Public Safety / Sworn Compensation & Classification Specialist

About the 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. The specialist 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead sworn/public‑safety class/comp analysis for police, fire, and EMS/paramedic.
• Design public‑safety peer sets and market surveys.
• Analyze rank structures, steps, specialty/incentive pay, and overtime patterns relevant to compensation studies.
• Assess compression between sworn schedules and civilian plans.
• Draft sworn‑section findings and recommendations for reports and council briefings.
• Support AlphaGov proposal technical content for mid‑band municipal studies with multi‑structure scopes.

Requirements

• 5+ years public‑safety compensation, classification, or municipal HR work covering police and/or fire pay plans.
• Direct experience on at least one completed study or major pay‑plan redesign involving sworn employees.
• Strong analytical and writing skills; ability to explain findings to non‑HR leaders.
• Ability to cite concrete past government projects (agency, role, year).

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with both police and fire compensation structures.
• Knowledge of paramedic/EMS schedules.
• Familiarity with collective bargaining analysis (not labor negotiation).
• Experience in Southeast municipal contexts.