WTS Energy
WTS Energy is a workforce solutions provider for the energy industry, founded in 2000 and headquartered in the Netherlands, with offices in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East. It offers Employer of Record services for placing consultants in project locations worldwide, together with recruitment and manpower supply, operations and maintenance contracting and workforce training.
Global EOR Listed in 20 country lists Prominent in 9 markets
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Established | 2000 |
| Founders | Jan Willem Scholten |
| Region / headquarters | Regional / multi-country |
| Website | wtsenergy.com ↗ |
| What it does | WTS Energy is a workforce solutions provider for the energy industry, founded in 2000 and headquartered in the Netherlands, with offices in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East. It offers Employer of Record services for placing consultants in project locations worldwide, together with recruitment and manpower supply, operations and maintenance contracting and workforce training. |
| Entry price | Quote-based (no public price) |
| Countries covered | 190+ (provider's own claim) |
| G2 rating | No G2 listing (read on g2.com, 4 Nov 2026) |
| Last verified | 4 Nov 2026 |
How it operates by country
| 🇫🇷 France | WTS Energy (The Hague) is an energy-sector workforce provider with its own offices in about 20 countries and 190-country EOR reach, plus recruitment, training and O&M. In France WTS Energy provides EOR through its own local office and entity for energy-sector staff; where it has no office, via partners. |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | WTS Energy. Explicit EOR product and Argentina country coverage. Buenos Aires appears as the capital in the directory; this is not proof of a local office or owned Argentine entity. |
| 🇮🇳 India | India explicitly listed in Employer of Record Country Explorer. |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | WTS Energy lists Colombia in its EOR and PEO payroll coverage. Its wider workforce business specializes in energy and technical projects, connecting employment support with sector-focused recruitment. |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | WTS Energy provides Canadian EOR employment for energy, engineering, infrastructure and industrial businesses, combining local employment with payroll and workforce support. |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | States: “WTS Energy provides Employer of Record(EOR) services in Brazil.” Its page describes acting as the legal employer and managing employment administration. |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | Explicit Spain EOR offer for employment and payroll administration, particularly relevant to energy, engineering and project workforces. A dedicated Spanish city office was not established. |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | A dedicated UK EOR service explicitly says WTS acts as the legal employer of UK professionals without requiring clients to establish a UK company. Scope: energy, marine and industrial projects. Service model: Sector-specific EOR. Location information: Published London office and delivery team: the same page expressly says its London office and UK teams provide support for contracts, payroll, benefits and employment administration. WTS Energy. |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | Its official worldwide EOR country catalogue expressly includes Egypt. This is WTS Energy, the workforce-services business. |
Germany profile
WTS Energy is a Dutch-headquartered workforce group for the energy sector, founded in 2000 and based in The Hague, providing recruitment, Employer of Record, training and operations and maintenance services across oil and gas, renewables, offshore and marine, nuclear and infrastructure, with clients such as TotalEnergies, Vestas, Eni and Shell. Its German company, WTS Energy Germany GmbH, is registered at Amtsgericht Kempten under HRB 13159 and based in Rieden am Forggensee in the Allgäu, with group CEO Jean Paul de Jong as managing director.
The EOR service claims reach in 190 countries and is paired with a free public employer-cost calculator covering 148 countries, which makes it a natural choice for energy and engineering project staffing with rotations and offshore assignments. Pricing and onboarding timelines are quote-based. The website has no German Impressum and does not mention an AÜG licence, describing itself only as fully licensed and compliant, so buyers should confirm the German licence position before relying on it.
