Scheduling and Coordination Engineer

The Scheduling and Coordination Engineer will plan and coordinate installation and maintenance activities for CERN's accelerator complex, ensuring schedules are followed and safety standards met. The role involves managing co-activities, stakeholder engagement, and operational safety coordination within the Engineering Department's Accelerator Coordination and Engineering group.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all installation and maintenance activities for existing or future accelerators.
• Produce baseline schedules ensuring all activities follow it, considering safety rules and quality standards.
• Prepare all supporting documentation and liaise between the stakeholders.
• Identify and resolve conflicting co-activity issues with stakeholders and project leaders.
• Manage the impact of operational issues affecting the installation and maintenance work on the schedule, in order to minimise delays.
• Ensure that all safety concerns related to the installation works are identified and that the relevant safety rules/procedures are implemented.
• Follow up and report on activities progress, to identify deviations and anticipate co-activities issues.

Requirements

• Master's Degree or PhD or equivalent relevant experience in the field of Engineering or Applied Physics or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in Project management for large-scale technical projects.
• Proven experience in the scheduling and coordination of activities linked to large-scale and complex projects, in managing co-activities and safety aspects.
• Proven experience in engaging stakeholders and obtaining consensus around commonly agreed objectives.
• Extensive experience in working with multiple project planning tools and communication between them.
• Proven experience with project scheduling and management tools is a valuable asset (e.g. MS Project, Oracle Primavera, MS PowerBI, VBA, Python, advanced knowledge in database management).
• A Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification would be an additional asset.
• A valid driving licence.
• Participation in a regular stand-by duty, including nights, Sundays and official holidays.
• Interventions in underground installations.

Skills

• Project Management
• Scheduling and Coordination
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Safety Coordination
• Large-scale Technical Projects
• Project Planning Software
• MS Project
• Oracle Primavera
• MS PowerBI
• VBA Programming
• Python Programming
• Database Management
• PMP Certification
• Operational Safety
• Underground installation interventions
• Driving License

Languages

English, French