Chargé d’affaires (H/F)

Catalay; Hauts-de-France; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Catalay, an engineering consultancy, is seeking a Chargé d’affaires to drive projects from commercial development to site management within client teams in Hauts-de-France. You will coordinate technical and financial activities and ensure alignment with client expectations throughout the lifecycle.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage resources and risk, and report progress and challenges to stakeholders while maintaining strict safety and quality standards on-site.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with IT tools and project management methods.
• Experience managing teams.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Technical knowledge relevant to the field of work.
• A rigorous, responsible approach, with the ability to report progress and raise concerns promptly.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain client relationships, identify prospects and assess client needs, providing technical support.
• Assess project feasibility and risks, define the resources required, prepare estimates and write technical and commercial proposals.
• Lead projects across technical, people and financial aspects, coordinating internal teams and acting as the link between clients and services.
• Supervise site work with team leaders and technicians, monitoring progress, contractual compliance and financial performance.
• Promote health, safety and environmental requirements, and prepare project feedback to support continuous improvement.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Negotiation

Technical knowledge

Reporting & accountability

Job description

Our client is a growing provider of technical services to industry, connecting detailed engineering with construction at end-user sites. The work combines layout and installation planning with electrical, instrumentation and automation expertise. As Chargé d’affaires, you will contribute across the project lifecycle, bringing together commercial development, technical coordination and site management to deliver projects against agreed budgets and schedules.

What you’ll do

Develop and maintain client relationships, identify prospects and assess client needs, providing technical support.

Assess project feasibility and risks, define the resources required, prepare estimates and write technical and commercial proposals.

Lead projects across technical, people and financial aspects, coordinating internal teams and acting as the link between clients and services.

Supervise site work with team leaders and technicians, monitoring progress, contractual compliance and financial performance.

Promote health, safety and environmental requirements, and prepare project feedback to support continuous improvement.

What you bring

Proficiency with IT tools and project management methods.

Experience managing teams.

Strong negotiation and communication skills.

Technical knowledge relevant to the field of work.

A rigorous, responsible approach, with the ability to report progress and raise concerns promptly.

The offer

Employment with Catalay, working within the client's team.

Location: Hauts-de-France; the role is on-site.

Why Catalay?

Catalay is an engineering consultancy and staffing partner within Sisu Group, helping clients across energy, process, construction and industry build the technical teams they need today and for what comes next. Our promise is simple: you never work alone.

For you, that means a partner who understands your field and looks beyond your job title to see how your expertise, experience and ambitions fit the teams we help build.

You join Catalay as an employee, working within the client's team. Our talent manager is committed to helping you reach your full potential, with training and assessment opportunities, regular check-ins on your needs and objectives, and learning sessions and workshops. Working across several companies and projects also grows your network of engineers and clients, alongside the fun and learning events that are part of our culture throughout the year, such as afterworks, monthly team-buildings and an annual ski trip.