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Trusted LNG Recruitment Partner Across APAC
NES Fircroft supports LNG projects across APAC with specialist workforce solutions, from engineering design through fabrication and commissioning to long-term LNG operations. In Asia, strong LNG demand is driving increased focus on delivering infrastructure at scale to enable the next phase of market growth. The increasing expansion of regasification terminals, storage tanks, pipelines, and modular components requires talent with proven execution experience in key markets.
While many core LNG technologies and FEED decisions originate outside Asia, project success relies on how effectively these designs translate into fabrication and construction outcomes in local yards and sites. NES Fircroft supports clients in overcoming this by providing execution-ready talent and workforce strategies aligned to real project conditions, ensuring projects remain on time, compliant, and fully resourced.
Our APAC Reach
Our regional footprint, together with a global talent network, supports EPC contractors, operators, and fabrication partners on complex LNG projects, mobilising professionals with proven LNG execution experience across Asian markets. We’re one of the largest engineering staffing providers in Asia, with decades of experience. Our track record includes supporting the world’s first FLNG facility and major FPSO developments, both key components of the global LNG supply chain.
How Our LNG Teams Support
End-to-End Project Workforce Delivery
We resource LNG projects across the full lifecycle, scaling your workforce in line with project phases to ensure continuity from design through to operations.
Fabrication & Engineering Expertise
A major focus in APAC is the fabrication of LNG modules and components in primary locations such as China, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. We find specialist talent across EPC, engineering, and fabrication environments, mobilising skilled professionals from global hubs and key APAC yards to fill critical roles.
Compliance & In-Country Support
Regulatory fragmentation across Asia means compliance can’t be generic. Our local in-country teams handle workforce deployment in all locations, ensuring compliance with labour laws, payroll, and local requirements to maintain uninterrupted operations.
Global Talent & Localisation
We integrate global LNG expertise with structured, local hiring strategies, helping you close skills gaps while meeting localisation requirements.
Visa & Immigration Expertise
Our global mobility specialists manage end-to-end visa and immigration processes, ensuring your workforce is mobilised quickly, compliantly, and without disruption.
Flexible Workforce Solutions
Our workforce models include contract staffing and EOR, with Project RPO applied where long‑term localisation strategies are needed. This ensures flexibility across short‑term fabrication needs and full project hiring cycles.
Why NES Fircroft?
- Concept & FEED Studies
- Engineering Design & EPC Delivery
- Fabrication & Modular Construction
- Commissioning, Start-Up & Handover
- Operations, Maintenance & Asset Support
In APAC, the most common cause of cost and schedule overruns is misalignment between FEED and fabrication. Our teams improve this handover by supplying specialists who understand how LNG facilities are actually delivered in the region.
Specialist LNG Talent We Deliver
We provide experienced professionals across all phases of LNG project delivery:
HSE
- HSE Managers & Advisors
- Risk & Compliance Specialists
Engineering
- Process, Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation Engineers
- Rotating Equipment Specialists
- LNG & Cryogenic Experts
Construction & Fabrication
- Construction Managers & Superintendents
- Fabrication & Yard Supervisors
- Welding, Structural & Piping Specialists
Commissioning & Operations
- Commissioning Engineers & Managers
- Start-Up & Operations Specialists
- LNG Terminal Experts
Singapore
- Papua LNG (FEED) – Onshore LNG
China
- Canada LNG – Onshore LNG
- Golden Pass LNG – Onshore LNG
- LNG NFPS Project – LNG Project
- Tortue – FLNG / LNG
Indonesia
- Abadi LNG – Onshore LNG
- Tangguh LNG (UCC) – Onshore LNG
- Kasuri FLNG – Floating LNG
- Mubadala
Malaysia
- Malaysia LNG – Onshore LNG
- PFLNG 1, PFLNG 2, PFLNG 3 – Floating LNG
- Wheatstone LNG – Onshore LNG
South Korea
- Ichthys LNG – Onshore LNG
- Cedar FLNG – Floating LNG
- Coral South FLNG – Floating LNG
