Total 60 job vacancies by National Park Service

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Coordinate initial emergency response, evaluating incidents, soliciting all necessary information, and applying judgment according to interagency guides, protocols and pre-plans.
• Receive and evaluate emergency calls, soliciting information to initiate an appropriate response of emergency services personnel, acquiring critical information (law enforcement, fire, medical search and rescue, etc.) from the public and other public safety agencies.
• Use a variety of specialized computer programs such as NCIC (National Criminal Information Center), NLETS (National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System), and CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) in the performance of dispatch duties.
• Perform multi-jurisdictional all-risk incidents (law enforcement, wildland fire, structural fire, aviation, intelligence, medical, search and rescue, and other emergency services), and/or serve at an interagency level (collaborate with federal, state, county, and local agencies).
• At the GS-07 may be required to obtain Emergency Medical Dispatch EMD) certification.

Incumbent may not leave the center unless relieved by another qualified dispatcher.

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor.

Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. There are 3 positions to be filled.

1st position: You will work from approximately mid-April through mid-March, and you will be in a non-pay status for at least 2 consecutive weeks starting mid-March.
2nd position: You will work from approximately mid-March through mid-February, and you will be in a non-pay status for at least 2 consecutive weeks starting mid-February.
3rd position: You will work from approximately mid-February through mid-January, and you will be in a non-pay status for at least 2 consecutive weeks starting mid-January.

Starting at $39,688 Per Year (GS 5-7)

Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, CA. Use this link for information about salary. Government housing may be available.
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Whiskeytown, CA. Use this link for information about salary. Government housing will be available.


Major Duties:

• Use multiple databases (budget, maintenance work orders, and requests, asset management, purchase logs) to provide management information.
• Serve as a Point of Contact for Facility Management and Utilities Management.
• Provide required documentation to human resources for Facility employees; provide facility employees with required information related to human resources.
• Serve as a point of contact for purchasing of supplies, services and specialized items.

In addition to the above duties GS 07 duties include:

• Maintain required documentation and track purchases.
• Responsible for accounting duties

Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary. Occasional visits to job sites or travel to conferences may be required. Some walking, hiking, climbing or crawling may be required to perform asset inspections.

Working Conditions: The work is primarily performed in an office environment. Travel to various site locations within the park to perform asset inspections may be required.

Starting at $21.14 Per Hour (GS 6-7)

"The major duties of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The Project Specialist is responsible for assisting the Project Manager (PM) in initiating, establishing, guiding, and controlling one or more DSC design/construction projects from inception through completion.
• Incumbent uses knowledge of the NPS organization, Denver Service Center operations, financial, and scheduling processes as well as professional discipline skills to help guide project formulation, and development through to completion of projects that are within quality, budget, and schedule commitments.
• Incumbent will be responsible for writing scopes of work; developing Government estimates; assisting in the negotiation of task orders and construction contracts; coordinating contracted efforts; providing quality assurance of contracted products; and closing out compliance, pre-design, design, and construction management efforts provided by numerous external contractors performing professional services on major, simple to highly complex, multi-phased projects for the Denver Service Center, and the National Park Service (NPS)
• If deficient work is encountered, the incumbent works expeditiously with the A/E and or Construction Management (CM) firm to resolve all outstanding issues. Incumbent serves as the primary or alternate Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) on assigned projects.

Starting at $86,962 Per Year (GS 12)

Devils Postpile National Monument Mammoth Lakes, CA--Grade levels include GS 07. View this link for salary. Government Housing MAY be available. A Driver's License Record will be required before entering on duty. You will work weekends, evenings, and Overtime. A Uniform will be required and supplied through the park.
Mount Rainier National Park Longmire, WA--Grade levels include GS 05/06/07. View this link for salary. Government Housing WILL be available. Recruitment and Relocation Incentives will not be offered. Telework will be offered by Supervisory approval. You will work Overtime.
North Cascades National Park Marblemount, WA--Grade levels include GS 06/07. View this link for salary. Government Housing MAY be available. A Driver's License Record will be required before entering on duty. A mixed tour of duty schedule is being offered. You will work Overtime. There will be approximately 5 days of travel a month.
Sequoia National Park Three Rivers, CA--Grade levels include GS 05/06. View this link for salary. Government Housing MAY be available. Recruitment and Relocation Incentives will not be offered. You will work weekends evenings, holidays and other. There will be approximately 12 days of travel a month.
Yosemite National Park Mariposa, CA--Grade levels include GS 05/06/07. View this link for salary. Government Housing WILL be available. Recruitment and Relocation Incentives will not be offered. A Uniform will be required and supplied through the park. There will be approximately 8 days of travel a month.

