The position serves as the Program Manager for all aspects of the Safety, Health and Wellness Programs in the National Park Service (NPS), Regions 6, 7, 8 (Intermountain), Directorate of Facilities and Lands. The Intermountain Region includes over 80 national park units throughout an eight-state area from Montana to Texas.

Duties

The position develops a variety of policies, programs, and actions, utilizing excellent skills in leadership, communication, and program management. The position serves as the principal advisor to the Regional Director, Regional Executive Team, Associate Regional Director, and park managers on all facets of Safety, Health, and Wellness programs. Provides leadership and support to safety staff throughout the Region to assist them in planning and executing their programs in a manner consistent with national and regional Safety, Health, and Wellness (SHW) objectives and requirements. Develops and oversees efforts to ensure SHW management systems are in place and functioning, that managers understand their responsibilities of safety and well-being of their personnel, and that all program areas incorporate SHW practices at all levels of program planning, direction, administration, and execution within the Region. Responsible for overall allocation of staff time and effort of the regional office safety team. aligns staff work to ensure the best use of regional office Safety Division resources. Provides oversight to the determination of priorities for each regional office staff member, and heavily influences the workplans of the ~20 full time safety managers and ~30+ collateral duty safety managers throughout the Region. Provides guidance to the management staff of 80+ parks within the Region. The regional program includes more than 50 safety contacts identified for parks, ranging from approximately 20 fulltime safety managers to 30+ employees with collateral safety responsibilities, to Superintendents filling a safety leadership role, as well as regional safety contacts and specialists in a variety of other disciplines.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/22/2024-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 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). This experience includes activities such as: Plans, directs, coordinates, and provides strategic leadership for all safety activities for a multi-discipline workforce operating over a broad geographic area. Responsible for internal safety coordination, safety policy setting, and safety policy implementation across an organization, program or workgroup. Supervises GS-12 or above safety or risk managers/professionals. 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.

Education

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

Contacts

• Address NPS Regional Office Serving Interior Regions 6,7 and 8 1 Denver Federal Center Bldg. 50 Denver, CO 80225 US
• Name: Natalia Sanchez
• Email: [email protected]