What Atlas Professionals does

Atlas NextWave (formerly Atlas Professionals) is a Netherlands-headquartered private staffing and workforce solutions firm serving global energy, infrastructure, and marine markets. Founded in 1982 with 1,001-5,000 employees and 33+ regional offices across six continents, the company provides permanent recruitment, project-based recruitment, full crew management, training and competency management, operations and maintenance support, QHSE/risk management, global mobility, and workforce development advisory services. Enterprise clients include offshore wind developers (Ørsted, Eversource, Formosa 2), offshore drilling contractors (Noble Corporation), vessel operators (Chevalier Floatels, SBM Offshore, Prosafe), and major marine contractors (Jan De Nul, NKT, Van Oord, Boskalis, DEME, Allseas).

Name

Atlas Professionals

Legal name

Atlas NextWave

Website

https://atlasprofessionals.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Atlas NextWave is a Netherlands-based international staffing and workforce solutions firm serving global energy, infrastructure, and marine markets through 33+ regional offices, providing recruitment, crew management, training, and workforce development to enterprise clients across offshore wind, oil and gas, and marine sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy & Marine Workforce Solutions

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Mining & Heavy Equipment Operator Staffing (BPACAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Workforce Mobility & Field Service Enablement (Mobile GIS, Work Mgmt, Dispatch) (EUAEANAK)

Keywords

• Offshore wind staffing
• Marine workforce solutions
• Energy sector recruitment
• Crew management services
• Project-based staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoofddorp

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Permanent Recruitment: Retained and contingency search services for placing permanent candidates in technical and executive roles across energy, marine, and infrastructure sectors.
2. Project Solution Recruitment: Staffing solutions for specific project needs including construction, commissioning, and development phases.
3. Full Crewing Management: Integrated crew management services for vessels and offshore operations, including mobilisation, compliance, and crew development.
4. Training and Competency Management: Workforce training and competency certification services for offshore and marine personnel.
5. Operations and Maintenance Management: Ongoing operational support for energy and marine projects post-construction.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Atlas Professionals (operating as Atlas NextWave) provides specialised recruitment and workforce solutions for the global energy, infrastructure, and marine markets, delivering permanent placement, project-based staffing, and fully integrated crew management services. Offerings span the full project lifecycle from development and construction through to operations, maintenance, and decommissioning, covering both blue-collar operational crews and white-collar technical, engineering, and project leadership roles, supported by training, compliance, mobilisation, and global mobility services.

Product overview

Atlas NextWave is a recruitment and staffing firm operating across global energy, infrastructure, and marine markets, offering a portfolio of services spanning permanent placement, project-based recruitment, and full crew management. The core offering includes Permanent Recruitment and Project Solution Recruitment for placing candidates across 25+ specialist domains (offshore wind, drilling, renewables, subsea, cable lay, dredging, decommissioning, and more). Supporting services include Training and Competency Management, Workforce Development Advisory, Career Coaching Advisory, Global Mobility Management, QHSE & Risk Management, Operations and Maintenance Management, and Logistics/Project Management. The company also operates Greenhands Offshore, a workforce readiness program for local communities entering the offshore energy sector. IMX Insights provides performance optimisation and talent market intelligence as an analytics add-on. The company maintains partnerships with major energy sector employers (Ørsted, Noble Corporation, Jan De Nul, SBM Offshore, Boskalis, Van Oord, Vestas, Siemens Gamesa) to deliver integrated workforce solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Greenhands Offshore: A workforce readiness program designed to introduce offshore careers and support local capability building for emerging energy markets. Currently operational in Namibia with plans for broader expansion.

