Based in the central business district, NES Fircroft has been operational in Sydney since 2011.
With over a decade of experience, our local recruitment teams support companies across Power, Renewables, Mining, and Life Sciences.
Our consultants specialise in specific disciplines, closely monitoring market trends and talent shifts to ensure our clients remain ahead of the curve with access to top-tier professionals.
Staffing Sydney's Technical Markets
Sydney’s rapidly evolving energy market is supported by our specialist team dedicated to recruitment in the renewable energy and power sectors.
As a recognised hub for biotech and pharma, we bring extensive Life Science Recruitment expertise to Sydney, with a strong focus on Clinical Operations.
In New South Wales, a region rich in minerals like coal, gold, copper, silver, lead, zinc, cobalt, and lithium, NES Fircroft is known for its customised recruitment approach tailored to the unique needs of the mining industry.
The hiring needs for technical and engineering businesses in Australia are in safe hands with NES Fircroft. We are a global organisation with local expertise, offering the on-the-ground market knowledge required to secure your talent pipeline, bolstered by the experience of a multi-national corporation. Our Australian footprint covers the entire country, from Perth and Melbourne, to Brisbane. Our international office network is vast, spanning 45 countries in six continents.
Recruitment services in Sydney
No matter what your hiring requirement is, we offer a tailored recruitment service to complement your exact needs. We specialise in the Power, Renewables, Mining, and Life Sciences sectors, providing customised recruitment services tailored to your specific needs, including Contract Staffing, Executive Search, Permanent Hire, and Managed Solutions.
When it comes to contractor management you can rest assured we’ve got all logistics covered. Our office currently manages over 50 specialist contractors, including local Australian nationals and expatriate talent. We have an accredited labour hire agreement in place which enables us to recruit and mobilse candidates on a 482 and on-hire to clients.
Through the backing of in-house support teams, our contract recruitment service includes managing the mobilisation, payroll, taxation and compliance needs of the workforce. Our assignment support team will coordinate the necessary visas and work permits, medicals and insurances, whilst our travel team will organise all transport needs, including rotational travel, leaving you to concentrate on the business at hand.
Our Sydney recruitment team has been integral to supplying engineering and technical staff to key energy projects such as:
- Bango Wind Farm (GE)
- Barangaroo development
- Cadia Valley Gold Mine
- Mt Arthur Coal mine (BHP)
- Powerhouse Parramatta
- Snowy Hydro
- South32 Wollongong
- Sydney Metro
- Tallawarra Power station
- West Connex
- Western Sydney Airport
- Whitehaven coal NSW
Our Life Science team has expertise in Clinical Operations, Quality & Regulatory, and Commercial, with success in hiring:
- Medical & Clinical Directors
- Business Development Managers & Territory Managers
- Clinical Operations Managers
- Project Managers / Clinical Trial Managers
- CRAs: Core team / FSP
- Clinical Trial Doctors / Principal Investigators
- Pharmacovigilance Managers & Reg Affairs Managers
In Power, Renewables & Mining, we place technical specialists and management in a huge range of areas including, but not limited to:
- Commissioning
- Community affairs / national content / lands / government liaison
- Design Engineering (primary & secondary)
- Drilling (including drill, blast and wireline specialists)
- Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Scada, Protection, Reliability, Mud, Hydrocarbons)
- Geologging & Geotechnical Fields
- Grid Connections, Power & Control Systems
- IST telecommunications
- Logistics / supply / aviation
- Procurement
- Project management
- Solar PV
Our Power & Renewables team has established a strong network of clients across Solar, Wind, Hydro, Utilities, Tech, Transmission and Distribution, supporting roles including:
- Engineers (Grid Connection, SCADA, Design, Control, Mechanical/Electrical, Quality)
- Grid Connection Managers
- Project Managers
- Contracts Managers
- Project Developers
- Site Superintendents
- HSE Advisors
- QC/QA
- Site Supervisors/Managers
