Candidate No. 662030
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Richa

Engineering

Estimator

Skills

★★★ Advanced:

Proposal Writing, Request for proposal, Material Cost Estimation, more

★★ Intermediate:

Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat, more

Hourly Rate Gauge

Today's value  AUD $18.99

$16.57

if $ 1 = PHP 42

$21.24

if $ 1 = PHP 30
Currency Fluctuation Range

*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.

Employment Preferences

Availability:

 Full Time

Preferred Timezone:

Australian Western Standard Time, Australian Central Standard Time, Australian Eastern Standard Time

Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

Full Time: AUD $18.99 per hour or $3290.88 per month

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

Richa brings over 13 years of experience spanning proposal coordination, engineering support, and technical documentation, with notable tenure in globally recognized firms operating in the Oil & Gas, Mining, and Infrastructure sectors. Her background as a licensed Chemical Engineer complements her role in handling complex technical bids and project documentation.

Currently serving as a Senior Proposal Coordinator for a multinational engineering consultancy, Richa has demonstrated excellence in managing full bid lifecycles. She works closely with teams in the UK and across other global regions, facilitating compliance checks, strategy development, and stakeholder coordination.

Technical & Role-Related Competencies:

  • Bid Management: Richa has solid experience in managing the full proposal lifecycle — from reviewing the ITT to the final submission of documents via client portals. She detailed her role in maintaining comprehensive bid plans with color-coded reviews (Pink, Red, Gold), which is aligned with best practices in bid management.
  • Document Creation: Adept in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe InDesign, particularly for layout and design in proposal submissions.
  • Bid Management Tools: Utilizes internal tools like RMS for task tracking and OSC (Oracle-based) for opportunity management.
  • Proposal Experience: Spanning over multiple companies and sectors — starting from a technical engineering background to full-fledged proposal and cost preparation. She has dealt with complex RFPs and PQ submissions, especially in sectors like railways, highways, aviation, and equipment manufacturing.
  • She is able to start after 30 days notice

Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Altruist

Strongest Behaviors

  • Proactively connects quickly to others; open and sharing. Builds and leverages relationships to get work done.
  • Comfortably fluent and fast talk, in volume. Enthusiastically persuades and motivates others by considering their point of view and adjusting delivery.
  • Collaborative; usually works with and through others. Intuitive understanding of team cohesion, dynamics, and interpersonal relations.
  • Socially-focused, generally empathizes with people, seeing their point of view or understanding their emotions. Positive communication.
  • Teaches and shares; generally interested in working collaboratively with others to help out.
  • Friendly and service-oriented; drives for the “greater good” rather than individual goals. Promotes teamwork by sharing authority.
Behavioral Summary

Richa is unassuming, unselfish and has a genuine interest in other people and a strong, intuitive understanding of them. Outgoing and friendly, they enjoy working with others and is lively, warm company. A pleasant and extraverted person,

She is an effective communicator, able to stimulate and motivate others while being aware of and responsive to their needs and concerns. Their congenial personality and friendly, interested attitude make them readily approachable. Richa gets along easily with a wide variety of people

