Fire Safety Engineer (HSE-OHS-2024-31-GRAP)

5 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research

Department

Human Resources

Research Field

Engineering » Other

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Switzerland

Application Deadline

1 Apr 2024 - 23:00 (Europe/Zurich)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Your responsibilities

Are you knowledgeable in fire safety? Do you want to contribute to analyse and implement fire protection measures to a unique and challenging infrastructure? Then this is your Quest. Deepen your knowledge and expertise faster than anywhere else on earth. Take Part!

CERN's Infrastructure and Building Safety section of the Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental Protection (HSE) Unit  is looking for a Fire Safety Engineer to join the Fire Safety Engineering Team. You will be involved in advance fire risk analysis studies (including advanced fire dynamics) of new and existing CERN facilities by implementing FIRIA methodology . This methodology aims at quantifying the fire-induced radiological risk of a given experimental facility or accelerator. You will work in a multi-disciplinary and diverse team of engineers, physicists and fire officers.

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Required:

• Strong background on fire dynamics, fire modeling (CFD, as per example FDS), fire risk assessment, fire prevention, as well as fire scenarios and human behaviour in fire.
• Knowledge in industrial safety systems as well as fire resistance and reaction to fire of widely used materials.
• Capability to work in an international and multidisciplinary team.
• Original thinker and problem solver.
• Fluent in English or French, with a willingness to acquire the other language

Valuable:

• Experience in fire safety engineering methods and quantitative fire risk analysis.
• Knowledge of passive and active fire protection solutions (compartmentalization, fire detection, fixed and mobile extinguishing systems, etc.).
• Ability to work in underground installations and/or radiation areas.
• Pro-activity and capacity to work autonomously and effectively on parallel tasks.

Additional Information
Benefits

Job closing date: 01 April 2024 at 23:59 CET.

Job reference: HSE-OHS-2024-31-GRAP

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Target start date: 01-September-2024 (or earlier)

This position requires:

• Work in Radiation Areas.
• Interventions in underground installations.

 

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6194 and 6808 Swiss Francs per month (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERN's comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
• 30 days of paid leave per year.
• On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

Eligibility criteria

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State .
• You have a professional background in Fire Safety Engineering / Safety Engineering (or a related field) and have either:
  • a Master's degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
  • or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

CERN

Country

Switzerland

City

Geneva

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/CERN/743999971462754-fire-safety-engineer-hse-…

Contact

City

Meyrin

Website

https://careers.cern

Street

Esplanade des particules 1

Postal Code

1217

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED