NES Fircroft opened our Port Moresby office in 2008. Our recruitment support encompasses businesses of all sizes, from the largest global energy and mining operators to SME engineering companies.
We aim to deliver true value though dedicated, experienced, locally based teams supported by our regional resources and capability. Our key personnel in Port Moresby are led by our in-country manager and are supported by our entities across the wider Australasia region.
Originally, we set-up in Papua New Guinea to support one of the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas companies on the major offshore oil project, PNG LNG, however our demonstrated, ongoing success has grown into a much larger business scope, and we are now by far one of the largest employment agencies in Papua New Guinea, with a client portfolio of 30+ oil and mining businesses.
Key Staffing Support for PNG's Infrastructure
We aim to deliver true value though dedicated, experienced, locally based teams supported by our regional resources and capability. Our key personnel in Port Moresby are led by our in-country manager and are supported by our entities across the wider Australasia region.
With a wealth of technical experience, we provide a master labour agreement on the 5th largest gold mine in the world, supporting over 150 contractors on this site alone. Our office is set up to deliver large scale work for CAPEX projects to rapidly source, qualify and compliantly mobilise local and expatriate talent to all provinces of Papua New Guinea. With 15 years’ experience of supporting the largest engineering projects in the country, we have a strong candidate database.
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30+
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offices in ANZ
Recruitment services in Papua New Guinea
NES Fircroft is a recognised PNG visa & immigration agent: we are fully licensed and legally recognised by the Department of Labour & Immigration to ensure 100% compliance in our staffing solutions. This means we can provide a complete outsourced HR function with our service including payroll, assignment support and personnel mobilisation, as well as orchestrating work permits and visas. Our dedicated in-country support team includes an Account Manager, Operations Manager, Recruiters, Assignment Support Professionals, Visa & Immigration Specialists, and a Driver.
Our recruiters are experts in their specialisms. We have placed hundreds of workers throughout pre-construction, construction, commissioning, and operations, spanning a wide range of seniority from technical levels up to management and COOs. Together, our team will source the candidates you need for your project and organise every aspect of their global mobility needs to get them to your project site safely and compliantly.
Our Papua New Guinea team have been integral to supplying engineering and technical staff to key energy projects such as:
- Hidden Valley Mine
- Lihir Island Mine
- Papua LNG
- PNG LNG
- Pogera JV gold mine
- Total Papua LNG Project
- Simberi
We place technical specialists and management in a huge range of areas including, but not limited to:
- Design Engineers (Primary & Secondary)
- Drilling (including drill, blast and wireline specialists)
- Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Scada, Protection, Reliability, Mud, Hydrocarbons)
- Grid Connections, Power & Control Systems
- Solar PV
- Procurement
- Commissioning
- Geotechnical
- Geologgers
- Community affairs/National content/lands/government Liaison
- Project Management
- IST telecommunications
- Logistics/supply/aviation
We’ll help you find your next engineering job in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is entering a sustained and exciting growth period with major Oil and Gas, Commercial Construction and Infrastructure projects commencing across the country. NES Fircroft has positioned itself to be at the forefront of this economic growth and endeavour to support the developing local infrastructure to great heights.
We recognise that for expatriates, a move to Papua New Guinea can come with a degree of culture shock. Our Port Moresby office looks after contractors in every PNG province, across rural and urban settings. If you take a contract through us, you’ll be given a dedicated point of contact and access to a 24/7 support team. The in-country team have first-hand experience of living in the vicinity and will guide you through cultural training and country orientation to ensure you settle into your new working environment. We’ll help coordinate visas, work permits, insurances, accommodation, and travel – including meeting you at the airport and driving you to the project site. PNG is one of the most remote countries in the world with the road networks still in a stage of development – this is why we have a in-house driver, to take care of your journey once you’re in-country.
Read more about our contractor support services or what living in-country is like below by downloading our regional guide, or check-out our latest Papua New Guinea jobs.
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Our Recruitment Services
Employer of Record
Expand your global presence without registering a new business entity; we can hire employees on your behalf, with minimal risk.
Contract Staffing
We manage tens of thousands of contractors globally, delivering industry-leading logistics support and payroll.
Compliance
Our globally based team understand local legislation requirements and will help businesses to regain compliance in their employment.
Assignment Support
We support contractors throughout their assignments, taking care of their welfare, travel practicalities and payroll.
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.
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.
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.
Case Study - LNG
Supporting the PNG LNG Project
We have been the preferred supplier to the $13 Billion USD Capex Project since 2012. As the very first LNG project in the area, there were no local candidates with previous LNG construction experience. The client needed our support to talent pool and find suitably qualified candidates to kick start the build.
Case Study - Mining
Recruitment for Lihir Mine
When the project first started, the client was struggling to find skilled white collar PNG citizens to employ. The project’s location is remote, and at its peak the goldmine needed 5,000 workers on site.
Other Regional Offices
Melbourne
We support local Energy, Construction & Infrastructure projects from our office in Victoria
Sydney
We provide technical staff to engineering companies and scientific businesses in Sydney and New South Wales
Perth
Our Perth office is the largest of our Oceania operation and acts as our regional headquarters
Brisbane
We provide technical staff to the Energy sector in Brisbane and the wider Queensland region
New Plymouth (NZ)
Our New Plymouth office is poised to source staff for New Zealand’s energy and infrastructure sectors