Major Duties:
At the GS-05, duties may include:

• Collects and organizes field data.
• Performs routine and recurring testing of collected samples.
• Performs data entry and compiles reports.
• Monitors conditions in assigned program areas.
• Provides logistical support and area orientation for contract or cooperating scientists.
• Operates and maintains sampling, monitoring and laboratory equipment and instruments.
• Participates in the operation and maintenance of the park's comprehensive air quality monitoring network:
• Participates in the operation and maintenance of the park's water quality monitoring network.
• Processes GIS data (e.g., data collected via GPS and converted into GIS data layer) and prepares maps.

In addition to the above, GS-06 duties may include:

• Takes necessary precautions to prevent loss or contamination of air and water samples.
• Provides recommendations for establishing and improving air and water quality monitoring networks, sampling methodology and analytical procedures.
• Assists researchers with the implementation of their projects, including environmental compliance and logistical support.
• Conducts initial assessments to evaluate potential environmental contamination levels.
• Assists with the park's integrated pest management program by conducting chemical evaluations, recommending corrective actions and completing pesticide use documents.

In addition to the above, GS-07 duties may include:

• Uses scientific knowledge to determine best sites for data collection.
• Plans work for field crews, exercising judgment to collect the best data possible without compromising safety.
• Ensures data is collected according to established protocols, providing guidance and training as necessary.
• Summarizes and interprets data in reports for use by park managers and staff.

Duties at all grade levels: The incumbent(s) will organize, coordinate, and implement the field work (i.e., data collection) component of the air resources, water resources, environmental contamination, integrated pest management programs and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) programs.

Physical Demands: The work is partially sedentary with prolonged standing, walking, and bending often required. Heavy items (e.g., equipment and packs up to 50 pounds) must be lifted and carried on a routine basis.

Working Conditions: The work is performed in an office, laboratory, and in the field. Field work includes exposure to extreme weather and terrain conditions, poisonous plants, biting insects, and wild animals. Laboratory work may involve exposure to hazardous chemicals.

Air Quality: Poor air quality afflicts Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, especially during summer months - generally May to October. High ozone levels may be the most harmful pollutant here. In summer months, concentrations often exceed the federal ozone health standards. For more information: http://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/nature/airqualityinfo.htm.

Starting at $19.02 Per Hour (GS 5-7)

Positions are located in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (GS-05 Only), and the Paradise (Longmire) and Sunrise (Enumclaw) areas of Mount Rainier National Park.

MAJOR DUTIES: As a general Park Ranger, you will respond to medical emergencies, be a part of the park's search and rescue cadre to the level of your training and may participate in the park's wildland fire program (if red carded). You interact with visitors in the field and in an office environment, providing information on Leave No Trace ethics, park regulations, wildlife encounters, and general area information. As relationships with outside agencies is critical to operational success, you will help to maintain positive work relationships with local communities, user groups, local and state law enforcement and emergency services, and other resource/cultural based land management agencies. You will provide medical care at the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) level parkwide. You will perform a wide range of duties, including emergency medical services (EMS):

• Operate ambulances and other emergency vehicles in a safe and skilled manner.
• Maintains EMS and rescue equipment in a response-ready state and regularly performs related work projects as assigned during daily shift.
• Performs patient care in a variety of rugged environments involving lifting, moving and carrying for extended periods with exposure to extremes in temperature and uneven terrain.
• Performs search and rescue operations in remote and technical environments, often carrying heavy loads for long distances.
• May perform as a member of a team aboard helicopters during medical evacuations and rescue operations.
• Works safely and effectively, utilizing PPE (personal protective equipment) and proper work practices, while performing in hazardous work environments including motor vehicle accidents, structural fires, HAZMAT, plane crashes and mass-casualty incidents.
• Performs tasks as assigned under incident command system (ICS) and interacts routinely with outside agency emergency personnel.
• Completes in-service training sessions on emergency equipment and procedures for area emergency personnel in various emergency care related topics including but not limited to patient assessment and care, scene safety, rescue procedures, extrication, etc.
• Traffic control which includes directing of traffic, movement of vehicles, monitoring for available spaces and enforcement of parking.
• At Whiskeytown, conduct patrols of park beaches and lakes via non-motorized and motorized vessels in an effort to reduce drowning and increase compliance with boating safety rules.

