Company Description

Job Description

As a Natural Resource Management Engineer, you will actively contribute to support CERN in limiting its impact on the environment, mainly in the domain of Biodiversity.

Your responsibilities

  • Establish and monitor indicators to track biodiversity evolution on CERN sites.
  • Continue work on light pollution, hedgerow network creation and wetland mapping.
  • Centralise all biodiversity-related data and inventories (e.g., bats, lichens, etc.).
  • Provide biodiversity expertise for implementing protection measures.
  • Ensure field presence to verify the application of rules and best practices on construction and maintenance sites.
  • Monitor invasive species and habitats of interest through regular field visits.
  • Follow up on protection and compensation measures, such as orchid transplantation or nesting box maintenance.
  • Promote biodiversity awareness and best practices through HSE communication.

Your profile

  • Biodiversity monitoring, including inventories on fauna and flora.
  • Coordination for the implementation of protection measures.
  • Knowledge of EU regulations in Biodiversity, in particular French and Swiss Environmental regulations.
  • Development of environmental indicators to assess habitat and species trends.
  • Management and consolidation of ecological inventories and field data.
  • Promote biodiversity awareness.

Skills

  • Biodiversity and habitat management.
  • Environmental monitoring and indicators.
  • Ecological surveys and mapping.
  • Mitigation and compensation planning.
  • Data collection, analysis and reporting.
  • Fieldwork and site inspections.
  • Stakeholder relationship management.
  • Environmental communication and awareness.
  • Spoken and written English or French, with a commitment to learn the other language.

Eligibility criteria:

  • You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
  • By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Natural Resource Management (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
  • You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
  • Applicants without University degree are not eligible.
  • Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.

Qualifications

Additional Information

Job closing date: 25.03.2026 at 23:59 CET.

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

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job flexibility: Fully Onsite

Target start date: 01-May-2026

This position involves:

  • Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays.
  • Work in Radiation Areas.
  • A valid driving licence.

Job reference: HSE-ENV-PM-2026-59-GRAE

Field of work: Health, Safety and Environment

Benchmark job: 200070 - Health, Safety and Environment Engineer

Global Benefits

  • A monthly stipend between 5266-5793 Swiss Francs per month (tax free) depending on your degree.
  • 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 and travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
  • Possibility to extend your contract up to 36 months.
  • On-the-job and formal training including language classes.

Overview of CERN - Discover a world where the impossible is made possible!

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. Together, we foster an environment where innovation and collaboration thrive.

Every day, we face exciting new challenges and opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge research that shapes our understanding of the universe. We meet these challenges through the diverse perspectives within our teams, ensuring every contribution is valued and driving our shared sense of inclusion and purpose. Diversity is a core value of CERN since its foundation, and it remains central to our mission and continued success.

If you are ready to be part of a dynamic, inclusive community pushing the boundaries of knowledge, CERN is the place where your curiosity and skills can thrive. Be part of our mission to uncover what lies at the heart of the universe! TAKE PART!

More information about us, here: careers.cern

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