Airport ARFF / Fire-Rescue Organizational & Staffing Study SME (Part 139)

About the role

AlphaGov, a public-sector consulting firm, is looking for an experienced airport fire-rescue leader or consultant to act as subject-matter lead on organizational assessments and staffing analyses of Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) departments at FAA Part 139 airports. The engagement is remote-first with occasional client travel, and the candidate would contribute to proposals and then help deliver the study once awarded. The position is contingent on contract award and final staffing approval.

Key responsibilities

• Assess ARFF organizational structure, chain of command, shift schedules, minimum staffing and the ARFF Index against FAA Part 139 and NFPA 403/1710 requirements
• Interview firefighters, officers and the fire chief, and review training, certification and response-time records
• Build peer-airport benchmarks (staffing, compensation, apparatus and station models) and staffing scenarios
• Advise on apparatus replacement, station planning and capital needs at a planning level
• Draft findings and recommendations and present them to airport leadership and commissions
• Contribute ARFF qualifications and past-performance narrative to AlphaGov proposals when permissioned

Required profile

• Ten or more years in airport ARFF or municipal fire service, including officer or chief-level leadership
• Direct working knowledge of FAA Part 139 ARFF requirements (14 CFR 139.315 to 139.319) and NFPA 403
• Experience with fire department staffing, deployment or organizational analysis
• Ability to conduct structured interviews and write clear findings for executive audiences
• Comfortable as a 1099 / project-based collaborator with travel for on-site work

Nice to have

• Prior ARFF chief, deputy chief or ARFF training officer role at a Part 139 airport
• Completed ARFF or fire department staffing or organizational studies as a consultant
• CFO, CTO or FAA ARFF instructor credentials; NFPA 1710 deployment analysis experience
• Airport fire station or apparatus planning experience