Our Mining team brings extensive expertise across all aspects of mining operations. This includes Mine Planning, Drilling and Blasting, Fixed Plant Maintenance and Reliability, Milling and Grinding, Operations, Environmental Management and Compliance, Health, Safety, Risk Management, Heavy Equipment Operation and Maintenance, and Project Management. We have success in hiring:
- Mining Specific: Geotechnical Engineer, Geophysicist Interpreter, Geothermal Drilling Engineer, Geologist, Geophysical Equipment Installer, Mine Geologist, Rig Geologist, Grinding Specialists, Crushing Specialists and Shutdown Specialists
- Underground Managers, Deputies, Underground Mechanical/Electrical/Civil Engineers
- Discipline Engineering: Mechanical / Piping, Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls and Civil / Structural
- Project Management, Executive Search and Corporate
- ICT, Technology and Automation: Software Development, Dev Ops, IT Infrastructure and Cyber Security
- Business Change and Data Analytics: Business Analyst, Change Managers, Data Analyst and Data Warehousing / BI
- Contracts & Procurement
- Design Managers and Drafters
- Project Services: Planners / Schedulers, Expeditors, Cost / Document Controllers
- HSEQ
- Estimators, Operators, Site Maintenance, Line workers and Fleet Management
- HR, Support, Finance and Professional Services
- Telecommunications and Network Engineering
We’ll help you find your next technical or engineering job in Sydney
If you’re looking for a technical or engineering job in Sydney, look no further than NES Fircroft. Our recruitment teams work with organisations that provide exciting and sustainable career paths, whether you’re looking for a contract or permanent role. The fact that our recruiters are discipline-specific means that they truly speak the language of the hiring managers in their field, and know what it takes for a candidate to succeed.
Our long regional tenure has enabled us to develop extensive industry connections and develop a deep insight into our clients’ cultures to understand exactly what it is they are looking for, and to pair candidates and companies for success.
We have industry-leading candidate benefits and with experienced assignment support and commercial teams to enable a smooth onboarding process which ensures that you arrive on site, ready to begin work, compliantly. We appoint every contractor with a consultant that stays with you throughout your placement. If you contract through us, we’ll coordinate your visa and work permit needs, your travel, accommodation and payroll so you can focus on preparing for your new venture.
Check-out our latest Sydney based jobs below, or search for wider Australian job vacancies on our main job search.
Featured Jobs
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.
Supporting Australian businesses with their D&I strategy
NES Fircroft is commited to creating a culture of diversity in all that we do.
Understanding the focus on Diversity and Inclusion within the resources sector sits as a priority amongst our team throughout the end-to-end recruitment process. We input heavily into Indigenous Engagement Strategy consultations with our clients and work towards supporting the businesses key deliverables by providing a diverse and targeted recruitment solution. Internally, the team at NES Fircroft participate in regular activities led by the BELONG initiative, designed to celebrate and appreciate the many cultures and representations that make up the NES Fircroft family.
Case Study - Rail Market
Sourcing Expertise for Sydney's Infrastructure
A large-scale station upgrade set our client’s rail project behind schedule; they urgently need our help to rectify their timescales.
Case Study - Sydney Infrastructure
Sourcing Engineering Expertise for the WestConnex Project
We supplied engineering expertise to a subcontractor for the civil infrastructure WestConnex joint venture development.
Case Study - Life Sciences
Facilitating Rapid Biotechnology Growth
The client’s headquarters, senior management and HR teams are located in China and the USA, but they wanted to hire in Australasia, at significant volume.
Other Regional Offices
Melbourne
We support local Energy, Construction & Infrastructure projects from our office in Victoria
Brisbane
We provide technical staff to the Energy sector in Brisbane and the wider Queensland region
Perth
Our Perth office is the largest of our Oceania operation and acts as our regional headquarters
Port Moresby (PNG)
We’ve placed staff onto Papua New Guinea’s biggest Oil & Gas and Mining projects
New Plymouth (NZ)
Our New Plymouth office is poised to source staff for New Zealand’s energy and infrastructure sectors