Lead Lifting Supervisor, LNG Mozambique

Innopath Consulting Lda; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Innopath Consulting Lda is seeking a Lifting Supervisor for the Mozambique LNG project based in Afungi, Mozambique. The role requires supervising crane operations, rigging crews and banksmen, ensuring lifting plans and risk assessments are followed, and coordinating with vessel and logistics teams.

The candidate must be fluent in Portuguese and English, hold a lifting supervisor qualification, and be available for a 75/21 rotation with day or night shifts as scheduled.

Qualifications

• Fluent in Portuguese and English for multinational site teams.
• The candidate has prior lifting supervisor experience on construction sites.
• Qualification or certification as lifting supervisor acceptable to the project.
• Practical knowledge of crane operations, rigging, lifting accessories, load control and signalling.
• Ability to interpret lifting plans, crane load charts, risk assessments and method statements.
• Experience verifying equipment certification and personnel competency records.
• Demonstrated leadership and stop-work authority to address unsafe practices.
• Willingness to work on site in Afungi on a 75-day on / 21-day off rotation.

Responsibilities

• Supervise lifting operations per lifting plans, risk assessments and method statements.
• Conduct pre-lift briefings in Portuguese and English; confirm responsibilities and safety arrangements.
• Verify permits, load weight, CG, lifting points, crane configuration and operating radius.
• Check crane positioning, ground conditions and outrigger arrangements; escalate concerns.
• Ensure equipment has valid inspection records and sufficient rated capacity.
• Maintain records, inspection checklists and shift handovers.
• Stopped operations if unsafe; obtain authorization to resume.
• Establish exclusion zones and safe load landing areas; coordinate with vessel/logistics teams.

Skills

Portuguese & English fluency

Lifting supervisor exp

Crane operations

Rigging methods

Load control signalling

Leadership

Education

Lifting supervisor qualification

Job description

Innopath Consulting Lda is seeking a Lifting Supervisor for the Mozambique LNG project based in Afungi, Mozambique. The role requires supervising crane operations, rigging crews and banksmen, ensuring lifting plans and risk assessments are followed, and coordinating with vessel and logistics teams.

The candidate must be fluent in Portuguese and English, hold a lifting supervisor qualification, and be available for a 75/21 rotation with day or night shifts as scheduled.