Supervisory Surface Maintenance Specialist

Army National Guard Units; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Army National Guard Units in New York is seeking a Supervisory Surface Maintenance Specialist to lead maintenance operations, advise senior leaders, and manage resources. The role requires coordinating personnel, plans, and quality oversight for facility, grounds, and equipment upkeep within the National Guard structure.

The position emphasizes leadership, planning, and execution across maintenance and support services, including budgeting, staffing, and policy matters affecting the organization.

Qualifications

• General experience in equipment maintenance, reading engineering drawings, and using test instruments.
• Specialized experience in planning assignments and directing personnel.

Responsibilities

• Lead and assign work to personnel and coordinate with management.
• Advise high‑ranking management on functions, activities and services.
• Develop plans and procedures to assure quality and reliability of work products.
• Review instructions, data, inspection methods and test procedures to assure adequacy.
• Oversee quality and flow of materials and supplies for maintenance activities.
• Coordinate resources, budgeting, and funding needs with leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Resource budgeting

Human resources mgmt

Automation systems

Tools

Automation systems

Job description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a SUPERVISORY SURFACE MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D1251000 and is part of the JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS, National Guard.

This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants.

Military Grades: OFFICER

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience, education, or training which has provided the applicant with a knowledge of equipment maintenance work, or skill in reading engineering drawings and specifications, using test instruments, making computations, and keeping records.

Experience using computer and automation systems.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have one year specialized experience to at least the next lower grade that provided experience in applying principles, concepts, and methods of equipment, facility, or service operations sufficient in planning assignments.

Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed.

Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel.

Experience using well-established occupational methods and techniques to determine facility, grounds, equipment overhaul, maintenance, restoration, repair needs, etc.

Experience in determination of resource needs, allocation of resources, and budgeting/funding needs.

Experience in human resources management policy matters affecting the entire organization, with personnel actions affecting key employees to include experience coordinating work forces and resources and negotiating with management or clients concerning problems.

Exercises significant responsibilities dealing with headquarters' personnel, senior commanders, and staff officers of other units, organizations, and commands.

Advises high-ranking management of functions, activities and services provided.

Advises, counsels, or instructs employees on work and administrative matters.

Makes and/or resolves decisions on work problems presented by subordinate supervisors.

Oversees and participates with other involved officials in developing plans and procedures for assuring quality and reliability of work products.

Reviews work instructions, technical data, inspection methods, and test procedures to assure adequacy.

Reviews quality and flow of materials and supplies required to support maintenance activities.