About Aksel
Most proposal consultants come from one side of the table — commercial or technical. I've sat on both: field construction on a $3.7B offshore EPCI platform, then 7+ years leading some of the largest FEED-to-EPCI tenders across the EU, UK and the GCC — HVDC and HVAC substations, offshore wind, CCUS, and oil and gas.
That means I don't just write winning proposals — I write ones that can actually be executed at the price quoted. I know where EPC bids lose: undercooked CAPEX, weak execution narratives, buried risk, and poor interface management. I fix those problems before they cost you the contract — or worse, after you've won it.
English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual
Arabic
Fluent
Can work on-site
Zurich (up to 50km), Geneva (up to 50km), Basel (up to 50km), Bern (up to 50km)
Experience
- Petrofac InternationalCall Off Manager – Energy TransitionENERGY AND UTILITIESApril 2025 - April 2026 (1 year)GermanyOnshore & Offshore Substation– Built full contracting and subcontracting strategy for onshore and offshore packages from zero– Drove 30% reduction in resource deployment cost through strategic planning and optimisation– Led cross-functional coordination (HSE, QA, procurement, engineering) from concept design– Delivered comprehensive RFQ packages ahead of market float schedule▸ Flagship: EPCI – 2GW HVDC Substation, ~$1.9 Billion, Germany
- Petrofac InternationalPrincipal Proposals Engineer – Energy TransitionENERGY AND UTILITIESApril 2023 - March 2025 (1 year and 11 months)London, United KingdomMega-bid leadership across HVAC Windfarms — UK, France, Germany & Poland– Reduced bidding effort and cost by 20% through systematic strategy development– Identified CAPEX-saving opportunities delivering 5% reduction in total project price– Led full FEED-to-EPCI proposal cycle across multi-region teams (UAE + UK)– Owned bid strategy, interface management, and execution planning on GW-scale bids▸ Flagship: FEED into EPCI – BP & EnBW, 6×500MW OSPs + 2×1500MW LSSs HVAC, UK
- Petrofac InternationalSenior Proposals Engineer – Energy TransitionENERGY AND UTILITIESMarch 2021 - March 2023 (2 years)Dubai City, United Arab EmiratesHVAC Windfarms and CCUS projects across Europe– Developed senior-level bidding strategies with business development and tax teams– Produced accurate CAPEX estimates for FEED and EPC phases improving bid competitiveness– Coordinated vendor offers, scope alignment, and pre-bid commercial negotiations▸ Flagship: 2GW HVDC Substation ~$1.4B, Netherlands Habshan CCUS – ADNOC Gas, $650M, UAE
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Education
- Master's Degree - Mechanical Engineering - EnergyMouloud Mammeri University2015Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering Specialised in Energy
- Mechanical Construction EngineerPetrofac Academy2017Graduate programme at Petrofac Academy, going through different phases of Construction project in Oil & Gas sites