Recruitment Solutions and Engineering Jobs in Kuwait

Based in Ahmadi (Kuwait City), our recruitment team are close to the heart of the country’s energy hub

Kuwait Recruitment Local Jobs

NES Fircroft established our office in Kuwait in 2016. Based in Ahmadi (Kuwait City), our recruitment team are close to the heart of the country’s energy hub. Our specialty is providing contract staffing, assignment support services and permanent (direct) hire services to energy businesses in-country and the wider Middle East.

Kuwait Recruitment

Staffing Kuwait's Critical Infrastructure

Our recruitment team is both Arabic and English speaking. We’re proud to be a KOC category 75 approved supplier, but our recruitment support goes beyond traditional oil and gas to encompass critical projects within the power, technology, water and infrastructure sectors. We’ve secured the talent pipeline for a variety of businesses, including operators, oil terminals, EPCs, full stream providers and power generation facilities.

If your company engages the support of NES Fircroft for recruitment services in Kuwait, rest assured you’ll benefit from a localised service with global connections and quality management systems that will help your business to grow.

13+
offices across the Middle East
200+
in-country contractors

With our vast Middle East and wider global network you can rest assured we will get the technical talent you need into Kuwait.

Recruitment services in Kuwait

With an on-the-ground operation, our recruitment service will help you to navigate the complexities of the Arabic business landscape, from bridging the language barrier and understanding cultural sensitivities, to complying with local labour and immigration laws.

Through Managed Services Provision (MSP), we can place our experienced recruitment staff on-site with our clients, facilitating flexible solutions to manage peak and ongoing activity. Our contingent workforce staffing programmes help to standardise your hiring processes and regain cost control through a customised site-specific staffing programme that optimises workforce efficiency.

We do much more than just find workers for your projects - our dedicated assignment support professionals assist with the practicalities of managing a contract workforce, including all global mobility considerations and payroll, leaving you free to concentrate on the business at hand.

Our in-house teams will facilitate the quick mobilisation of all nationalities to compliantly work full time in Kuwait, and we have the capacity to assist with mass mobilisations. Our experience includes successfully transferring 180 contractors to our management within just 90-days, and in the last 3 years alone we have provided 350+ compliant visas for contractors working in Kuwait.

Compliance with Kuwaiti labour law is at the forefront of our operation. Our teams will orchestrate medicals and comprehensive insurances, coordinate all travel and accommodation needs, and assist contractors with site registration processes. Our in-house finance team is responsible for the payroll of over 25,000 contractors across the globe and knows exactly what to do to payroll in Kuwait.

Our consultants have been integral to supplying engineering and technical staff to key energy projects in Kuwait such as:

  • Az Zour North Power Plant
  • Jurassic Gas
  • Heavy Oil
  • Operations and Maintenance of an Independent Power Producer (IPP)
  • Various KOC projects across Kuwait

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

  • Commissioning
  • Construction
  • Drilling & Completions
  • Operations & Maintenance
  • Project Engineering
  • Project Management
  • Sub-surface
  • Technology

We’ll help you find your next engineering job in Kuwait

With almost two decades of operation in the Middle East, we’ve built relationships with some of the biggest names in the energy industry, and can offer you the most exciting local Kuwait jobs. We have connections with major oilfield services companies, EPCs, power plant operations and maintenance organisations, technology solutions providers, and a global professional services firm. We have plenty of job opportunities for Kuwaiti nationals and expatriates, on a contract and permanent (direct) hire basis.

If you contract through us in Kuwait, you’ll benefit from our comprehensive contractor care package. We have dedicated in-country local representatives who understand the local Kuwait environment and will provide all of the support required to help you begin your assignment efficiently and compliantly. You’ll also benefit from our timesheet app, which means you can submit timesheets on the go via a mobile device. You can attach photos of your receipts to the app, view your expense history, and enable push notifications – all of which is designed to make life a little easier.

Our practical contractor support includes assisting with rotational travel, work permits and accommodation, and for expatriates, we offer country orientation services to help you get accustomed to your new working environment. We also provide extensive medical, accidental and personal insurance coverage to deliver peace of mind for contractors and their families, and with the support of trusted third-parties, we provide emergency response and security support to all contractors in Kuwait on a 24/7 365 days a year basis.

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