Municipal / Public Utility Compensation Specialist

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

Job summary

AlphaGov is seeking a Municipal / Public Utility Compensation Specialist to lead project-based compensation and classification work with cities, counties, public utilities, water/wastewater districts, electric utilities, and similar districts.

You will support market surveys, classification reviews, total-compensation comparisons, and pay-plan recommendations in utility and municipal operating environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of compensation/classification consulting or utility HR compensation work.
• Direct experience with public utilities, water/wastewater, electric, or special-district compensation studies (or equivalent municipal public-works heavy studies).
• Strong analytical and report-writing skills.
• Ability to explain technical findings to nontechnical audiences.
• Nice to have: electric utility peer surveys; water district studies; FLSA for field/operations roles.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and support compensation and classification studies for municipal and utility employers
• Analyze craft, technical, operator, professional, and management roles common to utilities and public works
• Build peer sets that include utilities, special districts, and comparable municipal operations
• Evaluate premiums, certifications, shift differentials, and total compensation practices
• Support salary structure, range, and implementation recommendations
• Prepare clear reports and board/executive presentations
• Contribute utility-sector technical content to AlphaGov proposals

Skills

5+ years compensation experience

Job description

AlphaGov is seeking a Municipal / Public Utility Compensation Specialist for project-based compensation and classification work with cities, counties, public utilities, water/wastewater districts, electric utilities, and similar special districts.

You will support market surveys, classification reviews, total-compensation comparisons, and pay-plan recommendations in utility and municipal operating environments. Ideal candidates have completed studies for utilities or special districts, not only general government HR.

What you’ll do:

• Conduct and support compensation and classification studies for municipal and utility employers

• Analyze craft, technical, operator, professional, and management roles common to utilities and public works

• Build peer sets that include utilities, special districts, and comparable municipal operations

• Evaluate premiums, certifications, shift differentials, and total compensation practices

• Support salary structure, range, and implementation recommendations

• Prepare clear reports and board/executive presentations

• Contribute utility-sector technical content to AlphaGov proposals

• Required:

• • 5+ years compensation/classification consulting or utility HR compensation work
• • Direct experience with public utilities, water/wastewater, electric, or special-district compensation studies (or equivalent municipal public-works heavy studies)
• • Strong analytical and report-writing skills
• • Ability to explain technical findings to nontechnical audiences

Nice to have: electric utility peer surveys; water district studies; FLSA for field/operations roles