Port & Maritime Workforce Development Consultant

AlphaHire

. Assess port, maritime, logistics, and adjacent-industry workforce demand, occupational pathways, and skills gaps .

Posted 10/10/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and managing workforce development programs, with a focus on employer engagement, training-provider coordination, and participant support. Proven ability to analyze labor-market data and develop actionable recommendations for workforce initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Workforce Development Program DesignEmployer EngagementPartnership ManagementPerformance MeasurementFamiliarity with WIOA

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Hard Skills

Program DesignFacilitationData AnalysisBudget ManagementPerformance Measurement

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationContinuous Improvement

Industry Keywords

Maritime OperationsLogisticsTransportationSkilled-Trades Workforce SystemsRegistered ApprenticeshipSector PartnershipEconomic Development Programs

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assess port, maritime, logistics, and adjacent-industry workforce demand, occupational pathways, and skills gaps
Design or strengthen recruitment, pre-apprenticeship, apprenticeship, training, and placement pipelines
Convene employers, labor partners, training providers, community organizations, and municipal workforce programs
Build program models, partnership agreements, implementation plans, budgets, and performance measures
Analyze labor-market and program data and turn findings into recommendations agency leaders can act on
Support participant-centered design, outreach, and continuous-improvement reviews of workforce programs
Contribute qualifications and past-performance narrative to AlphaGov proposals when authorized to be named
Work on current workforce projects with port authorities, cities, and regional workforce boards
Confirm scope, schedule, and fee before any engagement begins

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated experience designing or managing workforce development programs, sector partnerships, or talent pipelines
Knowledge of employer engagement, training-provider coordination, career pathways, and participant-support models
Strong program design, facilitation, partnership management, and performance-measurement skills
Comfortable as a 1099 project-based consultant, remote-first with travel to port and partner sites when a project calls for it
Experience with ports, maritime operations, logistics, transportation, or skilled-trades workforce systems
Familiarity with WIOA, Registered Apprenticeship, sector-partnership, or economic-development programs
Experience serving port authorities, large urban agencies, or multi-partner workforce grants