Suriname Recruitment and Workforce Solutions

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    Specialist technical recruiters delivering expert Surinamese workforce solutions

    We are a full-service employment agency providing recruitment, consultancy, Employer of Record (EOR) services, and HR solutions for clients managing complex projects with local and foreign workers.

    Alongside staffing, we help clients remain updated with labour market trends and provide employment consultancy to develop their HR strategy.

    Our biggest strength is in the sourcing and identification of talent. And this has helped us establish partnerships with world leading technology and engineering companies.

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    Our Office

    Global Presence 840 x 472

    Local knowledge
    Global expertise

    Airswift is the staffing agency of choice for world-leading businesses.

    We manage 60 offices worldwide, 1,000 employees and 9,000 contractors. Our global reach and pool of available talent is unmatched in the industry.

    Our connected infrastructure ensures unique project insights and agile talent acquisition. Whatever the project, we can help find and mobilise the best onshore and offshore talent.

    Services

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    Talent Acquisition

    We provide permanent recruitment and contractor management services. 

    Our talent acquisition offerings include:

    • Retained search and headhunter services. Our dedicated recruiters work to find the best candidates for specialised roles. By leveraging our industry expertise and extensive network, we identify the right candidates.

    • Contingent staffing and contractor management. We provide our clients with the flexibility to scale their workforce up or down without the administrative burden of managing contractors. We take care of all the logistics, including payroll, compliance, and benefits, so that you can focus on your core business.

    • Direct hire and permanent recruitment. For clients who need to fill a critical role within their organisation, our team work with you to understand your unique requirements and identify candidates who meet those criteria. We handle everything from sourcing and screening to negotiating offers and onboarding.

    • Board and executive search. Find the best leaders for your organisation. We strive to understand your strategic goals, values and culture before identifying the right candidates.
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    Employer of Record

    For businesses looking to expand their operations internationally, speed and accuracy are critical when it comes to recruiting the right talent for their global projects.

    Our Employer of Record (EOR) Canada services provide a flexible and cost-effective solution for companies seeking to establish a global presence while minimising their administrative burden.

    We also offer a comprehensive suite of global mobility services designed to help firms hire internationally and mobilise talent around the world.

    Our global immigration and visa services, mobilisation and logistics services, relocation management, and payroll and taxation services ensure that your workforce is compliant and ready to hit the ground running, no matter where your projects take you.

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    RPO & Managed Solutions

    Airswift offers a comprehensive suite of managed solutions for talent management.

    Our services encompass the full recruitment life-cycle, including:

    • Supplier performance tracking to help you monitor and assess the performance of your staffing suppliers to maintain productivity, lower compliance risks and reduce costs.

    • On-site support to ensure that your projects are staffed with the right people at the right time.

    • Transition services for incumbent contingent workers to new staffing arrangements, ensuring a seamless and efficient process.

    In addition, we offer recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) solutions to streamline your hiring process and provide a cost-effective staffing solution. Our RPO solutions solve the problem of high recruitment costs and time-consuming processes by providing a comprehensive staffing solution that includes:

    • Sourcing: We leverage our vast network of talent to find the best possible candidates for your cleantech projects.

    • Screening: Our rigorous screening process ensures that you only receive resumes from the most qualified and suitable candidates.

    • Onboarding: We handle all aspects of the onboarding process, including reference checks and other necessary paperwork.

    • Talent management: We provide ongoing support and talent management services to ensure that your staffing needs are always met.

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    Consulting

    At Airswift, we understand the unique staffing challenges facing STEM industries. That's why we've made it our mission to connect top talent with the organisations that need them most.

    Tackling the talent gap is one of the biggest challenges of the energy transition. As the world races to build a more sustainable future, the demand for skilled professionals is skyrocketing – but supply isn't keeping up.

    Our vast network of qualified candidates spans the globe, with expertise in energy, construction, technology and engineering.

    Through our industry-leading workforce consulting we can help you with :

    • Talent mapping
    • Salary and market rate benchmarking
    • Identification and delivery of cost savings
    • Skills assessment
    • Strategic workforce planning
    • Performance and risk management advice
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    Hire employees in Suriname

    Are you planning to expand your global footprint?

    Take a look at our comprehensive guide to hiring in Suriname.

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    Testimonials

    I am very pleased with the company, and would certainly recommend it to any friend, customer, supplier, if possible.
    Just to reinforce that my focal point was totally resilient in searching the final candidate in Guyana and I really appreciate her effort on that.

    Projects with TotalEnergies

    The Suriname office was opened in 2025 to support TotalEnergies in the Block58 Field Development project. See  more of our projects with TotalEnergies below.

