Duties
This position is located in Phoenix, Arizona with the CFMO. Manages the day-to-day base support and long-term construction/maintenance requirements for the Army National Guard of the State. Acquires, engineers, constructs, maintains, modifies, repairs, leases, and disposes of real property including land, readiness centers, training centers, surface and air maintenance facilities and other logistics structures, to include associated roads, parking lots, and utility systems, including those involving agreements with other components and services. An associated mission involves responsibility for an active environmental compliance and cultural resources management program. The incumbent is the key management official directly responsible for development, implementation, management, and direction of the statewide ARNG Real Property, Construction, Facilities Management, and Environmental programs through a full-time, part-time, and volunteer work force. These complex multi-million-dollar programs support, serve, and/or otherwise impact the entire Military Department of the State. Participates fully with the Land Component Commander and Army Chief of Staff to formulate goals, policies, and objectives for the state. Monitors the implementation of an internal control system to affect a sound system of accountability. Presents, to the Land Component Commander and Army Chief of Staff, recommendations for new organizational structures and management methods. Presents to The Adjutant General recommendations and priorities for Military Construction (MILCON) and other capital investment projects.
MAJOR DUTIES
Serves as principal advisor to the Adjutant General, LCC, and the Army Chief of Staff on all aspects of State ARNG construction, facilities management, environmental, and other associated programs. Utilizes knowledge of management and organizational principles and practices in managing/directing program planning, development, administration, coordination, execution, and quality control of the programs, including policy development, project management, total requirements budgeting, contracting, and financial/cost accounting. Appraises the utilization of resources, including manpower and funding, in accomplishing state/installation objectives and goals while complying with applicable laws and regulations. Maintains contacts with other agencies (EPA, OSHA, Army Corps of Engineers, and business entities), and Legislative Liasons with program officials and corporate officers, as well as all types of personnel with NGB, Department of Army and Department of Defense, including high-ranking officials. These contacts are maintained to influence managers and officials to accept technical facility findings to improve operating aspects and organization.
Directs program/project activities through a subordinate supervisory staff and a work force consisting of federal, state, and other full and part time employees, including a multitude of technical experts such as professional architects, engineers, engineering technicians, environmentalists, skilled craftspeople in highly diversified occupations, and persons in administrative specialties such as budgeting, contracting, data processing, real estate, and personnel.
Personally and/or through subordinate supervisors, performs or directs performance of the following programs/activities:
- Architectural & Engineering Activities
- Military Construction Program
- Operations and maintenance Facilities Program
- Environmental Program
- Other Program/Project Activities
Manages and/or provides oversight of program/project contracts from preparation, to award, through close-out. Oversees preparation of bidding documents; participates as technical authority in pre-award surveys and conferences; and analyzes offers/costs for technical appropriateness and shared state/federal/other services funding availability.
Manages statewide ARNG real estate, including advising the Adjutant General on purchase, leased, and/or donated site acquisitions, needed disposals and associated activities.
Prepares budget requirements and funding justifications for each program and submits/defends budget requests to state and NGB officials.
Develops, integrates, and/or manages a number of complex state and Federal software systems to effectively and efficiently execute mission requirements, while both tracking and forecasting budgetary, resource management, real property, project management, and other types of reports and information to National Guard Bureau, the Army, the USPFO, and the State.
Manages/administers other state ARNG programs and projects, such as Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) operation and maintenance; provision of facilities physical security, and/or energy conservation. Serves as a member of or advisor to a variety of special boards.
Performs other duties as assigned.
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.