California Public-Agency Compensation and Benefits Specialist

AlphaGov is seeking an experienced California Public-Agency Compensation and Benefits Specialist for project-based consulting. You will support compensation studies, benefit valuations, labor-cost analysis, report review, and presentations to executive teams and public-agency boards.

Ideal consultants have direct California public-agency experience and understand compensation, CalPERS/PEPRA, benefits, and labor-relations considerations for special districts and public utilities.

This is an independent contractor / subconsultant engagement — not an employee position or legal-counsel role.

What you'll do:

\- Conduct and review compensation and benefits studies for California public agencies

\- Analyze salaries, classifications, premiums, allowances, and total compensation

\- Evaluate CalPERS classic and PEPRA retirement cost provisions

\- Value health benefits, deferred compensation, leave, and premium pay

\- Review survey methodologies and findings for accuracy and defensibility

\- Develop fiscal-impact calculations and explain assumptions

\- Support meet-and-confer preparation with analysis, costing, and materials (not legal advice)

\- Prepare executive summaries, staff reports, and Board presentations

\- Present or answer technical questions in executive or Board settings when requested

Requirements

Required:

\- Experience conducting or supporting compensation and benefits work for California public agencies

\- Working expertise in CalPERS classic and PEPRA provisions

\- Experience valuing health benefits, deferred compensation, leave, and premium pay

\- Familiarity with Meyers-Milias-Brown Act and meet-and-confer processes

\- Strong quantitative, analytical, and report-writing skills

\- Experience preparing materials for executive or Board review

Nice to have: special-district / municipal utility experience; Board presentation experience; prior public-sector consulting