Economic Development Consultant
TLDR
Shape a data-informed strategy connecting target industries, workforce, sites, infrastructure, business retention, and measurable implementation priorities.
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 an Economic Development Consultant to help Botetourt County shape a practical, data-informed economic-development strategy that connects target industries, workforce, sites, infrastructure, business retention, and measurable implementation priorities.
What you'll do:
- Assess local economic conditions, industry mix, workforce capacity, sites, infrastructure, and competitive positioning
- Engage county leaders, municipalities, employers, institutions, and community stakeholders
- Develop target-sector, business-retention, investment-attraction, and workforce recommendations
- Translate research into a prioritized strategy, implementation roadmap, metrics, and governance model
- Contribute economic-development qualifications and past-performance narrative to AlphaGov proposals when permissioned
Requirements
Required:
- Economic-development strategy, competitiveness, or regional planning experience for counties, cities, or similar clients
- Ability to combine quantitative analysis, stakeholder engagement, and implementation planning
- Comfortable as a 1099 / project-based collaborator with travel as needed for client on-sites
Nice to have:
- Rural or small-market economic-development strategy experience
- Knowledge of site readiness, business retention and expansion, workforce, or incentive programs
- Prior Virginia or Appalachian-region public-sector consulting
Benefits
Remote-Friendly
Engagements are remote-first with occasional client travel.
AlphaX builds AI-powered software designed to automate workforce operations, hiring systems, and revenue workflows specifically for small and mid-sized construction and service companies. Our platform leverages proprietary data pipelines and machine learning tools to eliminate manual tasks and enhance decision-making, enabling businesses to scale efficiently with fewer resources.
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