About this role
AlphaGov is seeking a Public Safety / Sworn Compensation & Classification Specialist for project-based engagements supporting municipal and county studies that include police, fire, EMS/paramedic, and related public-safety pay plans.
You will lead or co-lead the sworn/public-safety portions of classification and compensation studies — peer selection for public-safety markets, rank/step analysis, specialty pay, FLSA public-safety considerations, and compression between sworn and civilian structures. This role pairs with civilian class/comp leads on mid-to-large city studies.
What you'll do
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Lead sworn/public-safety class/comp analysis (police, fire, EMS/paramedic)
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Design public-safety peer sets and market surveys
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Analyze rank structures, steps, specialty/incentive pay, and overtime patterns relevant to compensation studies
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Assess compression between sworn schedules and civilian plans
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Draft sworn-section findings and recommendations for reports and council briefings
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Support AlphaGov proposal technical content for mid-band municipal studies with multi-structure scopes
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Requirements
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Required:
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- 5+ years public-safety compensation, classification, or municipal HR work covering police and/or fire pay plans
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- Direct experience on at least one completed study or major pay-plan redesign involving sworn employees
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- Strong analytical and writing skills; ability to explain findings to non-HR leaders
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- Ability to cite concrete past government projects (agency, role, year) Nice to have:
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Both police and fire experience
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Paramedic/EMS schedules
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Collective bargaining familiarity (analysis only — not labor negotiation)
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Southeast municipal experience