This position is located in Death Valley National Park, in the Resources Management Division. Open to the first 101 applicants or until 04/16/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

Serves as a key member of a collaborative, interdisciplinary Senior Management Team, addressing a diverse array of parkwide challenges, often falling outside of the incumbant's technical expertise. Develops, directs, and manages programs for the protection of natural and cultural resources, including compliance, over a broad landscape within the park. Coordinates and collaborates with a large variety of non-governmental organizations and federal, state and local agencies for the protection of natural and cultural resources of the park and to develop and manage broad regional strategies for multiple shared resources. Develops and maintains effective working relationships with the park management team, the academic community, other federal, state and local agencies, private organizations, conservation organizations, tribes, the news media and the public. Manages and supervises a large professional staff of cultural and natural resource managers and specialists, including Environmental Protection Specialists, to accomplish the Division's goals. Manages a large, complex resource management program including a substantial budget inclusive of both congressionally appropriated funds as well as alternative funding.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-04/16/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for this position, you must possess the Basic Requirements for at least one of the series below AND the Specialized Experience Requirements (minimum qualifications) for the GS-13 grade level. BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR Social Science GS-0101 (includes Cultural Resources Management such as Archeology, Curatorial, Historian, and related fields) SERIES: Degree: a bachelor's (or higher level) degree in behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. -OR- Experience: Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrates you have acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. -OR- Combination of education and experience. BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences GS-0401 SERIES: Degree: bachelor's or higher degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. -OR- Combination of education and experience. BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR General Physical Science GS-1301 SERIES: Degree: bachelor's or higher degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics -OR- Combination of education and experience. - AND- FOR ALL SERIES: In addition to the Basic Requirements, as stated above, you must meet the following to qualify for the GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE (MINIMUM QUALIFICATION) REQUIREMENTS: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes: 1) develop project justification, scope and scheduling; 2) determine project funding and resource requirements; 3) create and prioritize short- and long-term goals; 4) manage contracted services; and 5) protect and restore natural resources ensuring environmental compliance. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address Death Valley National Park PO Box 579 Death Valley, CA 92328 US
• Name: Mike Reynolds
• Phone: (760) 786-3240
• Email: [email protected]