Transit Agency Classification & Compensation Consultant

About the role

AlphaGov, a public-sector consulting firm serving cities, counties, school systems, special districts, utilities and related agencies, is looking for an experienced classification and compensation professional with public transit agency experience. The consultant leads or supports job classification studies for large transit authorities, bringing point-factor job evaluation, job description and market-pricing expertise for bus, rail, maintenance, operations and administrative job families. Work is remote-first with occasional client travel, and engagements are project-based; the opportunity is contingent on contract award and final staffing approval.

Key responsibilities

• Lead job analysis: run position questionnaires, employee and supervisor interviews and update job descriptions for hundreds of positions
• Apply point-factor or similar job evaluation methods and build or refine classification structures and job families
• Benchmark transit-specific jobs (operators, mechanics, dispatch, safety, engineering, administration) against peer transit agencies
• Support employee communication, appeals and implementation planning
• Present findings to executive leadership and governing boards
• Contribute qualifications and past-performance narrative to proposals when permissioned

Required profile

• Seven or more years in classification and compensation, including large public-sector or transit employers
• Hands-on point-factor job evaluation and job description writing for large position inventories
• Experience benchmarking jobs and building classification structures and pay ranges
• Strong written and presentation skills for executives and boards
• Comfortable as a 1099 / project-based collaborator with travel as needed

Nice to have

• HR, classification or compensation role at a transit authority (e.g., DART, Metro, MTA, KCATA)
• Experience with represented and non-represented transit workforces
• CCP or SPHR / SHRM-SCP certification
• Experience with Texas public employers