Park Manager (Deputy Superintendent)

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/23/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized 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 periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

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.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: To qualify for this position at the GS-15 grade level: Specialized Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform successfully the duties of the position to be filled. Experience may have been in technical, administrative, or scientific work, fish and wildlife management, recreation management, law enforcement, or other park-related work.

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience in management, assistant, or program specialist work involving the development and implementation of policy related to protection, conservation, or management of park areas or similar operations; Management work in a park, recreation or conservation area; Experience working with park official friends' groups and other partner organizations; Experience directing park-related or similar land management programs and work through direct or indirect supervision.

To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in level of difficulty to that of at least a GS-14 grade level in the federal service. 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.

We seek leaders who excel not only at managing parks and public lands, but at leading other leaders. Today's Park Managers are expected to lead beyond the boundaries of a single park by investing in, coaching, and empowering senior managers and fellow Deputy Superintendents, creating the conditions in which accomplished leaders can thrive, exercise sound judgment, and deliver exceptional stewardship and public service.

Successful candidates serve as multipliers of leadership capacity-fostering collaboration across organizational boundaries, navigating the complexities of leading experienced executives with diverse perspectives and authorities, and building high-performing organizations grounded in accountability, integrity, and trust. They cultivate enduring partnerships, ensure decisions are lawful and mission-focused, and inspire confidence among employees, partners, gateway communities, Tribal Nations, and the American people.

As the Park Manager (Deputy Superintendent) you will perform the following major duties: Direct and supervise the full range of planning, organizing, development, control, and evaluation of operations and management programs of Grand Canyon National Park. Represent the National Park Service (NPS) in primary communications with members of Congress, Federal, State, and regional and local officials, public and private organizations, Tribal Nations, and the general public.

• Oversee and manage natural and cultural resource protection of the parks to ensure the preservation of resources and implementation of land protection initiatives.
• Manage visitor and resource protection programs, providing overall direction for law enforcement functions and the Interpretation of Visitor Services Program.
• Manage large and complex park facility management and maintenance programs to maintain and preserve structures, landscapes, and/or monuments.

Responsible for identifying, obtaining, and directing financial and human resources necessary to accomplish the mission of the park.