Geotechnical Engineer; SCE-PPM-FC--GRAP

• Full-time
• Compensation: CHF 6,372 - CHF 7,004 - monthly

You will support the Future Circular Collider ( FCC ) site investigations campaign (approximately 100 deep boreholes) - including the project management, permitting and stakeholder engagement - and the design studies for the project's underground and surface civil engineering infrastructure, as a graduate engineer with experience in geotechnical and/or underground civil engineering, joining the civil engineering team working on the FCC at CERN.

Your responsibilities:

• Support site investigations project manager with both site-based and office support for all execution of the planning, execution and reporting of the site investigations campaign.
• Assist with design reviews of tunnels, shafts, caverns and surface structures, checking consultant deliverables against the brief, design codes and CERN requirements.
• Support geotechnical calculations and analyses.
• Help assess construction methods, including TBM and conventional excavation, and their interaction with ground conditions.
• Contribute to the project geotechnical and hydrogeological risk register and to options studies for alignment and site layout.
• Support cost estimates, construction schedules and quantity take-offs for the civil works.
• Help translate site investigation findings into design parameters and geotechnical baseline information.
• Prepare technical notes, drawings mark-ups and presentation material for internal reviews, committees and public engagement.
• Liaise with other CERN groups (integration, survey, cooling and ventilation, safety, etc.) on interfaces with the civil works.

Your profile:

• Strong academic background in geotechnical engineering.
• First experience working in a consultancy/contractor specialising in geotechnical works, either surface or underground.
• Strong fundamentals in soil and rock mechanics.
• Basic experience of geotechnical modelling.
• Familiarity with GIS and geotechnical data management.

Skills:

• Ability to work in an international team and adapt readily to changing requirements.
• Willingness to work on a variety of tasks as the team requires.
• Organised, able to manage several tasks and deadlines at once.
• A clear communicator, in writing and in person, with specialists and non-specialists alike.
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.
• You have a professional background in Geotechnical 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.

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

Working hours:

40 hours per week

Job flexibility:
Hybrid

This position involves:

• A valid driving licence.

Job reference: SCE-PPM-FC--GRAP

Field of work:
Civil Engineering

Benchmark job: 200010 - Civil Engineer

• A monthly net stipend of either 6372 or 7004
  
  Swiss Francs per month 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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