the time to hire with streamlined, effective recruitment and onboarding processes. Our recruitment team is backed by in-house award-winning support teams; collaboratively we support all functions of the recruitment process from sourcing, onboarding, assignment support, travel and logistics, including visa management and assisting with the compliance of all workforce legislation and payroll.
Through leveraging our wider office network, we will source expatriate contractors and provide all of the logistical support needed to ensure a smooth assignment. We can sponsor work permits and assist in providing security and accommodation services. Our knowledge and experience of preparing Experience Letters for the Egyptian Embassy and the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is extensive, and we provide work permit / visa submission services for candidates in relation to the Ministry of Manpower – businesses can rest assured that we know how to keep workers compliant.
We have been integral to supplying engineering and technical staff to key energy projects in Egypt, including:
- Zohr
- West Nile Delta
- Abu Qir
- El Narges Offshore
We place technical and engineering specialists in a huge range of technical areas, including, but not limited to:
- Construction, Fabrication & Commissioning
- Decommissioning
- Drilling and Completions
- Engineering
- Health, Safety and Environmental
- Project Management & Services
- Quality Control
- Subsurface & Subsea
- Technology
For engineers looking for contract, temporary or full-time work, NES Fircroft in Egypt can help. Our contract and permanent hire recruiters will help you through every stage of your job search and connect you to major companies in Egypt, including some of the biggest names in Oil & Gas.
We provide market-leading contractor care from local in-house teams and are poised to support you throughout your assignment. We’ll give you a dedicated point of contact and through our assignment support teams we offer comprehensive relocation and mobilisation services, to get you where you need to be for your new project. We have an in-depth knowledge of the visa and work permit programme within Egypt, and work with candidates throughout the process of applying to the Egyptian Embassy, Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for visas, and the Ministry of Manpower for work permits, to ensure an efficient process.
If you’re relocating for your new job, we also provide accommodation services, orientation services and cross-cultural training to help you get to grips with your new working environment.
Alongside our commitment to the Oil & Gas industry, we’re excited to be supplying staff to a diversifying energy portfolio, including the Dabaa region’s first nuclear power plant, several solar projects, wind projects and green hydrogen endeavours. No matter where your energy expertise lies, our Egypt recruitment team will support you on your career journey.
Search our latest job opportunities in Egypt below or find out more about our recruitment and candidate support services.
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Our Recruitment Services
Permanent Hire
We have over 50 years of experience in orchestrating retained search activities, enabling businesses to hire strategically and effectively.
Executive Search
We’ll find C-Suite personnel with shared responsibility and purpose to innovate your Board and secure your succession planning.
Contract Staffing
We manage tens of thousands of contractors globally, delivering industry-leading logistics support and payroll.
Assignment Support
We support contractors throughout their assignments, taking care of their welfare, travel practicalities and payroll.
Payroll
Our streamlined service is award-winning and fully compliant in the respective localities of our international mobile contractor base.
Consolidation
Our consolidation service will save costs, increase hiring efficiencies and improve your compliance levels.
Compliance
Our globally based team understand local legislation requirements and will help businesses to regain compliance in their employment.
Employer of Record
Expand your global presence without registering a new business entity; we can hire employees on your behalf, with minimal risk.
Managed Services Provision
We have decades of experience in delivering effective contingent workforce solutions and mobilisation programmes.
Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Outsource all or part or your direct hiring; we manage high volume demand and have a global candidate reach.
Case Study - Drilling
Sourcing Offshore Personnel
Having successfully won a tender for exclusive supply to staff their project, our client urgently needed our support in finding 16 drilling engineers to sustain their operational output.
Case Study - Oil & Gas
Recruiting HSE Personnel - Egypt
The client had encountered several health and safety challenges across their project portfolio, and subsequently tasked NESF to source a team of highly skilled drilling personnel to oversee the drilling operations and bring the HSE standards back in line with industry standards.
Case Study - Perm Hire
Sourcing Skilled Personnel in a Short Timeframe
Our client was in the process of incorporating an entity into Egypt to run their business locally, from an office in Cairo. The client was new to the country and needed the support of a recruitment partner with the capacity to source and recruit local talent for a range of highly skilled roles in a short timeframe.
Other Regional Offices
Saudi Arabia
We have offices in Dhahran and Riyadh to ensure customers receive the best possible service and market expertise.
Dubai
We’ve been established in Dubai for over a decade; this office functions as our Middle Eastern workforce solutions hub.
Abu Dhabi
Our local team can provide bulk temporary labour for the city’s growing energy mix and is a Tier 1 supplier to several companies.
Oman
With offices in Muscat, Salalah and Ibri, we’re a leading recruitment agency in the Sultanate and will support Omanisation targets.
Qatar
Our fully licensed office in Doha offers specialist recruiters, payroll professionals and assignment support personnel.
Azerbaijan
Our Baku team provides technical and engineering personnel to local businesses.