Whiskeytown NRA: Whiskeytown Lake's crystal-clear water is perhaps the most recognized feature of the park. However, water-based recreation is only a part of what the 42,000-acre Whiskeytown National Recreation Area has to offer. Visit waterfalls, hike through rugged mountains, explore California Gold Rush history, and observe post-fire ecology in action. Summers are hot and dry with potential for poor and hazardous air quality due to wildland fires. Park housing may be available either in Redding, CA (10 miles away) or in the park. Redding is a community of 100,000 and contains all services. For more information, visit: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov).

Mount Rainier NP, Longmire: The park is located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County. The park encompasses 236,381 acres; it rises abruptly from the surrounding land with elevations in the park ranging from 1,600 feet to over 14,000 feet. Over two million people visit Mount Rainier National Park each year. Eatonville Washington is the closest community providing a medical clinic and grocery store 44 miles from Paradise. All services can be found in Puyallup 65 miles from Paradise.

Mount Rainier NP, Enumclaw is located approximately one hour south of Seattle, near the community of Buckley. Both are medium sized rural communities of several thousand people with convenience stores, gas, churches, licensed childcare, doctor, dentist, banks, grocery stores, pharmacy, movie theaters, etc. The climate is considered moderate at lower elevations, but is frequently overcast and rainy during fall, winter and spring. For more information about the duty station, please see: http://www.ci.enumclaw.wa.us/. For more information, visit: http://www.nps.gov/mora. Park provided housing location would likely be inside Mount Rainier National Park at White River Entrance or Ohanapecosh. Both locations are approximately 1 to 1.5 hours from towns with amenities (Enumclaw, WA or Packwood, WA).

Starting at $18.96 Per Hour (GS 5-7)

The major duties of the ST Specialist (Systems Analysis) position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Serves as a Senior Information Technology Product Manager for one or more technically complex digital products.
• Provides oversight for development, analysis and/or evaluation procedures for existing and potential information technology products.
• Serves as a liaison between program leadership, IT leadership and IT development staff to define and manage product vision and strategy.
• Leads cross functional teams including designers and software engineers to deliver products and service in an iterative manner to meet mission and user needs.
• Ensures products and services are designed with a focus on user-centered principles and support mission objectives.

Starting at $143,736 Per Year (GS 15)

• Provides information on cultural resources. Identifies, evaluates, and monitors cultural resources, identifies potential threats.
• Conducts archeological research (designs and implements survey) to meet resource needs of the park.
• Assists with coordinating park cultural resources strategies in accordance with protection strategies to minimize human impacts. Collaborates with other programs and contractors to minimize impacts to cultural resources.
• Incorporates appropriate GIS technology into job to provide comprehensive and scientifically sound answers to inquiries from technical supervisor, managers, and others. Uses automatic methods of data collection, analysis or illustration. Inputs data into digital form and uses computer applications for data analysis, manipulation, and presentation.
• Provides information and makes contributions that are reviewed by the technical supervisor to park documents such as the resources management plan, fire management plan, and spin-off documents such as work plans, action plans, revisions, and fiscal and budget documents.

Starting at $60,135 Per Year (GS 9)

• Uses a variety of contracting processes to provide engineering oversight for construction, architecture, or engineering contracts.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, such as logs, reports, photographs, correspondence, status reports, record of meetings, conversations, etc.
• Evaluate architecture/engineering studies, plans and specifications to determine constructability, conformance with project scope, and agency requirements.
• Conducts inspections and assessments, including condition assessments of civil works facilities, buildings, mechanical and electrical systems, transportation infrastructure, and construction site conditions.
• Serves as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to implement and administer a variety of contracts.

Starting at $90,310 Per Year (GS 11)

The typical seasonal period for Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park is May-November. Anticipated Enter on Duty date would be May/June.

