Project Architect/Engineer

vor 2 Wochen


Genf, Genf, Schweiz CERN & Society Foundation Vollzeit
  • Full-time
Job Description

As a Project Architect/Engineer in the Site and Civil Engineering (SCE) Department, within the Project Portfolio Management Group, you will work under the supervision of a CERN Senior Project Manager, coordinating tertiary construction projects with both internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design Phase of Tertiary Buildings:
    • Participate in all design phases, from feasibility studies to construction documentation.
    • Coordinate and evaluate designs prepared by external architects, engineers, and contractors.
    • Coordinate designs with internal technical specialists (e.g. MEP);
    • Oversee the design approval process in collaboration with building end-users.
  • Construction Phase of Tertiary Buildings:
    • Work alongside the project manager and external consultants to ensure construction complies with contractual drawings, specifications, and regulations;
    • Support the review of contractors' execution designs, variation requests, claims, and compliance with BREEAM/WELL certification requirements;
    • Monitor project progress, quality, schedule, and budget, assisting in risk management and mitigation strategies;
    • Manage interfaces between the contractor and CERN stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and coordination;
    • Assist with commissioning, documentation handover, snagging lists, and take-over procedures.
  • General Project Support:
    • Provide administrative support, including taking meeting minutes, document management, and quality control;
    • Assist the project manager in any additional tasks required to ensure the project's success.

Why Join CERN? As a Project Architect/Engineer, you will have the unique opportunity to contribute to CERN's flagship tertiary building projects, collaborating with international design and construction teams in a bilingual (English/French) environment.

Your profile

Skills

  • Work experience in architectural and/or civil engineering design and/or construction
  • Work experience in consulting engineering, contracting or project development (client side)
  • Use of MS Office applications
  • Autonomous, flexible, multi-tasking
  • Communicator, diplomatic negotiator
  • Fluent in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.
  • You have a professional background in Architectural or Civil Engineering (or a related field) and have either:
    • a Master's degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
    • 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

This position involves:

  • A valid driving licence.

Job reference: SCE-PPM-2025-45-GRAP

Field of work: Civil Engineering

What we offer

  • A monthly stipend ranging between 6287 and 6911 Swiss Francs per month (net of tax).
  • Coverage by CERN's comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
  • Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
  • 30 days of paid leave per year.
  • On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

About us

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.

We are on a Quest. A Journey into discovery like no other. Bring your expertise to our unique work and develop your knowledge and skills at pace. Join world-class subject matter experts on unique projects, in a Quest for greater knowledge and deeper understanding.

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