Park Manager (Deputy Superintendent)

Summary

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Midwest Region in the Office of the Superintendent at Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Van Buren, Missouri.

Duties

Serves as the Deputy Superintendent for Ozark National Scenic Riverways, sharing responsibility with the Superintendent for the overall management, operations, and administration of a major National Park Service unit. Provides leadership for park programs, supervises senior staff, manages operational priorities and budgets, and works with a wide range of partners and stakeholders to support the protection and public use of park resources. Major Duties Direct daily park operations and provide oversight of visitor protection, resource management, maintenance, and administration. Manage park-wide planning, budgets, operational priorities, and performance goals to ensure effective and efficient use of resources. Supervise division chiefs and staff, resolve operational issues, review work accomplishments, and ensure programs meet established objectives. Coordinate with federal, state, and local agencies, elected officials, landowners, partner organizations, and the public on park management issues and initiatives. Review and approve operational plans, construction and maintenance projects, special use activities, and other management actions to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies. Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. You are required to obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. A financial disclosure report will be required within 30 days of appointment. You are required to review and sign the Park Rangers Code of Ethics and to abide by them. You are required to complete Superintendent's law enforcement training to supervise Park Rangers (Protection). As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period. Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/24/2026-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 at the GS-14 grade level you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience in at least two of the following areas: Directing multiple organizational programs or operational functions through subordinate supervisors or managers. Managing budgets, financial resources, and organizational priorities to achieve program objectives. Leading short- and long-range planning efforts and evaluating program effectiveness to support organizational goals. Coordinating with federal, state, Tribal, or local governments, partners, stakeholders, or the public to resolve complex management issues. Reviewing and approving operational plans, major projects, resource management activities, visitor services programs, or public safety operations. Note: 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

This position does not allow substituting education for experience. How You Will Be Evaluated

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g. resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessment(s) required for this position. To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. Your resume must not exceed 2 pages. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed. You will be assessed in the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Financial Management Influencing/Negotiating Leadership Planning and Evaluating Strategic Thinking To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of additional assessment(s), including a structured resume review. These assessments measure the critical competencies listed above that are required to successfully perform the job. All qualified non-competitive applicants and the best-qualified Merit Promotion applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration or your score may be lowered. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position. Current or former displaced Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP). To be considered under CTAP, you must be well-qualified, score at least 85 (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements), and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. Other Information

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement. All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, DOI Ethics Prohibitions | U.S. Department of the Interior. Physical Demands: The incumbent is occasionally required to work under unusual and stressful situations calling for physical stamina, emotional stability, and knowledgeable responses. Largely, however, the work is sedentary, but requiring walking, hiking, driving, riding, bending, sitting, and standing. Work Environment: Work is largely performed in an office setting. However, work also is performed out of doors in various types of weather and terrain.