Fire Safety Engineer (HSE-OHS-IB-2025-74-GRAP)

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Fire Safety Engineer (HSE-OHS-IB-2025-74-GRAP), Geneva

Client: CERN

Location: Geneva

Job Category: Other

Job Reference: 5b077b26b3d1

Job Views: 1

Posted: 23.05.2025

Expiry Date: 07.07.2025

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Conduct fire risk analysis studies, including advanced fire dynamics.
• Develop fire safety concepts for the Einstein Telescope project.
• Contribute to the overall safety concept, working within a multidisciplinary team of engineers, physicists, and fire officers.

About Einstein Telescope: The Einstein Telescope is a proposed underground, third-generation gravitational-wave observatory designed to explore the universe's gravitational waves with higher sensitivity than current detectors, utilizing advanced technologies and deep underground placement.

Your profile:

Skills:

• Background in fire risk assessment, fire prevention, and understanding of fire dynamics and human behavior in fire scenarios.
• Knowledge of industrial safety, emergency safety systems, and fire-resistant materials.
• Experience with fire modelling (e.g., CFD, FDS) and performance-based design.
• Ability to work effectively in an international, multidisciplinary team.
• Problem-solving and innovative thinking skills.

Valuable qualifications:

• Experience with fire safety engineering methods and quantitative risk analysis.
• Knowledge of European and international fire safety regulations.
• Familiarity with passive and active fire protection systems.
• Proactive, autonomous work capacity, and proficiency in English with a willingness to learn French.

Eligibility criteria:

• Nationality of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• Educational background in Fire Safety or Safety Engineering with 2-6 years post-graduation experience (Master's) or up to 3 years (PhD).
• No prior CERN fellow or graduate contract.

Additional Information:

• Application deadline: 10.06.2025 at 23:59 CEST.
• Contract duration: 24 months, extendable to 30 months.
• Working hours: 40 hours/week.
• Start date: 01-September-2025.
• Work in radiation areas and underground installations; valid driving license required.

What we offer:

• Monthly stipend: 6287-6911 CHF (net).
• Comprehensive health coverage and pension scheme.
• Travel expenses, installation, family allowances, and paid leave.
• Training and language courses at CERN.

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