Germany facts
| German employing entity | WTS Energy Germany GmbH, Rieden am Forggensee (own group entity); registered object is recruiting and supply services for the oil, gas and energy industry |
| Commercial register | HRB 13159, Amtsgericht Kempten; EUID DED2304V.HRB13159; share capital EUR 25,000; first registered at Amtsgericht Köln (HRB 82224) on 3 September 2014, seat moved January 2016 |
| Registered office | Faulenseestraße 41, 87669 Rieden am Forggensee, Germany; phone listed is the Dutch head office |
| Managing director | Jean Paul de Jong (since 2 April 2024; group CEO since January 2023); previously Ilan Fernhout 2016 to 2024 |
| AÜG licence | Not stated. The EOR page says "fully licensed and compliant" but no page mentions the AÜG or Arbeitnehmerüberlassung; no German Impressum page exists. |
| Founded | 2000 (Worldwideworker.com), relaunched as WTS Energy 2010; parent WTS Energy Netherlands B.V., Koninginnegracht 23, The Hague |
| Pricing | Not published; quote only. Free public payroll cost calculator for 148 countries. |
| Onboarding | No fixed timeline; depends on country, documents and immigration requirements |
| Certifications | ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 (German recruitment page) |
| Coverage | Own offices in about twenty countries; EOR claimed in 190 countries |
Services in Germany
| Employer of Record | Legal employment, payroll, HR and offboarding support for project and permanent staff in Germany and internationally, with a focus on energy, marine and offshore hiring. |
| Recruitment and manpower | Headhunting, temporary and permanent recruitment; German recruitment page cites four to six weeks time-to-hire. |
| Global mobility | Visa and mobility support for rotational and offshore assignments. |
| Operations, maintenance and training | Workforce training and O&M services for energy assets. |
Strengths and watch-outs in Germany
- ✓ Twenty-five years in energy staffing with own offices in about twenty countries, including a registered German GmbH led by the group CEO.
- ✓ Deep sector specialisation in oil and gas, renewables, offshore and nuclear, with a blue-chip client list.
- ✓ EOR, recruitment, training and O&M under one roof, suited to project staffing with rotations.
- ✓ Free public employer-cost calculator covering 148 countries; ISO 9001 and 14001 certified.
- ✗ No AÜG licence statement and no German Impressum; the German office is a small-town address using the Dutch head-office phone number.
- ✗ No published pricing or onboarding timeline.
- ✗ Germany-specific EOR depth is not evidenced on the site, and only employee ratings on Indeed exist.
Reviews
- Indeed employer rating 3.6/5 from 26 reviews (employee reviews, not client reviews). No G2 or Trustpilot profile was found.
Reviews are reported as found and are not verified by the directory.
Sources
- WTS Energy Employer of Record page ↗
- WTS Energy contact page (German office) ↗
- WTS Energy about page ↗
- WTS Energy recruitment in Germany ↗
- North Data — WTS Energy Germany GmbH, HRB 13159 ↗
- WTS Energy payroll calculator ↗
- Indeed — WTS Energy ↗
France profile
WTS Energy is a Dutch workforce group for the energy sector that began in 2000, when Jan Willem Scholten launched the job board Worldwideworker.com; the WTS Energy brand launched in 2010. It is headquartered at Koninginnegracht 23 in The Hague, led by CEO Jean-Paul de Jong, and offers recruitment and manpower, Employer of Record, operations and maintenance and workforce training for renewables, nuclear, oil and gas, grid, marine and industrial clients. It opened its 20th office in 2022, lists offices in Europe including Monaco and France, and claims EOR reach in 190 countries.
In France the group has WTS Energy France SAS (RCS Nice 952 420 396), created in May 2023 with EUR 10,000 of capital at the Flexo coworking centre, 470 Promenade des Anglais, 06000 Nice. Jean-Paul de Jong has been Président since 1 January 2025, replacing Janneke Verheezen. Its registered activity is recruitment and headhunting across energy, nuclear, renewables, maritime, yachting, aerospace and construction. No collective agreement or employee headcount is declared, and accounts for 2023 and 2024 were filed under confidentiality. No temporary-work (ETT) or portage registration was found, and the France EOR page does not name the employer, so which entity employs French EOR hires, and on what legal basis, is unverified.
