Recruitment Solutions and Engineering Jobs in Manchester

By focusing on specific disciplines, our teams remain close to their markets, staying informed about industry trends and people movement to proactively address hiring challenges.

The type of workforce solutions we offer are broad, ranging from contract staffing and assignment support services to executive search, permanent (direct) hires and fully integrated managed solutions where businesses outsource part or all of their entire recruitment function to us.

With 5 decades of experience in cultivating and nurturing our candidate networks, we can find the talent you need. Whether you’re looking for a team of engineers for your next offshore wind project in the North Sea, a Board-level hire for your chemical manufacturing company or a bilingual commercial and sales executive for your pharmaceuticals business, we will source the right candidates to secure your talent supply chain.

Our recruitment consultants are backed by award-winning support teams that take care of all practical and administrative contractor needs. This means we take care of logistical headaches, leaving companies free to concentrate on the business at hand. Our assignment support, compliance & legal, travel, and finance teams work in tandem to ensure that workers arrive on-site ready to work and in compliance with all regulations.

Africa operations: With over two decades of experience in Africa, NES Fircroft has been instrumental in supporting major oil & gas developments across the continent. We have successfully mobilised over 1,000 technically skilled personnel to remote and offshore project sites. Our comprehensive support services encompass logistical coordination, medical insurance facilitation, and emergency evacuation planning, ensuring that both clients and contractors are well supported throughout their assignments.

Whilst our experience originated in upstream offshore oil and gas, our operation has evolved alongside the ever-changing energy landscape to enable us to support technical projects across the engineering spectrum.

Our experienced recruitment teams have been integral in supplying engineering and technical staff to key customers from the following areas:

• Automation
• Battery Technology & Electric Vehicles
• Carbon Capture & Storage
• Fine and Bulk Chems
• Hydrogen Projects
• Independent Power Producers (IPPs)
• Med Tech & Med Devices
• Nuclear
• Oil & Gas Operators and EPCs
• On/Offshore Wind
• Petrochemicals
• Pharmaceuticals
• Power Transmission & Distribution
• Solar

We place technical specialists in a huge range of roles including, but not limited to:

• Asset & Fund Management
• Commercial
• Construction & Commissioning
• Drilling and Completions
• Engineering
• Health, Safety and Environmental
• Installation
• Operations & Maintenance
• Project Management
• Project Services
• Quality Control
• Technical Sales
• Technology
• HR 
• Procurement 
• Contracts Management 

For engineers looking for temporary or full-time work in Europe, the legacy and local connections of NES Fircroft in the engineering world are hard to beat.

We are one of Europe’s biggest staffing agencies and, through 5 decades of experience, have provided personnel to some of the continent’s most pioneering energy projects. With such a broad industry reach, our capacity to help professionals transition their careers to new energy verticals is unrivalled. We will offer you access to the most exciting technical jobs and help you take the next step in your career development path for a promising future.

Our discipline-specific recruiters truly understand their industries and endeavour to support you throughout the job hunting and interview process. We’ve got comprehensive, tried and tested qualification processes in place that work, meaning we won’t put you forward for a job unless there’s a strong chance you will succeed. If you’re taking on a contract role, we have a large team of support staff to ensure all of your logistics run smoothly – including supporting you with any visa/work permit needs, your travel, and your payroll.

Whether you’re looking for your next chemical processing role, want to transition your career to the wind industry, or seek your next vacancy in manufacturing medical devices, we will have a job opportunity for you.

Check out our latest Manchester and local-based vacancies below. For broader European job opportunities, visit our job search page.