Electrical Cabling Project Technician (EN-EL-CS-2025-277-LD)
CERNGeneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Posted March 10, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, we are pushing the frontiers of science and technology. Our groundbreaking work brings together not only physicists but also a diverse range of professionals from engineering, technical, scientific, and administrative fields.
Job Description
Join the Cabling Section as an electrical technician, and play a key role in expanding, strengthening, and maintaining CERN’s control and power cable installations. Your work will support essential systems within the CERN accelerators, such as alarm systems, process control systems, beam instrumentation, and magnet powering systems.
Requirements
- Analyse cable installation requests and liaising with requesters to obtain any missing information.
- Conduct the necessary studies including the definition of the cable types, the connectors assembly, the wire conventions, the routing and the mechanical supports, in collaboration with users and considering the constraints of the work environment.
- Create bills of quantities and budgets.
- Organise cabling and de-cabling campaigns with external and internal coordination stakeholders (i.e contractors, transport and handling service, coordination team).
- Ensure the preparation of detailed work documentation (e.g., drawings, cable lists, connector assembly procedures, test procedures).
- Carry out risk assessments related to the execution of cabling work, identifying potential hazards and defining mitigation measures to ensure safety and compliance with CERN standards.
- Manage the logistics required for cabling activities, such as material delivery, scaffolding setup, and site access.
- Organise and manage worksite meetings.
- Monitor and report the progress, the safety and the quality of the works.
- Perform inspection, testing and acceptance of completed work.
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.