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.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• 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.