Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Timeline
Generic

Anne Couesnon

Leeds,United Kingdom

Summary

I have international experience (UK, MEA. Europe, North America) in Bid Management within the Energy, engineering, and construction sector. I am flexible, collaborative, ‘’can-do attitude’’ and very well organised with a strong value of integrity and an aim of sustainable growth. French native, English and Spanish fluent.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work history

BID MANAGER

Assystem
, United Kingdom
09.2023 - 01.2025


  • Organise the Bid/no Bid, internal kick off meeting, Storyboard and Technical review
  • Liaise with the Legal, Commercial and Technical team to make sure of the good advancement of the project and deliver on time
  • Organise the Color and Gates Team Review with the different level of governance
  • Send the ITT docs to the stakeholders, and liaise with them regarding the client requirement
  • Write the executive summary and technical narrative in accordance to the client requirement and demonstrate Assystem value added
  • Coordinate with the bid coordinator the update case studies, CVs, Pen portraits, and organigram and narratives contents
  • Clarifications register (Collate/ Submit the answers)
  • Prepare the presentations for the technical meeting with the client
  • Conduct the capture plan and market intelligence
  • Project value: From GBP 500k to 7m
  • Client: EPR-E – HPC – Framatome – Westinghouse – Sellafield, Sizewell

BID MANAGER

UK Parking Control Ltd
, United Kingdom
09.2022 - 09.2023


  • Create and implement the tender department and manage the lifecycle bids
  • Design and implement the bid processes and procedures
  • Build up the entire bid library from scratch
  • Write up all CVs, pen portraits with all key staff and experts
  • Collect all projects by sector of activity and create a template into a marketing approach
  • Implement and establish Case studies
  • Update all the HSE Certificates Cyber Essential accreditations with the relevant department and team
  • Gather and build the Suppliers details with the procurement team
  • Design the Bid template with the support of the marketing team
  • Draft Methodology, Project understanding Executive summary
  • Create the Organigram according to the requirement and team allocated
  • Clarifications register (Collate/ Submit the answers)
  • Project Value: from £120k -1m

BID MANAGER

Jacobs UK Limited
Oxford, UK
05.2021 - 03.2022


  • Manage and conduct all ITT’s and RFQ’s for the Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal decommissioning department:
  • Organise the internal kick off meeting and Identify the team
  • Liaise with the Legal, Commercial and Security team for the Review of the Contracts, T&Cs
  • Organise the Color Team Review with the different level of governance
  • Send the ITT docs to the subcontractors/ stakeholders, and liaise with them regarding the client requirement
  • Draft the Carbon emission input, Security management inputs, Gant Chart, Visio Organigram
  • Update the Pen portraits, CVs
  • Clarifications register (Collate/ Submit the answers)
  • Conduct market intelligence
  • Project Value (Framework agreement): ¬ $2m
  • Clients: Radioactive Waste management authorities, Sellafield, National Decommissioning Authority

BID & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

EDF (Electricite de France)
, United Arab Emirates
01.2018 - 06.2020


  • Manage and Conduct proposals and bids (IPP’s, Smart Cities, Energy Efficiency, Solar Rooftop, Power plants street lightening …)
  • Conduct market intelligence about potential bids/ proposals, trends, competitors (website/ newspapers)
  • Manage supply chain registrations for new customers (Governmental entities, privates’ entities) as per their internal process or update the registration with our current customers
  • Identify good exposure from diverse social media, conferences, network events and advice the business unit directors (Transmission – Power and energy efficiency, Solar, Hydrogen)
  • Teamwork with the other business development representative by sharing best practices, adding value and bringing new commercial practices in order to develop the business of the Group in the Middle East
  • Design and build up a nuclear workshop (E-fusion) in collaboration with ENEC (Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation – UAE)
  • Selection of the Nuclear French firms and the local firms with transferable skills
  • Organise one week training for the Emirati engineers in the Power practice with Abu Global Market Academy
  • Project Value: ¬$250m
  • Clients: Municipality of Dubai – RTA (Road and Transport Authority) – Masdar – EWEC (Emirates Electricity & Water Company …

