About this role
At Utilities One , we are driven by innovation, operational excellence, and a commitment to building the future of critical infrastructure. As a trusted turnkey solutions provider across telecom, power, water, renewable energy, and data center sectors, we deliver high-quality services that connect and empower communities. In addition to our core operations, we offer specialized consulting services that help our clients design, optimize, and execute complex infrastructure projects with confidence and precision. We believe our greatest strength is our people — a team of dedicated professionals who bring expertise, collaboration, and integrity to everything they do. Join us and become part of a growing organization where your contributions make a meaningful impact. As a RFP Manager you will own the front end of build planning and bid response for outside-plant (OSP) construction. This role converts KMZ/KML and other geospatial data into clear, constructible routes; develops quantity takeoffs; identifies risks; and produces compliant, on-time RFP responses. Success requires strong map literacy, rigorous bid/compliance discipline, and practical construction judgement. Open, review, and interpret KMZ/KML, shapefiles, GeoJSON, and PDF plan sets in tools like Google Earth Pro, QGIS/ArcGIS, and Bluebeam Validate routes, utilities, and environmental constraints; flag conflicts (bridges, rail, waterways, protected areas) Produce preliminary takeoffs (LF by method, handholes/pedestals, crossings, bores, structure attachments) and draft/validate bill of materials (BOM) Align routes with traffic control needs; capture assumptions and constraints Translate routes to constructible sequences; identify access, staging, spoil management, and restoration requirements Validate takeoffs with spot field checks; coordinate with utility locators and 811 procedures Support permit packs (traffic control sheets, crossings, bore profiles), and precon meeting materials Provide redline updates from field feedback; maintain revision control through award and NTP Maintain trackers (bids, addenda, RFIs, risks, quotes, deliverables) Facilitate handoff to operations: route files, takeoffs, assumptions, and risk items Contribute to standards: symbology, naming conventions, estimate templates, and RFP boilerplates Read and interpret RFP/RFQ documents, addenda, exhibits, and pricing forms; build a compliance matrix and submission checklist Lead RFI/Q&A tracking; clarify scope gaps, locates, QC/testing, restoration, and as-built deliverables Coordinate internal pricing (labor, equipment, materials), vendor quotes, and subcontract scope; normalize quotes and document inclusions/exclusions Prepare full response packages: technical approach, construction means/methods, schedule, staffing, risk register, safety/QA, and commercial forms (NDA/MSA/SOW/COI/W-9 as applicable) Draft bid assumptions, exceptions, and clarifications that protect margin and delivery Ensure on-time, compliant submission (digital portals or physical delivery); archive artifacts for handoff