Through our local Muscat office, we offer various recruitment and project delivery services across a wide range of projects, both large and small.
NESF is a trusted recruitment and mobilisation expert to the country’s most influential energy businesses – not just inside Upstream Oil & Gas, but also across Chemicals, Power and Renewables, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Technology and the Mining markets.
Our Muscat-based teams include local specialist Omani and expatriate recruiters who can source all roles, from entry-level to C-suite professionals. We are global mobilisation experts and assignment support personnel who can guide and support your organisation through complete project lifecycles. Working with NES Fircroft means you will have access to our speedy and compliant mobilisation solutions, which will support your project through peak activity with strategic hiring and project solutions.
Staffing Oman's Critical Infrastructure
For any businesses looking to either hire Omani nationals or discuss strategies and solutions about hiring both expatriates and Oman talent in Oman, please get in touch for an informal discussion with our local team.
13+
offices in the ME
900+
in-country contractors
2014
established
With our large Middle Eastern and broader global network, businesses can have confidence that we will get the technical talent they need into Oman.
Support in Oman
Our localised recruitment teams hold extensive experience and have placed personnel onto many of the leading CAPEX and OPEX projects across the Sultanate. We understand the local working conditions and are well-positioned to help and support businesses navigating the Omani business landscape.
We understand that managing the payroll for an international workforce can be legally complex - our award-winning payroll team is highly experienced and caters for both in-country Wages Protection Systems and home country requirements, to remain compliant with Omani legislation. Our seamless payroll services can help clients improve their ICV score.
Major projects we've recruited for in Oman
We have been a key staffing provider to many of Oman’s major energy projects, including:
- Khazzan Oilfield
- Duqm Refinery
- Ghazeer,
- Salalah Ammonia
- LPIC
- Tayseer Gas Field Development
- Miraah
- Khazzan
- Yibal Khuff
- EOG block 36 and 49 development
- Dhofar Wind Farm
- Liwa plastics
- Bisat
- Marsa
Skills in demand
We place technical specialists in a huge range of roles including, but not limited to:
- Technology
- Corporate Functions (Finance, HR, Commercial)
- Engineering
- Construction
- Operations
- Drilling and Completions
- Project Management
- Health, Safety and Environmental
- Quality Control
NES Fircroft will help you to find your next job in Oman
We’re actively supporting businesses with strategic, skilled Omani hiring across all disciplines. We, along with our clients, are committed to the Sultanate’s empowerment, growth and development of Omani nationals in line with the country’s ICV targets and economic growth. The following skills are in demand in Oman:
- Engineering
- Construction
- Energy
- Power
- HR
- HSE
- Finance
- Supply Chain
- Project Management
Expatriates' engineering and technical expertise is always respected and required around the world, and Oman is no exception. With our dedicated assignment support teams, we’re on-hand to assist with the logistics and practicalities of relocating to Oman, including supporting you with organising your visas, travel, accommodation and insurances, and facilitating local payroll services.
Expatriate workers can rest assured that they will access the best international contractor care in the market. If you are looking for your next engineering assignment and would consider Oman as a living or working location, search our latest job opportunities in Oman below.
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Our Recruitment Services
Employer of Record
Expand your global presence without registering a new business entity; we can hire employees on your behalf, with minimal risk.
Contract Staffing
We manage tens of thousands of contractors globally, delivering industry-leading logistics support and payroll.
Compliance
Our globally based team understand local legislation requirements and will help businesses to regain compliance in their employment.
Assignment Support
We support contractors throughout their assignments, taking care of their welfare, travel practicalities and payroll.
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.
Payroll
Our streamlined service is award-winning and fully compliant in the respective localities of our internationally mobile contractor base.
Consolidation
Our consolidation service will save costs, increase hiring efficiencies and improve your compliance levels.
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 - Solar
Exclusive Supplier for a Solar Plant
All three of our client's project sites were struggling to obtain visas for expatriate workers due to the lack of Omanisation prevalent in their workforce. NES provided a solution.
Case study - Oil & Gas Commissioning
Commissioning expertise
Our client is commissioning critical upstream assets, sometimes in remote and challenging overseas locations. In Oman, they faced challenges in securing volume experienced talent and their respective visas within a tight time frame, and needed a local partner.
Case Study - Oil & Gas
Emergency medical support
One of our contractors suffered a suspected heart attack in Oman; this is what the NES representative did to help.
Case Study - Oil & Gas
Supporting visa compliance
Our client was supporting the Operations and Maintenance of the Tayseer Gas Processing Plant and was struggling to get a compliant visa service from their curent provider.
Case Study - Wind
Supporting Oman's first wind farm
The client won a project to build Oman’s very first wind farm and had not operated within the country before. They needed a partner to mobilise people to site extremely quickly to remain within the schedule deadline.
Other Regional Offices
Abu Dhabi
Our local team can provide bulk temporary labour for the city’s growing energy mix and is a Tier 1 supplier
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.
Qatar
Our fully licensed office in Doha offers specialist recruiters, payroll professionals and assignment support personnel.
Kuwait
Based in Ahmadi (Kuwait City), our recruitment team are close to the heart of the country’s energy hub
Iraq
Fully incorporated in Baghdad, we have a 100% locally owned entity, Al-Mazaya General Services LLC