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING EXECUTIVE

Cundall
, United Arab Emirates/ United Kingdom
03.2016 - 05.2017


  • Seek new business opportunities with the collaboration of various Business Group to identify key players in the industry
  • Organise workshops with Universities and Business Group
  • Create the marketing collateral documents for potential clients and organisations
  • Conduct the market intelligence in the hospitality, education, airports, healthcare sectors
  • Conduct all the bids and prequalification (life cycle tendering process)
  • Project Value: ¬ $1m
  • Clients: Gensler – AAID - Perkins & Will – Foster & Partners, Engie, Emar, Aldar…

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & BID MANAGER

UNIVAR
, United Arab Emirates
03.2014 - 02.2016
  • Seek new business opportunities in the commodities sector, identify new potential suppliers and create synergies with the local market
  • Conduct the registration with Oil & Gas Firms
  • Manage the bids for the Gulf region with the expert team based in UK, Belgium and USA (technical, financial, quality, RH) in compliance with the client’s requirement
  • Project Value: ¬ $500K
  • Clients: SBL - Baker Hugues – Weatherford…

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR (Freelance)

Daltim/UTA
, United Kingdom
03.2013 - 10.2013


  • Implement a French firm in UK, with the support of the British embassy, UK Trade & Investment, Solicitors, Business Angels, Subcontractors and Universities and giving support with the fundraising

EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST

ATKINS Realis (former SNC LAVALIN)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada/ North Africa/ United Arab Emirates
06.2008 - 06.2012


  • Conduct the Research & Development campaign and generated $700,000 of tax credits per year
  • Participate in strategic planning with the VP Departments
  • Develop sector and country information sheets in line with the competitors, future partnerships, and knowledge of new markets
  • Demonstrate a strong capability to simplify the RFQs and RFQs documents and respect tight deadline
  • Build up and manage the life cycle tendering process (French and English) in liaise with the technical experts in Desalination – Oil & Gas – Power
  • Project Value: ¬ $250m
  • Clients: Sonelgas/ Sonatrac/ Abu-Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority…

Education

Professional Development – Certificates - Spanish

ProfeOle
Madrid
04.2025 - 07.2025

Intensive Spanish Private Courses - Spanish Level C

Instituto Cervantes
05.2024 - 09.2025

APMP Certification Foundation - Tendering

Sixfold international
London, UK

Business Development courses - Marketing, Negotiation skills, Finance

EDF Management University

Certificate in the Principles of Marketing - undefined

AMA-American Management Association

Certificate in Project Management - undefined

Project Management Institute

Certificate of proficiency in English - writing & conversation Level 5

Concordia University

Effective speech in public relations - undefined

McGill University

Bilingual Executive Administrative Assistant - Management, Organization, Communication

Professional Business School – Orian Bonasso

Skills

  • Life cycle Bid Management (RFQs, PQQs)
  • Market intelligence (new trends, competitors)
  • Capture Plan; Knowledge of market and trends, identification of our competitive advantage, mapping of our competitors
  • Identification of potential clients, partners through chamber of commerce, business groups, social media
  • Corporate workshops, webinars, conferences organisation
  • Excellent Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Visio
  • Proficient in English, French, Spanish - Level C
  • APMP Certified

Affiliations

  • Museums, Languages, Travels

Timeline

Professional Development – Certificates - Spanish

ProfeOle
04.2025 - 07.2025

Intensive Spanish Private Courses - Spanish Level C

Instituto Cervantes
05.2024 - 09.2025

BID MANAGER

Assystem
09.2023 - 01.2025

BID MANAGER

UK Parking Control Ltd
09.2022 - 09.2023

BID MANAGER

Jacobs UK Limited
05.2021 - 03.2022

BID & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

EDF (Electricite de France)
01.2018 - 06.2020

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING EXECUTIVE

Cundall
03.2016 - 05.2017

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & BID MANAGER

UNIVAR
03.2014 - 02.2016

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR (Freelance)

Daltim/UTA
03.2013 - 10.2013

EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST

ATKINS Realis (former SNC LAVALIN)
06.2008 - 06.2012

APMP Certification Foundation - Tendering

Sixfold international

Business Development courses - Marketing, Negotiation skills, Finance

EDF Management University

Certificate in the Principles of Marketing - undefined

AMA-American Management Association

Certificate in Project Management - undefined

Project Management Institute

Certificate of proficiency in English - writing & conversation Level 5

Concordia University

Effective speech in public relations - undefined

McGill University

Bilingual Executive Administrative Assistant - Management, Organization, Communication

Professional Business School – Orian Bonasso

Similar Profiles

Create profile
Anne Couesnon