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BASE SUSTAINMENT MANAGER (Title 32)

Air National Guard Units

Sioux Falls, SDFull-time$75–97K/yrPosted 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$75–97K/yr
Location
Sioux Falls, SD
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

This National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service position is a Base Sustainment Manager in the 114th Force Support Squadron. The role evaluates, plans, organizes, implements, executes, and directs Base Services functions supporting federal, state, and local missions. The incumbent supervises and serves as the primary point of contact for Services-related programs, missions, functions, activities, and events for the wing and its geographically separated units.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Program ManagementPolicy DevelopmentReadiness ReportingComputer Software ApplicationsProgram DocumentationReadiness AssessmentStatistical ForecastingFinancial ManagementResource ManagementContractingWritten CommunicationsOral PresentationsPersonnel Leadership

Qualifications

National Guard MembershipCompatible Military AssignmentEnlisted Rank Up to SMSgt12 Months Specialized ExperienceGeneral Management Experience or Education

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Summary

This National Guard position is for a BASE SUSTAINMENT MANAGER, Position Description Number NGD3032000 and is part of 114 FSS. This is a National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service position. Advertised concurrently Title 5, only one will be filled. AREAS OF CONSIDERATION:- All members of the South Dakota Air National Guard or those eligible to join.

Duties

As a BASE SUSTAINMENT MANAGER, GS-0301-11, you will: This position is located at an Air National Guard Wing, Mission Support Group, within the Force Support Squadron. The primary purpose of this position is to evaluate, plan, organize, implement, execute, and direct Base Services functions in support of federal, state, and local missions. The incumbent serves as supervisor and primary point-of-contact for Services-related programs, missions, functions, activities, and events for the wing and it's assigned Geographically Separated Units (GSUs). Qualifications

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED: This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the National Guard. Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Selected individual must be assigned to a compatible military position. Rank: Enlisted up to SMSgt. Military grade inversion within the full-time work force is not permitted. The military grade of the full time supervisor must equal or exceed the military grade of personnel supervised. General Experience: Experience, education or training which provided a general knowledge of principles of organization, management, and administration. Compiling reports, letters, memoranda, etc., and required person-to-person contacts to convey information. Progressively responsible experience which demonstrates the ability to provide technical guidance and assistance in the type of work or in comparable work of the position to be filled. Experience using computer and automation systems. Specialized Experience: Must have 12 months specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Experience, education or training in program or managerial experience in a type of work or a combination of functions directly related to the position to be filled or in comparable work or functions. Experience developing and recommending policy; organizing and carrying out specific programs, evaluating and recommending changes in methods of operations. Experience in supervisory, staff or technical work which included study, analysis or evaluation leading to the development or improvement of managerial or administrative policies, practices and procedures. Experience preparing written communications and oral presentations. Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed. Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel. Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities (KSAs): Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a separate sheet(s) addressing the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) and how they relate to work experience, education or training. Knowledge of readiness reporting procedures, policies, and directives to ensure timely, relevant, and accurate delivery of required information to higher headquarters. Skill in the use of web-based, integrated, or stand-alone computer programs and software applications to evaluate and report readiness information, draft and develop program documentation, initiate or approve special orders requests and requirements, brief and depict program operating characteristics, and ensure the effective deployment of tasked personnel. Skill to review, analyze, and assess previous exercises, contingencies, and precedents to sustain Services combat readiness and deliver relevant mission capabilities to the area of responsibility. Knowledge of pertinent laws, regulations, and policies, which affect the use of program and related resources to provide authoritative advice to senior staff and to facilitate mission/program accomplishment. Skill to use statistical and forecasting methods to formulate program management policies, procedures, and continuity. Knowledge of management and organizational techniques, systems, and procedures to publish guidance, manuals, directives, and operating instructions for base level and field level Services operations. Knowledge of financial management principles to manage fiscal resources and carry out resource management and contracting responsibilities.

How You Will Be Evaluated

EVALUATION METHODS: Each applicant considered to possess the minimum qualification requirements will be further evaluated in accordance with the procedures outlined in SDNG Technician Pamphlet 335-T and subsequent MOAs. Other Information

BENEFITS: The federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees which may include Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Insurance, Annual Leave, Life Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, and Retirement Program. For additional information about current federal benefits visit web site http://www.opm.gov Equal Employment: The South Dakota National Guard is an equal opportunity employer and cannot discriminate against an employee or applicant with respect to the terms, conditions or privileges of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (includes gender or sexual harassment), sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability (including pregnancy), marital status or political affiliation. Applicants or employees may contact the South Dakota National Guard Equal Employment Office at 605-737-6635 if they believe they have been the victim of unlawful discrimination. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).

How this job compares

Set against the 11,454 open Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$75–97K/yr
  • South Dakota median$116–210K/yr56 salary ranges
  • US median$121–202K/yr9,040 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $86K, is 49% below the South Dakota median midpoint ($169K) — in the lowest quarter of Program Manager salary ranges in South Dakota.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 63 open Program Manager jobs in South Dakota and 11,454 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in South Dakota
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 9,767 postings).
Education
4,603 of the 11,454 open Program Manager jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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