Products and services

• Permanent Recruitment Retained and contingency search services placing permanent candidates in technical, engineering, and executive roles across energy, infrastructure, and marine sectors, covering 25+ specialist domains such as offshore wind, drilling, renewables, subsea, cable lay, dredging, and decommissioning.
• Project Solution Recruitment Specialist recruitment solutions for project-based staffing needs across the full project lifecycle, covering development, construction, commissioning, operations, and decommissioning phases for energy, marine, and infrastructure clients.
• Full Crewing Management Integrated crew management services for Service Operations Vessels (SOVs) and offshore support vessels, including strategic workforce planning, mobilisation, compliance management, and long-term crew development to ensure vessels are delivered with competent, compliant, operationally ready crews.
• Training and Competency Management Workforce training and competency certification services for offshore and marine personnel, ensuring workforce readiness and compliance with regulatory and industry standards in high-hazard environments.
• Operations and Maintenance Management Ongoing operational support for energy assets and infrastructure throughout their operational lifecycle, including post-construction maintenance and operations management for offshore and marine projects.
• Workforce Development / Advisory Strategic advisory services for building sustainable workforce capabilities and long-term workforce planning across energy, marine, and infrastructure clients.
• Global Mobility Management Support services for international workforce deployment, including visa processing, relocation coordination, and cross-border compliance management, enabling mobilisation of personnel across multiple jurisdictions.
• QHSE & Risk Management Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental management services including risk assessment and compliance management for high-hazard industries such as offshore wind, drilling, and marine construction.
• Career Coaching Advisory Individual career guidance services supporting professionals in making informed career decisions and transitions within the energy and marine sectors.
• Logistics / Project Management Project logistics coordination and management services supporting complex energy and infrastructure projects from mobilisation through execution.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70,000 homes powered through supported offshore wind projects
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ØrstedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtlas NextWave supports Ørsted's offshore wind operations, providing workforce solutions for projects including South Fork Wind - the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the United States. The partnership involves technical project personnel, union labour, and offshore construction management support.
• EversourcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner with Ørsted on South Fork Wind project. Atlas NextWave contributed to this landmark US offshore wind development.
• Noble CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrated workforce solution provider for Noble's offshore drilling operations in Suriname, including recruitment, compliance, mobilisation, operational support, and long-term workforce development. Jointly presenting 'Suriname Goes Offshore' at SEOGS 2026.
• Chevalier FloatelscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term workforce partner providing fully integrated crew management services across Chevalier Floatels' expanding fleet of Service Operations Vessels (SOVs) and offshore support vessels, including strategic workforce planning, mobilisation, compliance management, and crew development.
• Valent EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported Valent Energy on the delivery of the Mornington Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Victoria, Australia, providing specialist engineering, project management, and grid connection expertise through construction and commissioning.
• Jan De NulcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWorkforce solutions provider for Jan De Nul's global offshore construction and maritime projects, supporting cable lay, dredging, and port construction operations.
• SBM OffshorecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWorkforce partner for SBM Offshore's floating energy solutions, providing personnel for floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) operations.
• ProsafecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWorkforce solutions for Prosafe's offshore accommodation vessels, supporting life offshore safely with qualified personnel.
• NKTcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for power grid and cable infrastructure projects, providing workforce solutions for NKT's offshore power cable operations.
• OOS InternationalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWorkforce solutions for OOS International's offshore accommodation and innovation vessels.
• Namibia Industry Stakeholders (Greenhands Offshore)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with industry stakeholders to introduce offshore careers, support workforce readiness, and build local capability for Namibia's emerging offshore energy sector.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Airswift: Airswift is one of the largest global workforce solutions providers dedicated to the energy, process, infrastructure, and mining sectors. It directly competes with Atlas NextWave across technical staffing, project recruitment, and global mobility for offshore oil & gas and renewables clients.
• NES Fircroft: NES Fircroft is a leading global engineering and technical staffing firm focused on the energy, infrastructure, and aerospace sectors. It competes head-to-head with Atlas NextWave on permanent and contract placement of engineers and technical specialists into oil & gas, renewables, and offshore projects.
• Brunel International: Brunel is a Netherlands-headquartered global staffing company with deep roots in energy, oil & gas, and renewables workforce solutions. It is highly comparable in business model (specialist recruitment, project-based mobilisation) and geographic footprint.
• Petroplan: Petroplan is a specialist energy recruitment and workforce solutions provider serving upstream oil & gas, LNG, and increasingly renewables. It directly competes with Atlas NextWave for technical and project-based placements in offshore and energy markets.
• Spencer Ogden: Spencer Ogden is an energy, engineering, and infrastructure recruitment specialist operating globally. Its focus on oil & gas, power, and renewables placements, combined with a project-services model, makes it a close competitor to Atlas NextWave.

Emerging players

• Cenergy International Services: Cenergy International Services provides workforce solutions to the energy sector with a focus on technical and project staffing for upstream, midstream, and downstream clients. It overlaps with Atlas NextWave's specialist energy staffing offering, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico and Middle East.

Broad incumbents

• Hays: Hays is a global publicly-listed recruitment group with a sizeable energy, oil & gas, and renewables practice that competes for the same technical placement work as Atlas NextWave, while also serving broader industries.
• Robert Half: Robert Half is a large global staffing and consulting firm with established energy and engineering practices. While its core strength is finance/technology staffing, its project and engineering divisions overlap with parts of Atlas NextWave's white-collar placement business.
• ManpowerGroup: ManpowerGroup is one of the world's largest staffing firms with dedicated energy and industrial practices. It competes with Atlas NextWave on large-scale workforce mobilisation projects, though it lacks Atlas's offshore/energy specialism.

Regional players

• AGR Personnel (now part of Aker Solutions talent network): AGR Personnel / Aker Solutions' talent network provides specialist energy and offshore workforce solutions, primarily serving the North Sea and Norwegian Continental Shelf. It competes with Atlas NextWave in European offshore markets and shares a similar maritime/energy focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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