Geotechnical Engineer

CERN; Genf; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The CERN Civil Engineering team invites a motivated graduate engineer to join the FCC site investigations campaign in Geneva. You will support the project management, permitting and stakeholder engagement, and contribute to design studies for underground and surface civil infrastructure.

Experience in geotechnical or underground civil engineering is valuable, including TBM or conventional excavation considerations.

Qualifications

• Graduate engineer with experience in geotechnical and/or underground civil engineering.
• Experience supporting site investigations campaigns and related reporting.
• Experience with design reviews of tunnels, caverns and surface structures.
• Knowledge of geotechnical calculations and analyses.
• Understanding of TBM and conventional excavation methods and ground interaction.
• Ability to contribute to risk registers and options studies for alignment/site layout.
• Assist with cost estimates and construction schedules.

Responsibilities

• Support site investigations project manager with site-based and office duties for planning, execution and reporting.
• Assist with design reviews of tunnels, caverns and surface structures, ensuring compliance with briefs and CERN requirements.
• Support geotechnical calculations and analyses.
• Help assess construction methods (TBM and conventional) and their interaction with ground conditions.
• Contribute to geotechnical and hydrogeological risk registers and options studies.
• Support cost estimates, schedules and quantity take-offs.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Underground civil engineering

Project management support

Stakeholder engagement

Site investigations

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil/geotechnical engineering

Job description

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.

• 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…