NES Fircroft has been operational in China since 2008 and now has a team of 25+ staff supporting over 350 contractors. Our offices are based in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Qingdao, and Hong Kong, with further registrations to operate across multiple provinces.
Staffing China's energy infrastructure
We’ve placed entire leadership teams to facilities and shipyards in Shanghai, implemented consolidation strategies whilst ensuring we retained employees during CAPEX project expansions, and mobilised foreign workers into the country to help kick start the construction and commissioning of major work sites.
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Offices in China
350+
local contractors
25+
members of staff
A true staffing partner
With our vast Asian Pacific and wider global network you can rest assured we will get the technical talent you need into China. We offer end-to-end mobility services as a fully integrated partner, developing and managing policies and assignees throughout the mobilisation process to repatriation.
Recruitment expertise in China
We hold key workforce provision agreements with many of China’s major IOC, NOCs and EPCs and as such, we specialise in the provision of both contract and permanent staff across a range of technical and engineering disciplines. Particularly within the Oil & Gas industry, our support has been integral to several major shipping yards and Fabrication projects.
Outside of Upstream Oil & Gas, we have also supported key petrochemical plants and are proud to support the growing Wind Energy industry. Our chemicals experience covers everything from agrochemicals to battery materials, industrial gases, polymers and petrochemicals. Alongside supporting the many facets of the energy industry, we also have specialist recruitment teams servicing the Life Science market, with a particular focus on pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.
We place technical specialists in a broad range of job areas including, but not limited to:
- Construction
- Drilling and Completions
- Engineering
- Health, Safety and Environmental
- Operations
- Procurement
- Project Management
- Quality Control
- Technology
We have successfully placed contractors across a range of disciplines and levels for some of China's key energy and chemical projects. Projects that we have provided solutions for include;
- China I
- Scarborough
- Bacalhau
- Mero 2
- Tortue
- MERO 3
- LNGC
- Marjan
- Yellowtail
- CAPEX investment on major sites across Zhuhai, Ningbo, Jiangxi, Jiangjiagang
We’ll help you find your next engineering job in China
Our consultants operate within specific disciplines, ensuring that they stay close to evolving market conditions and possess detailed knowledge about the realities of the jobs we offer. Our teams include a mixture of local and expatriate staff who truly know our clients' working culture, enabling them to match candidates with a role that will enhance their career and stand the test of time.
We have exciting job opportunities across:
· Oil & Gas (Fabrication, Oilfield Services, Subsea)
· Chemical Processing and Refining
· Pharmaceuticals
· Medical Devices
If you take a contract job with us, during your assignment we will provide you with a dedicated contractor services manager. This gives you a dedicated point of contact and we’ll stay in touch with you throughout your mobilisation, onboarding, and assignment duration to ensure that everything runs smoothly. Where feasible, we endeavour to meet our new contractors face to face to help you assimilate to your new working environment.
We understand that moving to or visiting China for the first time can come as a culture shock. Our teams are on hand to mitigate culture shock by thoroughly preparing you for the move and by offering practical and cultural guidance to help avoid any social faux pas.
Search our latest jobs in China below.
Featured Jobs
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
Our RPO solutions allow clients to outsource part of their entire direct hiring, safe in the knowledge that they are partnering with a company offering a breadth of experience to manage high-volume demand and the global capabilities to source exactly the right individuals for their talent needs.
Case Study - Downstream Market
Delivering 50 Specialist Roles In A Short Timeframe
Following a successful drilling exploration campaign offshore West Africa, our client was looking to develop a project which included an FPSO & FLNG facility serving an LNG terminal to produce LNG for export.
Case Study - Chemicals
Replacing an entire department
Established in 2015, the multi billion-dollar company produces polyurethane and polycarbonate raw based materials and possesses three world class innovation hubs. The Shanghai hub required a new core functional team capable of managing the growth of the business and meeting product demand.
Case Study - Chemicals
CAPEX Expansion Project - Retaining Top Talent
A multinational billion-dollar chemical manufacturing company was experiencing rapid growth on an international scale and required a customised solution to provide personnel for their operations.
Case Study - Pharmaceuticals
Supporting Experts In Diagnostics and Pharmaceuticals
Our client specialises in both diagnostics and pharmaceuticals. The diagnostics subsidiary began expanding their operations in the Suzhou industry park through several endeavours including a new IVD Medical Plant in 2015-2016.
Other Regional Offices
Japan
Our office is based in Yokohama and contains a bi-lingual team with Japanese and English language skills
South Korea
We have offices in Geoje and Seoul and have staffed major local energy projects for over 10 years
Taiwan
Our Taipei office ensures international companies enter the Taiwanese market cost efficiently and with little risk
Vietnam
We're one of few international workforce solutions agencies that has an office in-country
Thailand
We have been operational in Thailand for over 15 years and now have offices located in Bangkok and Chonburi
Malaysia
Our Asia Pacific recruitment headquarters; we’ve placed staff onto Malaysia’s largest energy projects and chemical processing facilities
Philippines
Through our local office in Ayala Alabang we hold all required licences to ensure a 100% compliant recruitment solution
Indonesia
We are a 100% locally owned entity, with offices across the country in Jakarta and Batam
Brunei
We provide a premium, reliable service and our reputation in the local tight-knit Brunei market precedes us