Impact Fee & Nexus Study Consultant

AlphaX; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaGov is seeking an Impact Fee & Nexus Study Consultant for local-government work from a remote-first position in the United States. You will lead development impact fee and nexus studies that establish legally defensible fee schedules for a large city, with scope confirmed before engagements.

You’ll present findings to councils and stakeholders, contribute narrative to proposals if named, and work on 1099 engagements with occasional client travel as needed.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional experience preparing development impact fee, linkage fee, or nexus studies for public agencies (local governments).
• Working knowledge of state impact fee enabling statutes (e.g., Georgia DIFA, California Mitigation Fee Act).
• Strong financial modeling skills.
• Comfortable as a 1099 project-based consultant.

Responsibilities

• Build growth projections and capital improvement inventories by fee category.
• Prepare nexus analyses to establish proportionate share and maximum justified fees.
• Develop fee schedules, credits, exemptions, and financial feasibility tests.
• Draft Capital Improvements Elements / fee reports and ordinance-ready recommendations.
• Present findings to councils, advisory committees, and development stakeholders.
• Contribute qualifications and past-performance narrative to AlphaGov proposals when you authorize naming.

Skills

Financial modeling

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 Impact Fee & Nexus Study Consultant for current local-government work. You will lead development impact fee and linkage/nexus studies that establish legally defensible fee schedules, including studies under the Georgia Development Impact Fee Act and a housing nexus and financial study for a large city.

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

What you'll do

• Build growth projections, level-of-service standards, and capital improvement inventories by fee category
• Prepare nexus analyses establishing proportionate share and maximum justified fees
• Develop fee schedules, credits, exemptions, and financial feasibility tests
• Draft Capital Improvements Elements / fee reports and ordinance-ready recommendations
• Present findings to councils, advisory committees, and development stakeholders
• Contribute qualifications and past-performance narrative to AlphaGov proposals when you authorize naming

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional experience preparing development impact fee, linkage fee, or nexus studies for public agencies
• Working knowledge of state impact fee enabling statutes (e.g., Georgia DIFA, California Mitigation Fee Act)
• Strong financial modeling skills
• Comfortable as a 1099 project-based consultant

Nice to have

• Housing linkage or affordable-housing nexus study experience
• Public hearing / council presentation experience
• AICP or public finance background