Sworn Public-Safety (Police/Fire) Compensation Specialist - Myrtle Beach Class &

AlphaX; Myrtle Beach (SC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaGov in the public-sector consulting space is seeking a Sworn Public-Safety Compensation Specialist to lead the sworn compensation workstream on the City of Myrtle Beach study, with a proposal due early October 2026. This is a remote-first, 1099/project-based engagement with travel as needed to client sites, contingent on contract award.

You will conduct market benchmarking for police and fire pay grades, review structures, and deliver client-ready analyses to the project lead and proposal

Qualifications

• Direct experience with sworn police/fire compensation or classification studies.
• Public-sector or public-safety HR consulting background.
• Comfortable as a 1099/project-based collaborator with travel for client on-sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead the sworn public-safety compensation workstream for police and fire pay-grade structure analysis.
• Conduct sworn-rank market benchmarking against peer municipalities and public-safety agencies.
• Review public-safety classification structures and recommend grade/rank alignments.
• Produce client-ready analytic findings for the project lead and proposal team.

Skills

Police/Fire compensation

Public-sector HR consulting

Project-based collaboration travel

Job description

AlphaGov (Casa Moon LLC d/b/a 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.

This opportunity is contingent upon contract award and final staffing approval. Permission will be requested before including a candidate's name or resume in a proposal.

AlphaGov is seeking a Sworn Public-Safety (Police/Fire) Compensation Specialist to lead the sworn public-safety compensation workstream on an active municipal classification and compensation study (City of Myrtle Beach, SC — proposal due early October 2026).

What you'll do:

• Lead the sworn public-safety compensation workstream for police and fire pay-grade structure analysis
• Conduct sworn-rank market benchmarking against peer municipalities and public-safety agencies
• Review public-safety classification structures and recommend grade/rank alignments
• Produce clear analytical work products and client-ready findings for the project lead and proposal team
• Contribute sworn public-safety compensation qualifications and past-performance narrative to AlphaGov proposals when permissioned

Named-SME-with-resume role. Candidate evidence deadline 10/01/2026. Consent: Yes = may be named on proposals; Ask first = do not name until Chris confirms; No = never named.

Required:

• Direct experience with police/fire (sworn) compensation or classification studies
• Public-sector or public-safety HR consulting background
• Comfortable as a 1099 / project-based collaborator with travel as needed for client on-sites

Nice to have:

• South Carolina local-government experience
• Prior classification and compensation study leadership
• Presentations to public-safety command staff, Boards, or Councils