Recruitment Solutions and Engineering Jobs in Chicago and Illinois

Our experienced recruitment team can implement contingent workforce staffing programs help to standardize your hiring processes and establish better cost control through a customized site-specific staffing program that optimizes your workforce. We have helped many businesses with transitioning large volumes of contingent workers across to our management in facilities ranging from oil storage terminals to major energy complexes. For large recruitment accounts, we’ll place our specialist recruiters on-site with our clients, facilitating flexible solutions to manage peak and ongoing activity.

Not only do we have dedicated in-house recruitment and assignment support professionals, but we also have payroll, compliance and legal experts. This combined expertise means that all new starters will begin their new job efficiently and compliantly under US labor law.

We have been integral to supplying engineering and technical personnel to key chemical, refining, midstream and renewable energy projects across the Midwest such as:

• Greenfield construction project of a major chemical manufacturing complex in Pennsylvania
• Greenfield renewable energy facilities across Indiana, Illinois and New York
• Multiple chemical facility expansion projects across North Carolina, Arkansas and Tennessee
• Numerous CAPEX projects at existing refineries across Delaware, New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois
• Major maintenance and turnaround events at downstream refining and petrochemical plants across the region
• Workforce consolidation project for a major oil storage facility in the Caribbean islands

We’re actively recruiting candidates across:

• Construction, Commissioning & Start-Up
• Engineering & Design (Mechanical & Piping / Metallurgy / Civil & Structural / Electrical / Instrumentation & Controls / Chemical & Process)
• Finance & Accounting
• Health, Safety & Environmental
• Information Technology
• Operations, Maintenance & Turnarounds
• Procurement & Logistics
• Project Controls (Planning & Scheduling / Estimating / Cost Control / Document Control)
• Project Management & Project Engineering
• Quality Assurance, Control & Inspection

To address the increasing demand for specialized skills in Illinois’ energy sector, including petrochemicals, refining, and renewable energy, we facilitate L-1 Visa transfers for international talent. This process enables companies to bring executive and managerial staff (L-1A) or specialists (L-1B) from their global operations to support essential projects in Chicago and across Illinois.

 We provide a smooth transition for contractors who have completed at least 12 consecutive months of service with NES Fircroft within the last three years. Our experienced team is skilled in navigating U.S. visa requirements and streamlining the transition process, allowing your team members to get started quickly and effectively. We handle payroll (in compliance with FLSA), social security arrangements, and local orientation to ensure compliance and facilitate smooth integration.

Our “plug-and-play” workforce solutions eliminate barriers to accessing international talent, empowering businesses in Chicago and Illinois to scale rapidly. By choosing NES Fircroft for your Illinois projects, you can access a vast pool of pre-vetted candidates and a recruitment team knowledgeable in Illinois labor laws and industry standards.

Oil, gas and petrochemical expansion across the Mid-West and North-eastern United States is abundant. If you’re in this area, and looking for contract or direct hire work in the oil, gas, chemicals or renewable energy sector, you can rest assured that NES Fircroft has numerous exciting opportunities for you. As one of the largest engineering recruitment agencies in the world, our contract and direct hire recruiters have extensive industry connections and will help you through every stage of your job search.

We work with small and medium enterprises, EPCs and many of the country’s energy supermajors - holding prime vendor status with many of the USA’s biggest chemical corporations. The opportunities we place personnel onto vary from CAPEX projects and turnround and maintenance events, to large-scale greenfield construction and the start-up and commissioning of new facilities.

Utilizing a detailed process methodology, we develop an in-depth understanding of our clients' requirements and culture to effectively allow us to match our candidates to sustainable job opportunities. Wherever your technical expertise lies - crude oil, gasoline, natural gas, diesel (and more!) we will have a job opportunity for you that will enhance your career.

Our contractor benefits are market-leading and we offer a retention program, meaning we will help you to find your next assignment.

Check-out our latest Chicago job opportunities below.