The France page describes CDI and limited CDD use, payroll with income-tax withholding, DSN and URSSAF filings, Agirc-Arrco pension, and Talent residence-card and EU Blue Card support for non-EU specialists. Pricing and onboarding times are given only by quote, and no reviews were found on G2, Capterra or Trustpilot.
France facts
| French entity | WTS Energy France SAS, Nice (own entity, listed as 'S A S WTS Energy France' on the contact page). The France EOR page does not name the employing entity, so whether French EOR hires sit on this SAS or another group company is unverified |
| Commercial register | RCS Nice 952 420 396; SIRET 952 420 396 00014; VAT FR03952420396; created 9 May 2023 (INSEE) and registered 12 May 2023; share capital EUR 10,000 |
| Registered office | c/o Flexo, Immeuble Air Promenade, 470 Promenade des Anglais, 06000 Nice (a coworking centre). The contact page gives the postcode as 06200 |
| Président | Jean-Paul de Jong, group CEO, appointed with effect from 1 January 2025 (shareholder decision of 1 October 2024, BODACC 30 January 2025), replacing Janneke Verheezen (Président May 2023 to January 2025) |
| Registered activity | Recruitment and headhunting in fossil energy, nuclear, renewables, maritime, yachting, aerospace and construction (NAF 82.99Z). No temporary-work (ETT) or portage salarial activity is registered |
| Licensing | No garantie financière, ETT declaration or portage registration was found for the French SAS. Under French law, lending staff to a client for profit is allowed only through temporary-work agencies and portage companies, among a few exceptions, so the legal basis for French EOR hires should be confirmed (unverified) |
| Filings and headcount | Annual accounts for 2023 and 2024 filed under a confidentiality clause; no collective agreement declared; no employee headcount band declared in INSEE data |
| Group | Founded in 2000 by Jan Willem Scholten as Worldwideworker.com; WTS Energy launched in 2010; head office Koninginnegracht 23, 2514 AB The Hague; offices in Gabon, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, the UK, Monaco, France, Mexico, the US, India, Taiwan, Singapore, the UAE, Iraq and Saudi Arabia; sister companies HiberHilo and Reynard |
| Contracts | The France page describes the CDI as the standard form and CDDs only for specific temporary reasons, generally up to 18 months, with an end-of-contract payment where applicable; it notes that EOR may not suit roles that conclude contracts or create a permanent establishment |
| Payroll and statutory | Monthly payslips, income-tax withholding at source, DSN declarations, URSSAF and unemployment contributions, Agirc-Arrco supplementary pension, leave tracking; cites the 2026 SMIC of EUR 12.02 per hour (EUR 1,823.03 per month) and a social security ceiling of EUR 4,005 per month |
| Immigration | Work-authorisation planning for non-EU specialists, including the Talent residence card and the EU Blue Card (contract of at least six months and gross pay of at least EUR 59,373, as stated on the page) |
| Pricing | Not published; quote form and payroll cost calculator. The EOR hub says employer contributions, statutory benefits, insurance and service fees can apply |
| Onboarding | No timeline published; the EOR hub says timing depends on country, terms, documents and immigration requirements |
| Ratings | No G2 or Capterra listing found; Trustpilot profile (www.wtsenergy.com) is unclaimed with 0 reviews |
Services in France
| Employer of Record in France | Legal employment of France-based staff for energy, engineering, infrastructure and industrial clients without a French entity: contract structure, collective-agreement assumptions, payroll cost validation, onboarding documents, and offboarding with notice, final pay, unused leave and statutory documents. The employing entity is not named on the page. |
| French payroll and declarations | Payslips, income-tax withholding at source, DSN declarations, URSSAF payments, supplementary pension (Agirc-Arrco), leave tracking, salary and assignment changes, site allowances and rotation schedules for project staff. |
| Immigration and work authorisation | Checks of nationality, residence status, qualifications, salary and start date for non-EU hires, with Talent residence-card and EU Blue Card routes aligned to salary thresholds and contract duration. |
| Contractor conversion | Moves consultants who work under subordination or exclusivity into employment to reduce misclassification exposure; also supports hosting staff during acquisitions, carve-outs and entity set-up. |
| Recruitment and manpower | Headhunting and staffing for energy companies, which is the registered activity of the French SAS, with the group's job board and candidate portals. |
| Operations, maintenance and training | Result-based operations and maintenance for stand-alone and remote projects and workforce training to industry standards. |
Strengths and watch-outs in France
- ✓ Specialist in energy, engineering and marine staffing, with a 25-year group history and recruitment, EOR, operations and maintenance and training under one roof.
