Zero-Emission Transit Electrification Specialist

AlphaX; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaGov seeks a Transit Bus Electrification Specialist for current BEB deployments. You will advise on technology selection, depot charging strategies, and planning for zero-emission fleets while aligning with agency goals and capital plans.

As a remote-first consultant (1099), you will analyze routes, charging demands, and workforce impacts, then brief executive leadership on tradeoffs and risks, with travel for site visits as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience with transit bus electrification or depot charging design.
• Knowledge of BEB operations, block scheduling, and depot power needs.
• Ability to make actionable recommendations for transit operations and facilities leaders.
• Willingness to work as a 1099 project-based consultant, remote-first with occasional site visits.
• Familiarity with FTA funding programs.
• Experience with managed charging or pantograph or in-route charging systems.

Responsibilities

• Assess transit routes, blocks, and duty cycles for BEB suitability.
• Recommend bus technology, battery sizing, and charging strategies.
• Plan depot yard layouts, charger counts, power needs, and phased cutovers.
• Analyze maintenance, training, spare ratios, and workforce impacts of fleet electrification.
• Support capital plans, funding narratives, and grant applications.
• Brief transit operations, maintenance, and executive leaders on tradeoffs and risks.
• Contribute qualifications and past-performance narrative to AlphaGov proposals when you authorize naming.

Skills

Transit bus electrification

Depot charging design

BEV planning knowledge

Remote consulting

Job description

AlphaGov seeks a Transit Bus Electrification Specialist for current BEB deployments. You will advise on technology selection, depot charging strategies, and planning for zero-emission fleets while aligning with agency goals and capital plans.

As a remote-first consultant (1099), you will analyze routes, charging demands, and workforce impacts, then brief executive leadership on tradeoffs and risks, with travel for site visits as needed.