Junior Project Engineer
European Organization for Nuclear Research
- Location:
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Category:
- Professional Staff
Posted Oct 15, 2026Apply by Nov 5, 2026 (14d left)
See your match score & applyAs a Project Engineer for the High-Luminosity LHC, you will join the Project Office within the Accelerators and Technology Sector. Your work will focus on follow up of de-installation and installation activities supporting HL Activity coordinators and ensuring proper update of 3D models in as built status during the Long Shutdown 3.
Responsibilities
- Daily follow up of ongoing activities in the worksites, tracking progress according to schedule and identifying schedule issues and technical divergences.
- Report to HL Activity coordinators and propose mitigation actions for schedule issues and technical divergences.
- Actively contribute to installation schedule updates and changes considering field work progress.
- Take part in onsite organisation meetings, preparing material and providing support to HL Activity coordinators.
- Analyse impacts of submitted Engineering Change Requests (ECR) to installation schedule and project budget.
- Validate equipment integration and ensure 3D models are updated accordingly.
- Support Work Packages for de-installation and installation procedure preparation and contribute to Installation Readiness Reviews for major installation phases.
- Participate in HL Technical coordination team activities including organising meetings, editing reports, updating SharePoint pages.
Requirements
- You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State (excluding Pakistani, Lithuanian, Latvian, Cypriot, Croatian and Turkish nationals).
- By the application deadline, you have a maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in the respective field.
- Your highest educational qualification is either a bachelor’s or master’s degree; you must have a university degree and cannot hold a PhD.
- You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
- Experience with project control and scheduling.
- Experience with multi-stakeholder negotiations.
- Experience with working in the field.
- Your studies focused on Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering.
- Familiarity with MS Project.
- Familiarity with CATIA V5 or equivalent.
- Basic knowledge of 3D modelling.
- Spoken and written both English and French.
- A valid driving licence.
- Willingness to work in Radiation Areas.
- Ability to perform interventions in underground installations.
- Availability for stand-by duty when required by the needs of the Organization.
- Availability to work during nights, Sundays and official holidays when required by the needs of the Organization.
Skills
- Project Control
- Scheduling
- Stakeholder Negotiation
- Field Work
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- MS Project
- CATIA V5
- 3D Modeling
- Radiation area work
- Underground installation interventions
- Stand-by Duty
- Shift work
Languages
English, French