Civil Engineering Works Supervisor, Geneva, Switzerland (SCE-SAM-CE-2026-113-GRAE)

What you will do

You will provide technical support to the Civil Engineering section within CERN’s Site Asset Management group, contributing to a wide range of surface and underground infrastructure projects.

Your responsibilities

• Responsibility for work requests in the fields of civil engineering, roads, networks and buildings (concrete/metal structures, building envelope) for surface buildings, underground structures and technical galleries.
• Launch and follow-up of construction or renovation works in close cooperation with internal customers, including coordination of various technical and secondary trades.
• Regular control of safety rules enforcement on work sites, quality control of contractors' daily work, and control of works execution in line with best practices and technical specifications.
• Budget follow-up, including checking of quotes, launch of orders, control and validation of final measurements established by contractors, and use of CERN's computer tools.

Your profile

• Initial experience in building or underground structure construction, maintenance or renovation.
• First exposure to planning, organising and coordinating various trades.
• Basic knowledge of site measurements and cost control.
• Awareness of quality standards and site safety rules.
• Your studies focused on Civil Engineering.

Your skills

• Evidence-based problem-solving and proactivity.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Flexibility and continuous learning.
• Spoken and written English or French, with a commitment to learn the other language.

Ideal start date: 01/08/2026
Contract duration: 24 month contract
Job flexibility: Fully Onsite

Employment conditions

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

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 a technical or administrative field and your highest educational qualification is a general secondary education diploma or a shorter non-university degree. You can’t hold a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or 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

Your CERN Department

SCE department manages and develops CERN's real estate assets and infrastructures in agreement with CERN's scientific strategy, as well as all the services related to the caretaking and campus operation of the CERN site, including Science Gateway.

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How to apply?

See the vacancy here and apply online:

https://careers.cern/jobs/sce-sam-ce-2026-113-grae/

Apply before 09.05.2026. at 23:59 (Geneva Time)



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