- Prelude FLNG – Floating LNG
Thailand
- Nong Fab LNG Receiving Terminal – LNG Import Terminal
Australia
- Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) – Onshore LNG
- Darwin LNG (COP DLNG) – Onshore LNG
- Gladstone LNG (GLNG) – Onshore LNG
- Ichthys LNG – Onshore LNG
- Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) – Onshore LNG
- Pluto LNG Train 1 & Train 2 – Onshore LNG
- Prelude FLNG – Floating LNG
- Wheatstone LNG – Onshore LNG
Japan
- Golden Pass LNG – Onshore LNG
- Kitimat LNG – Onshore LNG
- Mozambique Rovuma LNG – Onshore LNG
- PNG LNG – Onshore LNG
- Ichthys LNG – Onshore LNG
Papua New Guinea
- Papua LNG – Onshore LNG
- PNG LNG – Onshore LNG
Batam Fabrication Yard Projects
- Ichthys LNG – Offshore Subsea
- Gorgon LNG – Offshore Subsea
- Tortue FLNG – Offshore Subsea
- Crux LNG – Offshore Subsea
- SHWE LNG – Offshore Subsea
- ENI Merkas, Maha, Kutei – Offshore Subsea
- Mozambique LNG E-House
- NFE (North Field East)
- NFXP (North Field Expansion)
Our strength lies in our established presence across APAC LNG markets, providing in-country expertise and local-language support. This network enables us to operate effectively in complex and fragmented environments, ensuring workforce strategies are aligned to each market’s regulatory and execution requirements, from fabrication yards in Southeast Asia to LNG terminals in Australia and PNG.
We manage all aspects of workforce compliance and mobilisation, including labour laws, payroll, tax, and visas, while delivering full assignment support, including onboarding, medicals, and contractor care. Combined with access to a global talent pool, we help bridge critical skill gaps in fabrication and commissioning - areas consistently difficult to source due to limited hands‑on LNG experience in Asian markets.
Solving Your LNG Workforce Challenges
NES Fircroft helps clients overcome:
- FEED‑to‑fabrication disconnects
- Fragmented regulatory environments
- Localisation and indigenous hiring requirements
- Competition for commissioning and start‑up talent
- Workforce scaling across shifting project schedules
Our Recruitment Services
Permanent Hire
We have over 50 years of experience in orchestrating retained search activities, enabling businesses to hire strategically and effectively.
Executive Search
We’ll find C-Suite personnel with shared responsibility and purpose to innovate your Board and secure your succession planning.
Contract Staffing
We manage tens of thousands of contractors globally, delivering industry-leading logistics support and payroll.
Assignment Support
We support contractors throughout their assignments, taking care of their welfare, travel practicalities and payroll.
Payroll
Our streamlined service is award-winning and fully compliant in the respective localities of our internationally mobile contractor base.
Consolidation
Our consolidation service will save costs, increase hiring efficiencies and improve your compliance levels.
Compliance
Our globally based team understand local legislation requirements and will help businesses to regain compliance in their employment.
Employer of Record
Expand your global presence without registering a new business entity; we can hire employees on your behalf, with minimal risk.
Managed Services Provision
We have decades of experience in delivering effective contingent workforce solutions and mobilisation programmes.
Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Outsource all or part or your direct hiring; we manage high volume demand and have a global candidate reach.
Our Regional Offices
Case Study - Indonesia
LNG Module Fabrication
The client required a trusted local partner to support expatriate and local personnel on the Ichthys Phase 2 LNG module fabrication project in Batam, without the need to establish a local entity.
Case Study – Thailand
End-to-End LNG Workforce Solutions
NES Fircroft provided end-to-end workforce and operational support for the Pluto LNG Project in Thailand.
Case Study
EOR Solution - Global Locations
In order to support several complex offshore oil & gas projects, NES Fircroft was chosen to recruit, employ, and manage specialist contractors across multiple countries where the client lacked a legal entity.
Case Study
Staffing the World’s First LNG Facility for Deep Waters
The client required an international recruitment partner to source, mobilise, and manage skilled engineering, construction, and commissioning contractors for the world's first deep water FLNG project.