Project Coordination Officer (HI-ECN3)

What you'll do

As a Project Coordination Officer (HI-ECN3), you will be responsible for the planning and coordination of dismantling/installation activities associated to the HI-ECN3 project.

The HI-ECN3 project has the mission to create a new High-Intensity facility that will be located in the ECN3 existing cavern in order to exploit fully the SPS complex availability into a new intensity frontier for Fixed Target physics in Run4 and beyond.

With this in mind, and given that the HI-ECN3 project is already underway, a detailed coordination and planning (short, medium and long-term) is required in order to fit all the dismantling and installation activities within the time and resources available.

You will have the opportunity to integrate a dynamic team in charge of the Injectors programmed stops, with a large view of CERN infrastructures. This position allows learning and understanding the general organisation of CERN accelerators during a Long Shutdown, to support major projects, but also the opportunity to learn about CERN infrastructures. You will also have the opportunity to work with project management tools like MS Project and other planning tools, and increase your technical and behavioral skills in an international environment.

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Your responsibilities

A continuous and smooth communication with the different work package leaders, works and service supervisors, and on-site teams.
The dismantling/installation preparation process, to evaluate the work progress and detect deviations with respect to the defined planning, integration and functional aspects.
The understanding of needs towards converting an existing infrastructure in a new experimental area.
The control of documentation (e.g. technical specifications, Engineering Change Requests, Space reservations) and to the integration checks from the coordination point of view.
The written reports or presentations, especially for the Technical Design Report document.
Plan and coordinate dismantling and installation activities that will take place during the Long Shutdown 3, ensuring all activities are carried out within agreed overall schedule and space bounderies.
Prepare all supporting documentation and liaise between the stakeholders.
Identify and resolve conflicting co-activity issues with the stakeholders concerned and the Project Leader.
Collect and structure information, perform analysis of the data collected and ensure a proper follow-up with the different stakeholders.
Work in close collaboration with different work package leaders, works and services supervisor, to ensure their follow up and implementation.

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Your profile

Good understanding of interactions between different engineering domains.
Demonstrated capability of dealing with unstructured information and changes along the path.
Project management and coordination (university project, previous work).
Working with project planning tools (MS project or similar).
Organisation, planning and control processes.
Your studies focused on Engineering.

Your skills

Structured thinking, organised and able to work independently.
Efficient communication.
Organisation, planning and control processes.
Spoken and written English or French, with a commitment to learn the basics of the other language.

Ideal start date: 01/05/2026

Contract duration (in months): 24

Job flexibility: Fully Onsite

Employment conditions

A valid driving licence.
Work in Radiation Areas.
Interventions in underground installations.

Global Benefits at CERN

A monthly stipend between 5266-5793 Swiss 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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Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State. Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani and Lithuanian nationals for positions with a 2026 start date, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
By the application deadline, you have a maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in the respective field and your highest educational qualification is either a bachelor’s or master’s degree. You must have a university degree and can’t hold a PhD.
You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.

You will need these documents to complete your application

Your CV (English or French)
A copy of your most relevant diploma or a certificate of achievement from your school (if you don't yet have your paper diploma)
Any document you consider relevant to your application

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The EN department provides CERN with the engineering competences, infrastructure systems, and technical coordination required for the design, fabrication, installation, operation, maintenance, and dismantling of the accelerator complex and experimental facilities. Its mission is to deliver and sustain robust infrastructure systems, advanced engineering solutions, and technical coordination.

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