Impact Fee & Nexus Study Consultant

AlphaX; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaGov invites an Impact Fee & Nexus Study Consultant to lead development impact fee, linkage, and nexus analyses for local government projects in the United States. You will craft defensible fee schedules and feasibility tests, contributing to grant-ready proposals and ordinance-ready reports.

This is a remote-first, project-based engagement with occasional client travel, and you will present findings to councils and stakeholders, while building growth projections and capital improvement

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Financial modeling

Public sector consulting

1099 project-based

Impact fee/nexus studies

Policy & 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 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

Required

• 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