TE DPS
Department and Project Support
Vision
“To enable the TE Department to deliver its mission by providing professional support, effective coordination and strategic guidance, and by fostering collaboration across TE, ATS, CERN and its partners.”
Our mission
The TE Department Planning and Support (TE-DPS) Group enables the TE Department to achieve its mission by providing strategic planning, management coordination, and support services for projects, operations, personnel, budgets, training, safety, and external partnerships. TE-DPS acts as a central coordinator of departmental activities, facilitating effective planning, resource allocation and decision-making to support the successful delivery of the department’s commitments.
Mandate
The TE Department Planning and Support (TE-DPS) Group supports the Department Head and TE Group management in delivering the TE Department’s objectives by providing integrated coordination, resource stewardship, partnership development and transversal support across TE activities.
The Mandate of our Group is based on four pillars
TE Department Support
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- Oversees key departmental services and assets, including SM18 coordination, TE technical infrastructures, space management and car fleet management.
- Manages collaboration agreements, industrial partnerships and stakeholder relationships that strengthens the department’s capabilities and impact.
- Facilitates clear communication, reporting and decision-making to maintain alignment across TE activities.
Administration & Resources
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- Delivers efficient departmental administration, including personnel, travel and procedural support, in line with CERN rules, regulations and best practices.
- Manages departmental financial and workforce planning, monitoring and forecasting to ensure reliable oversight.
- Coordinates the recruitment, integration and follow-up of Staff, Graduates and Students to meet departmental workforce needs.
- Provides accurate resource information and reporting to support evidence-based management decisions.
Education & Training
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- Coordinates departmental training and competence development activities in support of current and future needs.
- Develops apprenticeship, student, graduate and trainee programmes in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
- Promotes knowledge transfer and workforce development aligned with the department’s long-term priorities.
- Aligns training activities with departmental priorities, safety expectations and evolving technical requirements.
Project Support and Strategic Initiatives
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- Enables the delivery of strategic TE programmes, projects and studies through integrated planning, resource oversight and structured follow-up.
- Coordinates TE contributions to major CERN initiatives, including accelerator consolidation, long shutdown activities, high luminosity LHC completion and the high-field magnets programme.
- Manages TE involvement in major external initiatives, including the GSI-FAIR magnet testing campaign, with attention to logistics, facilities and resources.
- Drives the exploration and deployment of innovative technologies, including AI-based federated learning solutions, to improve efficiency, knowledge management and operational performance.
See how we can help you
•DAO – te.dao.office@cern.ch
•DSO – safety.te@cern.ch
•DPO – te.dpo.office@cern.ch
•DSM – te-dep-space.management@cern.ch
•DTO – te-dep-dto@cern.ch