Planning Engineer

European Organization for Nuclear Research

Location:
Geneva, Switzerland
Grade:
6
Category:
Professional Staff
Posted Oct 5, 2026Apply by Nov 2, 2026 (11d left)
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As a Planning Engineer within the ATLAS Technical Coordination, you will monitor ATLAS activities during Long Shutdown 3 (LS3), maintain installation schedules, report delays, propose mitigation measures, and support project leaders in schedule updates and reporting. You will also supervise a team managing the interface with the ATLAS Oracle database and contribute to scheduling tool improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain the ATLAS installation schedules for Long Shutdown 3 (LS3), and actively participate in all schedule baseline changes resulting from the evolution of the LS3 programme.
  • Monitor and review the progress of activities during planning meetings and in close collaboration with Project Engineers.
  • Report any delays to the Technical Coordination Management and propose mitigation measures to recover lost time.
  • Contribute to the maintenance and continuous improvement of the scheduling tools.
  • Play a leading role in the quarterly status reporting process for the Phase-2 Upgrade projects, and assist the Upgrade Project Leaders in preparing updated schedules, progress reports, and schedule baseline changes.
  • Supervise the ATLAS team responsible for developing and maintaining the interface with the ATLAS Oracle database.
  • Collect requirements for the evolution of the existing ATLAS information-management tools and establish priorities for the maintenance and development activities of the small team of software engineers.

Requirements

  • Master's degree or equivalent relevant experience in the field of Engineering, preferably in Mechanical, Industrial, Civil, or Systems Engineering, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated experience in planning, forecasting, and resource coordination, preferably in an engineering environment, together with strong knowledge of relevant planning software (e.g. MS Project).
  • Experience liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Initial experience in coordinating technical activities.
  • Experience with databases and interfacing tools is an asset.
  • Experience in team supervision is considered an advantage.

Skills

  • Planning Engineering
  • Forecasting
  • Resource Coordination
  • MS Project
  • Stakeholder Liaison
  • Technical Coordination
  • Database Management
  • Team Supervision
  • Schedule Management
  • Project Reporting
  • Oracle Database
  • Scheduling Software

Languages

English, French