EV Charging Infrastructure Engineer (PE Preferred)

AlphaX; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Part time

Job summary

AlphaGov seeks an EV Charging Infrastructure Engineer for public-sector charging studies and site design reviews. You will analyze electrical capacity, charger siting, and interconnection constraints to enable Level 2 and DC fast-charging deployments.

Engagements are remote-first with occasional client travel. You will review electrical capacity and layouts, coordinate utility interconnections, and advise on hardware selection and code compliance.

Qualifications

• Professional experience designing or reviewing EV charging electrical infrastructure for agencies or commercial sites.

Responsibilities

• Review site electrical capacity, panel schedules, transformers and service upgrades for charger loads.
• Produce or review EVSE layouts, single-line diagrams, load calculations, and make-ready scopes.
• Coordinate utility service planning, interconnection applications, and meter or rate options.
• Advise on Level 2 and DCFC hardware selection, power sharing, and code compliance (NEC, local AHJ).
• Support cost estimates for electrical upgrades, trenching, and charger installation packages.
• Flag constructability, safety, and accessibility issues before agencies bid or award install work.
• Contribute qualifications and past-performance narrative to AlphaGov proposals when you authorize naming.

Skills

EV charging design

Electrical infra

Load calculations

Code compliance

Job description

AlphaGov delivers public-sector consulting for cities, counties, school systems, special districts, utilities, and related agencies. Our work spans classification and compensation, organizational and operational studies, research and program evaluation, economic and workforce analysis, surveys and community research, and applied data and infrastructure research.

We engage experienced practitioners as project-based collaborators. Engagements are remote-first with occasional client travel. When you authorize it, AlphaGov may name you as an expert collaborator or key personnel on proposals that match your expertise. We build ready teams for live pursuits - not speculative staffing banks.

AlphaGov is engaging an EV Charging Infrastructure Engineer for current public-sector EV charging studies and site design reviews. You will analyze electrical capacity, charger siting, make-ready needs, and interconnection constraints so agencies can build reliable Level 2 and DC fast-charging infrastructure. We confirm scope, schedule, and fee with you before any engagement begins.

What you'll do

• Review site electrical capacity, panel schedules, transformers, and service upgrades for charger loads
• Produce or review EVSE layouts, single-line diagrams, load calculations, and make-ready scopes
• Coordinate utility service planning, interconnection applications, and meter or rate options
• Advise on Level 2 and DCFC hardware selection, power sharing, and code compliance (NEC, local AHJ)
• Support cost estimates for electrical upgrades, trenching, and charger installation packages
• Flag constructability, safety, and accessibility issues before agencies bid or award install work
• Contribute qualifications and past-performance narrative to AlphaGov proposals when you authorize naming

Requirements

• Professional experience designing or reviewing EV charging electrical infrastructure for agencies or commercial sites
• Working knowledge of Level 2 and DC fast charging, load calculations, and utility make-ready requirements
• Ability to interpret single-line diagrams and produce engineer-ready findings an agency can act on
• Comfortable as a 1099 project-based consultant, remote-first with occasional site visits

Nice to have

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in electrical or a closely related discipline
• Experience with municipal, county, transit depot, or highway corridor charging projects
• Familiarity with NEVI, CFI, or state EVSE design and compliance standards