Planning and Scheduling Engineer (EN-ACE-OSL-2026-86-GRAP)

Job Description

The Engineering Department (EN) provides CERN with the Engineering expertise, Infrastructure Systems and Coordination necessary for the design, installation, operation, maintenance and dismantling phases of the CERN accelerator complex and its experimental facilities.

The position is within the Accelerator Coordination and Engineering (EN-ACE) group, which coordinates the activities for the interventions and changes to the accelerators complex. As a Planning and Scheduling Engineer in EN-ACE, you will plan and coordinate a wide range of equipment-related activities across CERN's current and future accelerator complex.

You will collaborate closely with domain experts to develop practical solutions for the installation and maintenance of complex equipment, contributing to the Engineering Department's mission of supporting the full lifecycle of CERN's infrastructure and future projects.

Your responsibilities:

• Plan and coordinate all installation and maintenance activities for the different accelerators, ensuring all activities are carried out within agreed overall schedule.
• Prepare all supporting documentation and liaise between the stakeholders.
• Manage the impact of operational problems affecting the installation and maintenance work on the schedule, in order to minimise any delays.
• Identify and resolve conflicting co-activity issues with the stakeholders concerned and/or the Project Leaders.
• In collaboration with the relevant Safety Coordinator, ensure that all safety concerns related to the installation work are identified and that the relevant safety rules procedures are applied.
• This job includes interventions in underground installations and requires a valid driving license

Your profile:

• Experience in project management, coordination, and planning of workflow on large experimental and/or industrial facilities, preferably: maintenance, repairs, installations and upgrades projects.
• Exposure to or understanding of risk management would be an asset.
• Some experience with stakeholder relationships and/or negotiations would be an asset.

Skills:

• Competencies in Project Management, coordination, and planning.
• Knowledge of project scheduling and management tools (e.g. MS Project, Oracle Primavera, MS PowerBI, VBA, Python, knowledge in database management).
• Ability to communicate clearly and proactively with technical stakeholders and management.
• Some technical knowledge of engineering systems would be an asset.
• Spoken and written English or French, with a commitment to learn the other language.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State .
• You have a professional background in Mechanical / Industrial 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

Job closing date: 27.05.2026 at 23:59 CEST.

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job flexibility: Hybrid

Target start date: 01-July-2026

This position involves:

• Participation in a regular stand-by duty, including nights, Sundays and official holidays.
• Work in Radiation Areas.
• Interventions in underground installations.
• A valid driving licence.

Job reference: EN-ACE-OSL-2026-86-GRAP

Field of work: Mechanical Engineering

Benchmark job: 200090 - Mechanical Engineer

Global Benefits

• A monthly stipend between 6372-7004 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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