We are seeking a motivated and proactive Safety Support Specialist to contribute to the coordination and execution of safety activities during a major infrastructure and upgrade programme at CERN. Working alongside project managers, safety officers and technical experts, you will help ensure the safe implementation of upgrade, consolidation, maintenance, dismantling and commissioning activities across a wide range of accelerator facilities to enable future scientific operations. The job will have two main focus points: project management and project safety.

Your responsibilities

• Support the coordination of schedules, resources, documentation, and stakeholder communications.
• Follow-up on safety-related activities, ensuring alignment between technical, operational, and safety stakeholders.
• Assist with planning, implementation, and monitoring of safety measures.
• Prepare, review, and update safety documentation, including contributions to the Safety File for new and existing facilities.
• Track project actions, maintain records, and support progress reporting and follow-up activities.
• Participate in project meetings, site visits, and technical reviews.
• Contribute to safety review and risk assessments related to chemical, nano, electrical and radiological hazards.
• Support operation readiness activities to facilitate the safe execution and commissioning of upgraded facilities and systems.
• Contribute to the implementation and monitoring of safety controls.
• Assist with on-site follow-up (above and underground) and contractor coordination as needed.

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, Lithuanian, Latvian, Cypriot and Croatian nationals, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in the respective field and your highest educational qualification is either a bachelor’s or master’s degree. You must have a university degree and can’t hold a PhD.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.