Transit Bus Electrification Specialist

AlphaX

8d • Remote

About The Position

AlphaGov is engaging a Transit Bus Electrification Specialist for current transit-agency battery-electric bus and depot charging work. The specialist will advise on bus technology selection, depot charging strategy, block scheduling impacts, and facility readiness for zero-emission fleets. AlphaGov confirms the scope, schedule, and fee with the consultant before any engagement begins.

Engagements are project-based and remote-first, with occasional client travel. With the consultant’s authorization, AlphaGov may identify them as an expert collaborator or key personnel on proposals matching their expertise. The role supports transit agencies with practical recommendations for electrifying bus fleets and depots.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience with transit bus electrification, zero-emission bus planning, or depot charging design.
• Working knowledge of battery-electric bus operations, block scheduling impacts, and depot power needs.
• Ability to produce recommendations that transit operations and facilities leaders can implement.
• Comfortable working as a 1099 project-based consultant, remote-first with occasional depot or agency visits.

Nice To Haves

• Transit agency, OEM, or consulting experience on battery-electric bus, fuel-cell electric bus, or depot electrification projects.
• Familiarity with FTA Low-No, TIRCP, or state transit electrification funding programs.
• Experience with managed charging, pantograph, or in-route opportunity charging systems.

Responsibilities

• Assess transit routes, blocks, and duty cycles for battery-electric or other zero-emission bus suitability.
• Recommend bus technology, battery sizing, and charging strategies, including depot, opportunity, and pantograph charging.
• Plan depot yard layouts, charger counts, power needs, and phased cutovers that protect service.
• Analyze maintenance, training, spare ratios, and workforce impacts of fleet electrification.
• Support capital plans, funding narratives, and FTA or state transit electrification applications.
• Brief transit operations, maintenance, and executive leaders on tradeoffs and implementation risks.
• Contribute qualifications and past-performance narratives to AlphaGov proposals when authorized to be named.

What This Job Offers

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