SUPERVISORY SURFACE MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST

Army National Guard Units; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

The Army National Guard Units in Columbia, SC seeks a Supervisory Surface Maintenance Specialist to oversee two or more ARNG surface maintenance facilities. You will supervise, lead, and provide technical authority to ensure readiness of CSMS, MATES, UTES, or FMS operations.

Qualifications include a 4-year degree and prior supervision experience; a Secret clearance is required. This is a Title 32 Excepted position with a competitive salary and advancement potential within the SC DOL framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Experience supervising ARNG surface maintenance facilities.
• Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as second-level supervisor and technical authority over ARNG surface maintenance facilities (e.g., CSMS, MATES, UTES, FMS).
• Oversee multiple ARNG surface maintenance facilities and programs.
• Manage and lead administrative work across equipment, facilities and services.
• In the absence of an filled position, may serve as Deputy to the Surface Maintenance Manager.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Maintenance management

Facility operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

SUPERVISORY SURFACE MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST

• Hiring Agency: Army National Guard Units

This is a National Guard Title 32 Excepted position for a SUPERVISORY SURFACE MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST, Position Description Number PDD1252000, and is part of the SC DOL, South Carolina Army National Guard.

Key Responsibilities

This position is located in the Joint Forces Headquarters-State, Logistics Directorate (J-4/G-4), State Surface Maintenance Management Office.

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a second-level supervisor and technical authority over two or more Army National Guard (ARNG) surface maintenance facilities, e.g., Combined Support Maintenance Shop (CSMS), Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site (MATES), Unit Training Equipment Site (UTES), and/ or Field Maintenance Shop (FMS).

Work requires comprehensive knowledge of the principles, concepts, and practices involving ARNG surface maintenance facilities, equipment, and services. In the absence of an officially established and filled position, may also serve as the Deputy to the Surface Maintenance Manager. The highest level of basic non-supervisory work directed is comparable to GS-09.

Work involves managing, supervising, leading, or performing administrative work that involves: a combination of work characteristic of two or more series in the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group where no one type of work is series controlling; or work classified in this group for which no other series has been established.

Requirements & Education

Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience - Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree, in an accredited college or university, meets the GS-5 level requirements.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Army National Guard Units, Department of the Army.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $74678 – $97087/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-21.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Nguard' hiring path.