* Full-time
Job Description
As a Construction Project Engineer within the Site and Civil Engineering Department (Project Portfolio Management Group), you will contribute to the delivery of complex construction projects at CERN. Reporting to a CERN Project Manager, you will coordinate site activities, manage interfaces with internal and external stakeholders, and ensure smooth execution while meeting technical, scheduling, budgetary, and safety objectives
Your responsibilities
* Supervise the execution of construction works and ensure, in liaison with the relevant external consultants (architects, structural and MEP engineers), that all works comply with contractual drawings and specifications.
* Ensure that all safety measures are properly implemented and adhered to on the worksites, while identifying potential issues, preventing their occurrence and managing the remediation of defects.
* Participate in testing, commissioning and taking-over activities to ensure the smooth handover of the works.
* Contribute to the design, coordination and procurement phases of new projects in close collaboration with the project manager, including monitoring consultants' deliverables during the construction phase.
* Coordinate on-site interfaces between contractors and CERN specialised services, organise the worksite according to the construction schedule, and monitor the progress, quality and budget of the works in close collaboration with the project manager.
Your profile
* Experience in Civil Engineering design or Construction works on site.
* Experience in coordination.
Skills
* Proficiency in the MS Office suite including MS project.
* Familiarity with construction project management tools and methodologies.
* Quality control, writing procedures, reports and minutes.
* Spoken and written English or French, with a commitment to learn the other language.
* You have a professional background in Civil Engineering (or a related field) and have either:
o Master's degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
o or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
* You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
Additional Information
Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Job flexibility: Fully Onsite
This position involves:
* Work in Radiation Areas.
* Interventions in underground installations.
* A valid driving licence.
* Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.
Job reference: SCE-PPM-CS-2026-92-GRAP
Field of work: Civil Engineering
Benchmark job: 200010 - Civil Engineer
* A monthly stipend between 6372-7004Swiss Francs per month (tax free) depending on your degree.
* 30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
* Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health insurance scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
* Family, child and infant monthly allowances depending on your individual circumstances.
* A relocation package (installation grant and travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
* Possibility to extend your contract up to 36 months.
* On-the-job and formal training including language classes.
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