- ✓ Its French SAS is registered in Nice with the group CEO as Président, and the group lists offices in Monaco and France.
- ✓ The France EOR page is detailed and current, covering CDI and CDD rules, the 2026 SMIC and social security ceiling, DSN and URSSAF filings, Agirc-Arrco and permanent establishment risk.
- ✓ Explicit immigration support for non-EU specialists through the Talent residence card and EU Blue Card, plus contractor-to-employee conversion.
- ✓ Suited to project-driven technical deployments with site onboarding, rotations, allowances and cross-border coordination across European teams.
- ✗ The French SAS is registered for recruitment and headhunting, not temporary work or portage, and declares no staff or collective agreement, so the legal basis and the employing entity for French EOR hires are unverified.
- ✗ The company is young (2023), with EUR 10,000 of capital at a coworking address and accounts filed under confidentiality.
- ✗ No pricing, setup fee, deposit or onboarding timeline is published.
- ✗ No third-party reviews: no G2 or Capterra listing and an unclaimed Trustpilot profile with no reviews.
- ✗ Narrow industry focus that may not suit general white-collar hiring.
Reviews
- Trustpilot: unclaimed profile for www.wtsenergy.com with 0 reviews (26 October 2026).
- G2 and Capterra: no listing found.
- Google: no rating checked. The about page shows client testimonials, for example from Fayat Energy Services, which are provider-selected.
Reviews are reported as found and are not verified by the directory.
Sources
- WTS Energy Employer of Record in France page ↗
- WTS Energy Employer of Record hub ↗
- WTS Energy contact page (French entity) ↗
- WTS Energy about page ↗
- societe.com: WTS Energy France, SIREN 952 420 396 ↗
- Recherche d'entreprises (INSEE/RNE): SIREN 952 420 396 ↗
- Trustpilot: WTS Energy ↗
Netherlands profile
WTS Energy is a workforce group based in The Hague that serves energy, engineering, marine and infrastructure clients. Jan Willem Scholten founded it in 2000 as the job board Worldwideworker.com, and the WTS Energy brand launched in 2010. Jean-Paul de Jong has been CEO since January 2023. The group lists offices in about 20 countries, sister companies HiberHilo and Reynard, IRO membership, and ISO 9001 certificates for its Nigeria, Romania and UAE offices (ISO 14001 for UAE only) from 2022. Its EOR hub claims reach in 190 countries.
In the Netherlands the group uses several BVs at Koninginnegracht 23, The Hague. WTS Energy Services B.V. (KvK 51985810, incorporated 4 February 2011, EUR 18,000 capital, SBI 78201 and 78202) and WTS Energy Dutch Services B.V. (KvK 63787466, incorporated 22 July 2015, EUR 100 capital, SBI 78202) are both in the SNA register for labour supply. WTS Energy Services B.V. and WTS Energy Holding B.V. (08087968) are on the IND recognised-sponsor register. The previous profile said SNA certification was not evidenced; the register shows otherwise. The website does not say which BV signs EOR contracts.
The Netherlands EOR page, published 17 June 2026, says WTS becomes the legal employer and drafts contracts with the written statement within one week. It runs euro payroll with wage tax, social contributions and 8% holiday allowance, administers pensions, sick pay and leave, and applies the chain rule and sector CAOs. It handles highly skilled migrant and EU Blue Card permits using 2026 thresholds, and the 30% ruling falling to 27% in 2027. It offers on-site visits and later transfer to the client's own BV. Pricing and onboarding times are quote-based, with a free payroll calculator. There are no G2, Capterra or Trustpilot reviews, and the page has a visible FAQ copy error.
