Senior Economic Development Strategist – Site & Expansion Readiness

AlphaGov; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaGov seeks a Senior Economic Development Consultant to support regional economic development, site-readiness, expansion-readiness, and strategic-planning engagements for public agencies and regional organizations.

You will help clients assess their competitive position, evaluate industrial and commercial sites, identify barriers to investment, and develop practical strategies for attracting and retaining employers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years economic development, regional planning, site selection, or business attraction/retention.
• Experience with government agencies, EDOs, or regional planning entities.
• Site-readiness, expansion-readiness, or ED strategy project experience.
• Strong understanding of business-location factors.
• Strong facilitation, writing, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support economic-development strategy and implementation projects.
• Conduct regional economic, industry, labor-market, and demographic analyses.
• Assess readiness for business attraction, expansion, and retention.
• Evaluate sites for infrastructure, workforce, transportation, utility, zoning, and development readiness.
• Identify target industries from regional assets and market conditions.
• Facilitate stakeholder sessions with employers, agencies, utilities, educators, and partners.
• Support EDA-funded planning, implementation, and technical-assistance projects.
• Prepare reports, roadmaps, presentations, and executive summaries.
• Contribute technical content to AlphaGov government proposals.

Skills

Site-readiness

Expansion-readiness

ED strategy

Facilitation skills

Presentation skills

Job description

AlphaGov seeks a Senior Economic Development Consultant to support regional economic development, site-readiness, expansion-readiness, and strategic-planning engagements for public agencies and regional organizations.

You will help clients assess their competitive position, evaluate industrial and commercial sites, identify barriers to investment, and develop practical strategies for attracting and retaining employers.