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    Tyra Gas

    The client needed an Employer of Record for their employees and contractors in each of the seven host countries, facilitating compliant mobilisation and providing efficient management of personnel. This included ensuring smooth expatriation, repatriation, consecutive assignment transitions and resolution of issues in country. 

    • Airswift became the employer of record for Total’s employees and contractors in each host country to facilitate a compliant mobilisation and provided efficient management of personnel, ensuring smooth expatriation, repatriation, consecutive assignment transitions and resolution of day-to-day issues in country.
    • Airswift successfully secured all work permits within target timeline and continues to provide
      ongoing support to Total, especially in Singapore where the wellheads are currently being fabricated.
    • Our current headcount includes 140+ new contractors hired and 80+ relocations of Total employees
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    Total required support from a company with registrations in all of the countries the project spans, including France, United Kingdom, Uganda and Tanzania, as well as the ability to provide mobilisation and full relocation logistics on time and compliantly. 

    • Airswift holds registration in all four project  locations and was selected to support TotalEnergies on  the project. Airswift successfully delivered on-site support and contractor services to the project, as well as full Global Mobility services covering visa  and immigration, travel logistics, accommodation, global employment and payroll and local taxes.
    • Airswift continues to provide support to the project in all four project locations. Airswift and TotalEnergies have partnered together on major projects in 20 countries worldwide for more than 10 years, and Airswift has been a top supplier to TotalEnergies throughout the partnership.

    Case Studies in this Region

    Our team has collaborated with globally renowned companies, assisting them in sourcing the exceptional talent necessary to foster innovation and propel expansion.

    Here are some of the major projects in Latin America that we've been involved in:

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    Frade FPSO

    Airswift provided a streamlined recruitment and training process for the Frade FPSO vessel located in the Northern Campos Basin off the coast of Brazil. Airswift provided:

    • A streamlined recruitment and training process, designed to be implemented within three months, improving the efficiency and quality of the hiring process
    • Utilised internal databases, social media, and external job boards to immediately source candidates from local areas and the global expatriate community with previous FPSO experience
    • Vetted candidates to ensure all workers possessed the necessary experience, language skills, and technical qualifications
    • Provided regular communication through meetings and reviews with the client to ensure constant adaptation to their needs and requirements
    • Arrangement of medical examinations, including psychometric testing (palográfico), and language testing (prepona) to ensure compliance and high standards
    • Full mobilisation services including travel logistics for flights and ground transport, accommodation, and immigration support
    • 24/7 emergency assistance and complete on-site support to both national and expatriate contractors
    • Provision of necessary training including HSE, CBSP, HUET and various other safety and technical-specific training required by the client
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    Liza Destiny FPSO

    In 2017, SBM Offshore was awarded contracts for phase one of the ExxonMobil Liza project in Guyana.  These contracts included the construction, installation,  lease and operation of a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) named Liza Destiny.  Following construction in Singapore, the vessel will voyage to the Liza field, located in the Stabroek block, circa 200 kilometres offshore Guyana.

    The project required mass staffing of both local and expatriate contractors for the design, construction  and commissioning of the FPSO across several locations, often within a limited time frame. Employment and mobilisation services were required for expatriate personnel and their families.

    Airswift:

    • Successfully filled 93% of the engineering requirements within four months, and supported 82 contractors deployed across Malaysia, Singapore and the Netherlands by the end of the year.
    • Deployed first contractors in Guyana and awarded prime vendor for the Commissioning 
      Team scope of work in Singapore, which included over 120 personnel and provisions for PPE, tooling and site logistics. 
    • Supported 45 contractors on project sail-away from Singapore to Guyana and contractor 
      headcount peaked at 357 contractors across six project locations including Singapore, Malaysia, Netherlands, China, Guyana and USA.
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    Fancy a career change? Find your dream job in Suriname

    Our contract and direct hire recruiters help top talent at every stage of their job search.

    Whether you’re searching for full-time or temporary work, Airswift can help you find the right role for your career goals and skill set.

    Our Suriname recruitment agency recruits technical specialists in a wide range of roles including, but not limited to:

    • Engineering
    • Technology
    • Construction & Commissioning
    • Geosciences
    • Operations
    • Drilling and Completions
    • Project Management
    • Health, Safety and Environmental management
    • Quality Control
    • Data Science

    We work with a wide range of innovative companies, including small and medium enterprises, EPCs and 100% of the energy supermajors.

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    Current Vacancies

    Permanent

    9 Jan 2025

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Data Scientist

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