Electrical Works Supervisor (EN-EL-CS-2025-277-LD)

CERN; Genf; Hybrid; CHF 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

30 days paid leave

Health insurance

Relocation package

Pension fund

Zusammenfassung

CERN is seeking an Electrical Works Manager for the Cabling Section to expand, strengthen, and maintain control and power cable installations across accelerator systems. You will oversee planning and supervision of industrial electrical works, ensure safety, and coordinate with contractors and CERN teams in a hybrid work environment.

Key duties include preparing procurement documentation, conducting risk assessments, and delivering technical documentation.

Qualifikationen

• Construction, testing and commissioning of electrical circuits and networks.
• Operation and maintenance of electrical circuits and networks.
• Organisation, planning and control.

Aufgaben

• Analyse installation and dismantling requests with requestors to gather required information.
• Conduct on-site technical visits to prepare and coordinate activities.
• Prepare bills of quantities and quotations.
• Develop technical documentation detailing work for CERN's electrical installation contractor.
• Manage logistics for activities including materials, scaffolding and site access.
• Carry out risk assessments and define safety measures per CERN standards.
• Supervise daily activities and report progress, safety and quality of works.
• Perform inspection, testing and acceptance of completed work.

Kenntnisse

Construction

Testing

Commissioning

Operation

Maintenance

Planning

Control

Ausbildung

Industrial Electrical Installation

Jobbeschreibung

Introduction

As an ElectricalWorks Managerwithin the Cabling Section, you’ll play a key role in expanding, strengthening, and maintaining CERN’s control and power cable installations, required for various systems within the CERN accelerators, such as alarm systems, process control systems, beam instrumentation and magnet powering systems.

Functions

• Analyse installation and dismantling requests, liaising directly with requestors as needed to complete the required information.
• Conduct on-site technical visits to prepare and coordinate the activities.
• Prepare bills of quantities and quotations.
• Develop comprehensive technical documentation detailing the work to be carried out by CERN's electrical installation contractor.
• Manage the logistics required for the activities, such as material delivery, scaffolding setup, and site access.
• Carry out risk assessments related to the execution of the work, identifying potential hazards and defining mitigation measures to ensure safety and compliance with CERN standards.
• Supervise daily activities and report the progress, safety and quality of the works.
• Perform the inspection, testing and acceptance of completed work.
• Technical certificate or general secondary education or equivalent relevant experience in the field of Industrial Electrical Installation or a related field.

Experience:

• Demonstrated experience in planning, preparing, and overseeing industrial electrical works, including the implementation of lockout/tagout procedures;
• Experience in verifying the technical quality and compliance of electrical installations with applicable standards and specifications;
• Experience in technical supervision of contractors.

Technical competencies:

• Construction, test and commissioning of electrical circuits and networks.
• Operation and maintenance of electrical circuits and networks.
• Organisation, planning and control.

Behavioural competencies:

• Achieving Results: driving work / projects along and seeing them through to their conclusion.
• Communicating Effectively: listening actively to others and letting others speak.
• Managing Self: taking initiative beyond regular tasks and making things happen.
• Solving Problems: anticipating obstacles; assessing alternative solutions in order to have a fall-back plan.
• Working in Teams: building and maintaining constructive and effective work relationships.

Language skills:

• Spoken and written English or French, with a commitment to learn the other language.

Eligibility and closing date:

Diversity has been an integral part of CERN's mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organisation. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We welcome applications from all Member States and Associate Member States .

This vacancy will be filled as soon as possible, and applications should normally reach us no later than 06.10.2026 at 23:59 CEST.

Employment Conditions

Contract type: Limited duration contract (5 years). Subject to certain conditions, holders of limited-duration contracts may apply for an indefinite position.

Working Hours: 40 hours per week

Job Flexibility: Hybrid

• Work in Radiation Areas.
• Interventions in underground installations.
• A valid driving licence.
• Shift work, stand-by duty, and work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organisation.

Job grade: 3-4

Job reference: EN-EL-CS-2025-277-LD

Field of work: Electrical or Electronics Engineering

Benchmark Job Title: Mechanical Technician

Global Benefits

• A competitive salary (tax free), increasing in line with your years of relevant experience.
• 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, removal, travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
• Possibility to extend your contract up to 8 years + eligibility for indefinite contract tenure.

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