Hazardous Material Decontamination Technical Engineer
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Tâches
- Gérer les activités de décontamination des matériaux dangereux.
- Coordonner les interventions avec des équipes techniques et des entrepreneurs.
- Assurer la conformité et la sécurité dans les opérations de décontamination.
Compétences
- Expérience en décontamination et en ingénierie civile requise.
- Compétences en gestion de contrats et d'opérations de décontamination.
- Capacité à organiser et planifier des projets complexes.
Hazardous Material Decontamination Technical Engineer
CERN
Workplace
Geneva
- Lake Geneva region - Switzerland
Category
Physics | Health
Position
Engineer / Technician
Published
8 May 2026
Closing Date
7 June 2026
Geneva, Switzerland SCE-SAM-CE-2026-101-LD Ideal start date: 01/10/2026
Before 07/06/2026 at 23:59 (Geneva Time)
What you’ll do
You will contribute to hazardous materials decontamination activities and civil engineering works across CERN’s buildings and underground infrastructures. In this role, you support the preparation, coordination and follow-up of interventions, working closely with engineers, technicians, consultants and contractors to ensure safe and compliant operations. You are involved in both planning and on-site activities, combining technical coordination with hands-on follow-up. You will join the Civil Engineering section (CE) within the Site Asset Management (SAM) Group.
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Your responsibilities
- Act as the referent for pollutant-related works within the SCE-SAM group, managing the execution of hazardous materials decontamination activities at CERN.
- Act as contract manager for hazardous substances decontamination frame contracts, overseeing budget, quality, schedule and safety, and managing financial variations, claims and settlements with contractors.
- Serve as the referent of the civil engineering section for works in technical galleries and the Proton Synchrotron complex facility.
- Collect, prioritize and process work requests from users, project stakeholders and managers, and contribute to defining technical proposals based on requirements.
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- Proven experience in the execution and/or supervision of hazardous substance decontamination works.
- Demonstrated civil engineering experience in the maintenance and operation of buildings or infrastructures.
- Experience in coordinating multi-technical trades across projects.
- Experience on large-scale sites in industrial and/or scientific environments would be an asset.
Your skills
- Hazardous materials response operations.
- Knowledge of building construction, consolidation and renovation.
- Contract management.
- Organisation, planning and control.
Ideal start date:
01/10/2026
Contract duration (in months):
36
Grade range:
4
Benchmark job:
301120 - Civil Engineering Technical Engineer
Job flexibility:
Fully Onsite
Medical hazard
- Exposure to ionising radiation and classified as category A.
- Exposure to electromagnetic fields under certain exposure conditions.
- Exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or agents toxic to reproduction.
- Exposure to asbestos.
- Exposure to lead.
Given the occupational health risks associated with this position, the selected candidate must obtain medical clearance before a contract offer is confirmed.
Employment conditions
- A valid driving licence.
- Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.
- Work in Radiation Areas.
- Interventions in underground installations.
Global Benefits
at CERN
- A minimum net entry-salary of 7006 Swiss Francs per month, 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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Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria
- 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.
- You have relevant qualifications and professional experience.
- If you have previously held a Staff contract at CERN, you will not be eligible for these positions.
- Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.
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- Your CV (English or French)
- Any document you consider relevant to your application
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