Netherlands facts
| Dutch employing entity | Not stated on the website. Group companies registered for labour supply are WTS Energy Services B.V. (temporary and secondment agency activity) and WTS Energy Dutch Services B.V. (secondment agency activity). Other group companies include WTS Energy Holding B.V. and WTS Energy Netherlands B.V. (08097173, per the previous profile). Confirm which BV issues the employment contract. |
| KvK | WTS Energy Services B.V. 51985810; WTS Energy Dutch Services B.V. 63787466; WTS Energy Holding B.V. 08087968. No KvK number is shown on the EOR pages. |
| Registered addresses | Koninginnegracht 23, 2514 AB The Hague (establishment address of both Services BVs and the head office). OpenCorporates lists Prinsessegracht 7, 2514 AN The Hague as the registered address of WTS Energy Services B.V. |
| Incorporation and capital | WTS Energy Services B.V.: deed 4 February 2011, registered 7 February 2011, capital EUR 18,000. WTS Energy Dutch Services B.V.: 22 July 2015, capital EUR 100. Neither records any staff in the free extract (last staff filings 2011 and 2015). The group was founded in 2000. |
| Directors and leadership | CEO Jean-Paul (JP) de Jong since January 2023; founder Jan Willem Scholten (2000). Statutory directors of the Dutch BVs are not shown in the free extracts and were not verified. |
| Waadi / SNA (NEN 4400-1) | Both WTS Energy Services B.V. (51985810) and WTS Energy Dutch Services B.V. (63787466) are listed in the SNA register for labour supply at Koninginnegracht 23 (October 2026 export). SBI 78201 and 78202 are the activities linked to Waadi registration. ABU or NBBU membership is not evidenced. |
| IND recognised sponsor | Yes. WTS Energy Services B.V. (51985810) and WTS Energy Holding B.V. (08087968) are on the IND public register Work (updated 5 October 2026). The EOR page quotes the 2026 highly skilled migrant thresholds of EUR 3,122, EUR 4,357 and EUR 5,942. |
| Contract types | Dutch employment contracts with the mandatory written statement within one week. Fixed-term contracts follow the chain rule (three contracts or three years). The page covers bandwidth contracts replacing zero-hours contracts from 1 January 2027 and statutory notice periods of one to four months. |
| Payroll and statutory | Euro payroll with wage tax and social security contributions remitted to the authorities, 8% holiday allowance including on overtime, overtime tracking, statutory leave, sick pay at 70% for up to two years with a minimum-wage top-up in year one, pension enrolment in the relevant sector scheme and mandatory insurance |
| Pricing | Not published; quote form and free payroll cost calculator. The EOR hub lists employer contributions, statutory benefits, insurance and service fees as cost components. No setup fee or deposit terms are published. |
| Onboarding | No timeline published; depends on country, terms, documents and immigration. Written statement of employment within one week of start (provider claim). |
| Certifications and memberships | ISO 9001 for the Romania (manpower and recruitment), Nigeria and UAE offices and ISO 14001 for UAE only (announced November 2022). No ISO certificate is evidenced for the Dutch BVs, so the previous profile's group-wide ISO 9001/14001 claim is corrected. IRO member. |
| Sector focus | Offshore wind, oil and gas, grid, engineering, marine and energy-transition project teams, including rotations and offshore travel; also recruitment, workforce training and operations and maintenance |
| Coverage | Offices in Africa (Gabon, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda), Europe (Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, UK, Monaco, France), the Americas (Mexico, USA), Asia (India, Taiwan, Singapore) and the Middle East (UAE, Iraq, Saudi Arabia); EOR reach claimed in 190 countries |
Services in Netherlands