Employment History
Environmental Specialist
Industry:Environment / Health / SafetyEmployment Period:April 2011 to September 2011 (5 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Authored environmental monitoring reports (e.g. air, water, soil, and workplace environment), evaluated sampling results and devised solutions to adhere to internationally allowable air, water, soil and workplace conditions. 
  • Conducted site inspections and internal audit on sampling activities, ensuring that proper protocols and processes are being followed.
System Equipment Engineer II
Industry:Construction / Building / EngineeringEmployment Period:January 2012 to February 2018 (73 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Reviewed client Invitation to Bid (ITB), interpreted project requirements and determined project alternatives, exceptions, and clarifications. 
  • Headed Client and Vendor Meetings to ensure technical and commercial terms are agreed upon. 
  • Capitalized on knowledge of various package equipment and industry codes, standards, and practices (ASME, ASTM, Saudi Aramco Specifications and Standards, Shell DEPs, Petronas Technical Standards, etc.) to recommend the most suitable equipment in line with customer requirements thereby saving time and expenses in the long run. 
  • Produced the most cost-effective and safest solutions on project design through technical coordination with stakeholders and evaluating vendor’s technical and commercial proposals. 
  • Assisted in quality control-related activities such as pre-inspection meeting, final inspection, and factory acceptance tests. 
  • Mitigated equipment fabrication, construction errors and nonconformance through vendor equipment document review prior to fabrication and delivery. 
  • Inspected vendor shops, troubleshoot issues and devised solutions encountered during fabrication, delivery, installation and/or commissioning phase to comply with the procedure. Met with vendor managers and engineers to expedite delivery. 
  • Ensured design accuracy and regulatory compliance by keeping up with industry policies and procedures. Ensured project’s adherence to industry standards and department practices. 
  • Prepared equipment design manual for the System Equipment Section, focusing on reliability and efficiency and ensuring that readers can understand the manual.
Proposal Engineer
Industry:Heavy Industrial / Machinery / EquipmentEmployment Period:February 2018 to September 2024 (79 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Provided timely and accurate application, proposal, and technical support to the PCV (Pumps, Cyclones and Valves) sales channels to meet business goals even in quick turnarounds and tight deadlines, when required. 
  • Ensured that proposals submitted are aligned with project strategies and formatting guidelines. 
  • Interprets customer specifications and assists on the determination of accurate and efficient customer solutions. Coordinates and implements strategies with sales, engineering, and product planning departments for customer equipment configurations. 
  • Drew up equipment recommendations and proposals including slurry pump and motor sizing and cyclone simulation. 
  • Reviewed products and parts inventory, arrange expediting activities with purchasing team, when needed, to achieve customer requirements for delivery schedule. 
  • Generated cost estimates for proposal activity. 
  • Support the Engineering Team with the development of the cost, customers and supplier databases, pricelist, and libraries. 
  • Carried out regular follow ups by using and updating and maintaining the Proposal Logs and ISS tool. 
  • Clarified subsequent purchase order receipt and to prepare detailed order handover documentation in a timely manner for contract engineers to execute the contract. 
  • Worked closely with vendors/suppliers to provide an optimum solution. 
  • Assisted regional salespeople from North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, India, South Africa and Middle East with technical requirements and entry documents as needed. 
  • Initiated the creation of Inside Sales Manual by consolidating existing manuals and establishment of department processes to simplify proposal preparation, to aide seamless project turnover, and to understand purpose of department activities.
Senior Proposal Coordinator
Industry:Consulting (IT / Science / Engineering & Technical)Employment Period:September 2024 to April 2025 (7 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Support the Pursuit Leads and coordinate the full proposal lifecycle, including capture planning, compliance checks, content development, editing, and submission of EOIs, RFQs, and RFPs for high-value infrastructure projects across the UK. 
  • Work closely with the UK Strategic Pursuit Team and Bid Managers to assist in defining proposal strategy, developing win themes, and ensuring alignment with client expectations. 
  • Arrange proposal planning meetings, establish timelines, assign responsibilities, and ensure deadlines are met without compromising quality. 
  • Conduct thorough review of proposal requirements and provide guidance on risk mitigation and compliance. 
  • Serve as the point of contact across departments—coordinating with marketing, HR, finance, legal, and technical teams to gather necessary content and approvals. 
  • Apply customized proposal templates and coordinate visual layout and branding using tools such as Adobe InDesign and MS Word and ensure brand consistency. 
  • Perform content editing and proofreading to enhance clarity, coherence, and persuasiveness of proposal responses. 
  • Conduct gateway and color team reviews, capture lessons learned and implement process improvements in proposal management workflows. 
  • Participate in client development meetings across multiple geographies and sectors, supporting pipeline generation and long-term client relationship goals.
Education History

Field of Study:

Engineering (Chemical)

Major:

Chemical Engineering

Graduation Date:

February 2011

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification:

PRC Chemical Engineering Board

Skills

★★★ Advanced:
Proposal Writing, Request for proposal, Material Cost Estimation

★★ Intermediate:
Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat

Work at Home Capabilities

Internet Bandwidth:

Greater than 100mbps

Working Environment:

Private Room

Speed Test Result:

https://www.speedtest.net/result/17651080619

Internet Type:

Fiber

Hardware Type:

Laptop

Brand Name:

HP

Processor:

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10210U CPU @ 1.60GHz 2.11 GHz

Operating System:

Windows 11