The position reports to the Deputy Superintendent and is a senior management position. As a senior manager, this position is the principal advisor and management consultant on all matters related to Information Technology, Telecommunications, and Emergency Dispatch operations. This position serves on the park's leadership team, collaborating with multiple divisions and the park's Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent to support the park and the overall mission of the National Park Service.

Duties

This newly established position manages Yosemite National Park's Technology and Communications Division. This position directly manages the park's information technology branch, the telecommunications branch, and a 24/7 emergency services dispatch center that supports Yosemite National Park as well as other parks in the region. Duties include Lead and manage a multi-faceted team focused on providing Information Technology, Telecommunications, and Emergency Communication services to a complex organization. Ensure prompt and efficient customer service. Ensure compliance with law, policy, and organizational and regulatory requirements and industry standards. Oversee complex IT and Telecommunication projects, leveraging the capabilities of each discipline to develop an integrated technology infrastructure that will support and sustain park operations. Collaborate with stakeholders to define project objectives, milestones, and deliverables, and ensure projects align with organizational goals and priorities. Physical Requirements: Work is a mix of sedentary and active field time and requires walking, hiking, standing, bending, climbing, lifting, and carrying of objects and equipment. Work may be performed in weather conditions ranging from snowy, blizzard conditions to hot and smoky conditions. Considerable mental and physical fatigue brought about by workload, shifting priorities, tight deadlines and high stress situations occurs frequently Work Environment: Work is performed primarily indoors in an office setting, where adequate lighting, heating and ventilation are present, except when out in the park on inspection or fact-finding trips. Office work requires the ability to sit for extended period working at a computer. Drives a government-owned vehicle on steep, winding, narrow mountainous roads to various park districts in all weather conditions.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/16/2024-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 at the GS-14 grade level, you must possess all of the following minimum qualifications 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). Specialized experience is that which gives the applicant knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. Program management experience at this level is required which includes: 1) management of multi-faceted teams focused on providing technology and communication services to an organization 2) management of technology and/or radio or telecommunication projects, to include development of project goals, cost studies, analysis of requirements, and design of systems that meet intended goals; 3) experience in managing emergency communication centers and/or an understanding of incident management communication requirements. You must include hours per week worked in your resume to receive credit for experience. 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

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

Contacts

• Address Yosemite National Park 5037 Stroming Road Mariposa, CA 95338 US
• Name: Shawn Lipinski
• Phone: 307-922-1017
• Email: [email protected]