Infrastructure & Energy Research Specialist (Public Sector)

AlphaX; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaGov delivers public-sector consulting for cities, counties, school systems, and related agencies. We operate remotely-first with occasional client travel, naming experts on proposals when appropriate and assembling ready teams for pursuits.

We seek practitioners with five+ years in infrastructure/energy research, with at least two completed public studies, and strong writing to convey findings to non-engineers.

Qualifications

• Five or more years in infrastructure, energy, utility, transit, port, or resilience research/analysis.
• At least two completed public or quasi-public studies you can cite.
• Strong writing and ability to explain technical findings to non-engineers.
• Willingness to be named on proposals when expertise aligns and permission is granted.
• Comfortable as a project-based collaborator; remote US with occasional travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support infrastructure and energy research for utilities, transit agencies, ports, state energy offices, municipalities, and related public clients.
• Deliver feasibility, demand, project-pipeline, resilience, and workforce-implication analyses tied to real capital or policy decisions.
• Synthesize technical, economic, and policy sources into decision-ready reports for non-engineer audiences.
• Partner with economists, GIS analysts, and sector operators on multi-discipline scopes.
• Flag when a solicitation requires PE or other licensed practice and help structure a compliant team.
• Contribute accurate sector framing and named-expert narratives to proposals when permissioned.
• Document assumptions, data limits, and handoff needs so agencies can sustain the work.

Skills

Infra/energy research

Strong writing

Public-sector analysis

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.

What you'll do:

• Lead or support infrastructure and energy research for utilities, transit agencies, ports, state energy offices, municipalities, and related public clients
• Deliver feasibility, demand, project-pipeline, resilience, and workforce-implication analyses tied to real capital or policy decisions
• Synthesize technical, economic, and policy sources into decision-ready reports for non-engineer audiences
• Partner with economists, GIS analysts, and sector operators on multi-discipline scopes
• Flag when a solicitation requires PE or other licensed practice and help structure a compliant team
• Prefer partner/sub posture on mega-capital programs until AlphaGov has matching corporate past performance
• Contribute accurate sector framing and named-expert narratives to proposals when permissioned
• Document assumptions, data limits, and handoff needs so agencies can sustain the work

Required

• Five or more years in infrastructure, energy, utility, transit, port, or resilience research/analysis (consulting, agency, or research organization)
• At least two completed public or quasi-public studies you can cite (client/agency, your role, year)
• Strong writing and ability to explain technical findings to non-engineers
• Willingness to be named on proposals when expertise aligns and permission is granted
• Comfortable as a project-based collaborator; remote US with occasional travel

Nice to have

• PE, CEM, AICP, GISP, or related credential when licenses are required
• GIS / spatial analysis for pipeline or resilience studies
• Clean-energy, grid, water, wastewater, or transit workforce studies
• Federal/state energy-office, utility commission, or port authority experience