Harbor Management & Coastal Planning Consultant

AlphaX; Connecticut; Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaGov is engaging a Harbor Management & Coastal Planning Consultant for current municipal work. A Connecticut city is updating its harbor management plan.

This remote-first engagement emphasizes inventory of harbor uses, plan updates, stakeholder engagement, and policy recommendations, with 1099 project-based terms and scope confirmed before engagement begins.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of harbor, waterfront, or coastal planning experience.
• Experience preparing harbor management or coastal plans.
• Comfortable as a 1099 project-based consultant.

Responsibilities

• Inventory harbor uses, moorings, facilities, and navigation areas
• Prepare harbor management plan updates consistent with state coastal statutes
• Facilitate harbor commission and stakeholder engagement
• Recommend policies on access, resilience, and water-dependent uses
• Contribute qualifications and past-performance narrative to AlphaGov proposals when you authorize naming

Skills

Harbor planning

Coastal planning

Stakeholder engagement

Proposal writing

Tools

GIS mapping

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 a Harbor Management & Coastal Planning Consultant for current municipal work. A Connecticut city is updating its harbor management plan.

We confirm scope, schedule, and fee with you before any engagement begins.

What you'll do

• Inventory harbor uses, moorings, facilities, and navigation areas
• Prepare harbor management plan updates consistent with state coastal statutes
• Facilitate harbor commission and stakeholder engagement
• Recommend policies on access, resilience, and water-dependent uses
• Contribute qualifications and past-performance narrative to AlphaGov proposals when you authorize naming

Required

• At least 5 years of professional experience in harbor, waterfront, or coastal planning
• Experience preparing harbor management or coastal plans
• Comfortable as a 1099 project-based consultant

Nice to have

• Connecticut Harbor Management Act / CT DEEP experience
• AICP
• GIS mapping