| Employer of Record (Netherlands) | WTS acts as legal employer for Dutch hires. It drafts contracts with the written statement within one week, runs euro payroll with wage tax, social contributions and 8% holiday allowance, administers pensions, sick pay and leave, and applies notice rules, the chain rule and sector CAOs. Employees can get on-site visits and guidance on tax, health insurance and pensions. |
| Immigration and 30% ruling | As an IND recognised sponsor (through WTS Energy Services B.V. and the holding), it checks 2026 salary thresholds, files highly skilled migrant and EU Blue Card applications, monitors renewals and handles the 30% ruling, which falls to 27% from 2027. |
| Project deployment and rotations | EOR for short-term energy projects such as offshore wind construction, subsea maintenance and decommissioning. Reporting lines, work locations, offshore rotations and assignment length are factored into the employment set-up. |
| Bridge to own entity | EOR while the client incorporates its own Dutch BV, with employment contracts transferred once the entity is running, and use of the Netherlands as a base for European project teams |
| Recruitment and manpower | Headhunting and manpower supply for energy, engineering, marine and infrastructure roles, so clients can recruit and employ through one provider |
| Training and operations and maintenance | Workforce training to industry standards and results-based operations and maintenance for remote or stand-alone projects. Sister companies offer satellite monitoring (HiberHilo) and high-voltage services (Reynard). |
Strengths and watch-outs in Netherlands
- ✓ Two Dutch group BVs are in the SNA register for labour supply, and the group is an IND recognised sponsor through WTS Energy Services B.V. and the holding, so it can employ and sponsor non-EU engineers itself.
- ✓ A Dutch-headquartered group with more than 25 years in energy workforce services and a local HR and payroll team in The Hague.
- ✓ Deep sector knowledge of offshore wind, oil and gas, grid and engineering projects, including rotations, offshore travel and sector CAOs.
- ✓ Its 2026 Netherlands page is current, covering the 2026 highly skilled migrant thresholds, bandwidth contracts from 2027 and the 30% ruling falling to 27%.
- ✓ Recruitment, employment, training and mobilisation from one provider, with a stated path to transfer staff to the client's own BV later.
- ✗ The website does not say which of several BVs signs EOR contracts. The registered Services BVs show no recorded staff in free extracts, and the Dutch Services BV has EUR 100 capital.
- ✗ No published pricing, deposit terms or onboarding timeline; costs come only by quote.
- ✗ No client reviews on G2, Capterra or Trustpilot (an unclaimed Trustpilot profile has 0 reviews). The Indeed and Glassdoor employer pages are unreliable as client signals; the Glassdoor page cited previously belongs to a different company.
- ✗ The niche energy and engineering focus may not suit general office or tech hires. ABU or NBBU membership is not evidenced, and ISO certificates cover only offices outside the Netherlands.
- ✗ The Netherlands EOR page has a visible copy error in its first FAQ answer ("Yes. WTS Energy can employ Spain-baNo.").
Reviews
- G2: no listing found.
- Trustpilot: unclaimed profile for www.wtsenergy.com with 0 reviews.
- Capterra: no listing found.
- Google: rating not verified. Employer review sites are not client reviews: Indeed shows 3.6/5 from 26 reviews, largely US field roles. The Glassdoor "WTS" page (3.8/5, 30 reviews) cited in the previous profile belongs to WTS, the German tax advisory firm, not WTS Energy, and has been removed.
Reviews are reported as found and are not verified by the directory.
Sources
- WTS Energy: Employer of Record in the Netherlands ↗
- WTS Energy EOR hub ↗
- WTS Energy about page (history, CEO, offices) ↗
- SNA register search: WTS Energy ↗
- IND public register Work (recognised sponsors) ↗
- BedrijvenMonitor: WTS Energy Services B.V. (KvK 51985810) ↗
- BedrijvenMonitor: WTS Energy Dutch Services B.V. (KvK 63787466) ↗
- WTS Energy: offices granted ISO certification (2022) ↗
- Indeed: WTS Energy ↗