Senior Civil Engineering Project Manager

myScience ouvre un poste de Senior Civil Engineering Project Manager a Geneva.

CERN recrute un Responsable de Projet en Génie Civil. Rejoignez une équipe dynamique avec des projets innovants.
Tâches
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Diriger la conception et la construction de projets complexes.
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Gérer des contrats de haute valeur et des équipes expérimentées.
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Collaborer sur des solutions techniques pour le FCC.
Compétences
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Diplôme en génie civil ou expérience équivalente requise.
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Expertise en gestion de projets de génie civil.
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Compétences en coordination et suivi des objectifs.
Senior Civil Engineering Project Manager
CERN
Workplace
Geneva
- Lake Geneva region - Switzerland
Category
Innovation
Position
Regular Employment / Collaborator
Published
1 June 2026
Closing Date
22 June 2026
Geneva, Switzerland SCE-PPM-2025-238-LD Ideal start date: 01/10/2026
Before 22/06/2026 at 23:59 (Geneva Time)
What you’ll do
Join CERN as a Senior Project Manager and lead the design and potential construction of cutting-edge underground and surface civil engineering projects. Manage high-value contracts and small teams of skilled engineers on technically complex projects, collaborating across disciplines to deliver innovative solutions.
Be part of the dynamic team shaping the proposed Future Circular Collider (FCC), a 91 km circumference machine planned to be housed in an underground complex up to 500 metres below ground in the Geneva Basin.
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Your responsibilities
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Responsible for the preliminary design and planning of the extensive and complex civil engineering works envisaged for the FCC.
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Lead the definition of requirements and develop technical solutions for surface and underground civil engineering infrastructure for the FCC.
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Lead internal CERN stakeholders on the contractual framework for design and possible future construction of the FCC.
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Prepare technical and contractual documentation for major consultancy contracts covering detailed design and construction supervision.
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Your profile
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Master’s degree or equivalent relevant experience in the field of civil engineering or a related field. Specific project management qualifications would be advantageous.
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Experienced civil engineer with a strong background in project and contract management within underground civil engineering.
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Extensive experience within relevant fields of underground civil engineering.
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Extensive background in managing complex, high-value civil engineering projects at a high level.
Your skills
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Project management.
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Extensive knowledge of the design and construction of underground structures.
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Extensive and significant expertise in managing large-scale civil engineering projects.
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Coordinating activities and focusing team on goals and objectives; monitoring progress of team towards agreed goals and taking corrective action when needed.
Ideal start date:
01/10/2026
Contract duration (in months):
60
Grade range:
6
Benchmark job:
200010 - Civil Engineer
Job flexibility:
Hybrid
Employment conditions
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A valid driving licence.
Global Benefits
at CERN
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A minimum net entry-salary of 9236 Swiss Francs per month, increasing in line with your years of relevant experience.
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30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
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Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health insurance scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
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Family, child and infant monthly allowances depending on your individual circumstances.
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A relocation package (installation grant, removal, travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
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Possibility to extend your contract up to 8 years + eligibility for indefinite contract tenure.
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Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria
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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.
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You have relevant qualifications and professional experience.
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If you have previously held a Staff contract at CERN, you will not be eligible for these positions.
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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
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Your CV (English or French)
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Any document you consider relevant to your application
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