This position is located in the Office of Superintendent at Pacific West Regional Office, Interior Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12. Open to the first 101 applicants or until 08/28/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

Serves as the Superintendent of Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. The duties for this position include but are not limited to: Manage and evaluate the effectiveness and cost efficiency of multi-faceted park operations. Provides leadership in establishing strategic long-term and short-term goals and objectives; reviews progress; adjusts priorities; and evaluates results. Facilitate and provide leadership to the coordination of the park's major interdisciplinary project program, assuring that workload is anticipated and planned for, major coordination and approval requirements are met, and that all projects meet high professional standards for sustainability, safety, universal access; and may directly manage interdisciplinary teams for large projects of major significance to the park; Manage complex and diverse park/land management programs, such as administration, natural and cultural resources, resource/visitor protection, education, interpretation, and facilities management. Develop and institute new and innovative projects and programs to achieve strategic organizational goals. Cooperate with multiple partners to administer park and public lands programs. Actively participates in the development, nurturing and management of cooperative partnerships throughout the parks that provide assistance in carrying out the mission of the NPS and parks. Plays major role in maintaining ongoing partnerships, particularly with the park's major partners; and Due to the extremely high visitation and its impact, resource and visitor protection problems are complex and demanding. Based on its proximity to a major tourist area and historic issues and uses predating the establishment of the park, traditional approaches to park management are frequently neither appropriate, nor effective in managing the park. Complex technical issues are often encountered involving highly sensitive conflicting pressures and require the development of new, frequently non-traditional approaches to problem resolution. This requires that the incumbent exercise a high degree of initiative and resourcefulness in formulating and modifying plans, systems and management concepts to meet program needs. Communicate effectively orally and in writing with a wide range of stakeholders. Communicate effectively about complex and controversial policies, projects and priorities. Negotiates and influences others to solve problems and achieve results. Physical Demands: Work is mostly sedentary; some walking for extended periods of time over rough terrain or snow may be necessary, but physical labor is generally not required. However, pressures generated from an extensive variety of influences may result in significant stress or psychological pressure. Frequent public contacts, presentation of controversial topics to diverse internal and external audiences, high risk decisions effecting employee and visitor safety, and planning and negotiating all involve operating in a high stress/high stakes work environment. A healthy personal constitution - physical, mental, emotional - is required. Working Conditions: Most work is performed in an office setting, but frequently may be required to work in a field or in remote areas of the park, and to participate in meetings in various communities, cities, or localities in the park or region. When working outside, incumbent will be subject to various weather conditions (i.e., blowing and drifting snow, icy roads, high winds, frigid temperatures, etc.). The position includes travel by boat, which will subject the incumbent to a variety of weather and lake conditions. This includes stormy waters, high winds, rain and snow, congested waterways, etc.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/28/2024-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 at the GS-14 grade level, you must possess following specialized experience by close of the announcement:EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: 1) providing leadership and direction for the strategic planning, management, and operation of national parks or public lands functions and activities; 2) managing park or public lands and making key operational decisions regarding budget, personnel, and program execution; 3) describing strategic priority setting conducted for an organizational unit; 4) describing effective and timely decisions regarding significant or controversial issues; and 5) identifying experience in effective supervision of subordinate supervisors. You must include hours per week worked. 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. The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies. Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating, and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location. Please annotate your application to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP/ICTAP eligible. If you are selected for Federal employment, you will be required to fill out a Declaration of Federal Employment, OF-306, prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation. Failing to answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false statements on your application may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. Also, you may be punished by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001).

Education

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

Contacts

• Address Pacific West Regional Office, Interior Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12 Interim Office 909 First Avenue, Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98104 US
• Name: Jessica Parker
• Phone: 530-200-2353
• Email: [email protected]