# Strategic Planning Consultant - Water & Wastewater Utilities

> AlphaX · United States (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-17

**Salary:** USD 153,000–167,000

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** AlphaGov

## Description

[AlphaGov](https://alpha-gov.com/) is seeking a Strategic Planning Consultant to lead the development of a multi-year strategic plan for a water and wastewater utility. You will facilitate planning sessions, assess organizational priorities, and write an actionable plan that connects the utility’s long-term goals with day-to-day execution.

This engagement requires someone who can guide productive discussions with utility leaders and staff, resolve competing priorities, and turn those discussions into clear decisions, responsibilities, and measurable objectives.

**What you’ll do**

-   Review existing plans, organizational information, performance measures, and relevant operational and financial documents.
-   Interview utility leadership and key stakeholders to understand challenges, priorities, and service expectations.
-   Design and facilitate strategic planning workshops with leadership, staff, and governing officials as appropriate.
-   Help establish priorities across service reliability, infrastructure investment, financial sustainability, workforce capacity, and customer service.
-   Write the strategic plan, including goals, objectives, initiatives, and performance measures.
-   Develop an implementation roadmap with assigned responsibilities, timelines, and a process for tracking progress.
-   Present the plan and incorporate feedback into the final deliverables.

## Requirements

-   Direct experience leading strategic planning engagements for water or wastewater utilities.
-   Strong facilitation skills, including experience building agreement among stakeholders with different priorities.
-   Understanding of the operational, infrastructure, financial, and workforce challenges facing public utilities.
-   Ability to translate stakeholder input and supporting evidence into a clear, practical written plan.
-   Experience developing implementation roadmaps and performance measures that utility staff can maintain.

Experience presenting strategic plans to utility boards, city councils, or other governing bodies is preferred.

## Benefits

Submit your résumé and a brief summary of comparable water or wastewater utility planning engagements. Include your responsibilities and the plans or implementation tools you delivered.

## Apply

[Apply at AlphaX](https://apply.workable.com/alphax/j/C9B067D2F6/apply)

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