Major Duties:

• removes nonnative fish from alpine lakes;
• completes visual encounter surveys for amphibians and reptiles;
• sets, cleans and repairs gill nets;
• electro-fishes in streams;
• conducts fish, amphibian, and reptile surveys;
• collects field data;
• kills nonnative fish; handles dead fish;
• follows detailed protocols;
• records environmental parameters; using topographic maps, compass, and/or global positioning systems (GPS) for navigation;
• provides an overview of the project to park visitors.
• and occasionally assists with research projects.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks represent an extraordinary continuum of ecosystems (96% designated wilderness) arrayed along the greatest vertical relief (1,370 to 14,505 feet elevation) of any protected area in the lower 48 states. They are the highest, most rugged reaches of the Sierra Nevada Mountains (including Mount Whitney at 14,500 feet elevation) and feature the world's largest trees - Giant Sequoias. Sequoia National Park is the nation's second oldest national park (established September 25, 1890) and encompasses 404,863 acres. Kings Canyon was established on March 4, 1940, and encompasses 458,847 acres. Both parks provide a wealth of recreational opportunities via 835 miles of trails, wild and scenic rivers, alpine lakes, and caves, along with a full range of overnight lodging prospects to choose from that include 14 campgrounds. For area information visit: https://www.nps.gov/seki/getinvolved/workwithus.htm.

Physical Demands: The work is partially sedentary with prolonged standing, walking, and bending often required. Heavy items (e.g., packs and equipment up to 50 pounds) must be lifted and carried on a routine basis.

Working Conditions: The work is performed in an office, laboratory, and in the field. Field work includes exposure to extreme weather conditions and terrain, pesticides, poisonous plants, biting insects, and wild animals. Laboratory work may involve exposure to hazardous chemicals.

Air Quality: Poor air quality afflicts Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, especially during summer months - generally May to October. High ozone levels may be the most harmful pollutant here. In summer months, concentrations often exceed the federal ozone health standards. For more information: http://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/nature/airqualityinfo.htm.

Starting at $17.35 Per Hour (GS 4)

• Serves as a member of the Park Management Team. As a member of this team, the incumbent is actively involved in decisions affecting overall park management strategic direction, policy, priorities, budget and operations. Contributes to the development and implementation of park plans and management documents. Serves as the park's principal advisor for cultural resources stewardship involving fundamental park resources identified in enabling legislation.
• Ensures all administrative and managerial functions within the division are carried out in an effective and efficient manner.
• Ensures compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements for federal actions through simple or complex documents (including Programmatic Agreements and Memoranda of Agreement under Section 106 of the NHPA).
• Provides oversight for a network-wide program: Mediterranean Coast Network Historic Preservation Team,
• Supervise permanent and temporary staff. Develop and provide performance statndards and appraisals/evaluations for staff. Develop and approve training plans and associated travel. Motivate staff by recognizing accomplishments and supporting career growth. Approve and disapprove leave. Write position descriptions as needed. Counsel employees and take disciplinary actions when needed.

The park staff and I would like to thank you for your interest in Channel Islands National Park. This is a rare opportunity to join the park's active and engaged leadership team, giving you a role in planning the future of the park. We are delighted you are interested in becoming a steward of this internationally significant island chain. Thank you for making it this far. We hope our park website encourages excitement about this opportunity to inspire visitors at Channel Islands National Park while taking care to protect and keep these beautiful and fragile islands unimpaired for future generations.
In addition to the content contained on our visitor-facing website, I invite you to learn more about the direction of Channel Islands National Park in the links below. Heads up, some of these areas will likely be covered in future interviews.

• Channel Islands NP Backcountry and Wilderness Management Plan (ongoing)
• Channel Islands NP General Management Plan
• National Park Service Careers: Interpretation, Education, and Visitor Services
• National Park Service Director's Order #6: Interpretation and Education

Close to the California mainland, yet worlds apart, the park encompasses five of the eight California Channel Islands (Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara) and their ocean environment, preserving and protecting a wealth of natural and cultural resources. The park bridges two biogeographical provinces and in a remarkably small place, harbors the biologic diversity of nearly 2,500 miles of the North American coast.
The Channel Islands are home to over 2,000 plant and animal species, of which 145 are found nowhere else in the world.

Like the Galapagos Islands of South America, isolation has allowed evolution to proceed independently on the islands. Marine life ranges from microscopic plankton to the blue whale, the largest animal to live on Earth. Archeological and cultural resources span a period of more than 13,000 years of human habitation.

The protection of these fragile island resources was ensured when Congress, in the act that created Channel Islands National Park in 1980, established a long-term ecological monitoring program to gather information on the current health of resources and predict future conditions. This information provides park and natural resource managers with useful products for recreation planning, conservation and restoration programs, and early identification of critical issues.

The islands were set aside by Congress not only to preserve these resources, but also to provide for your enjoyment. If you visit the park, you will be one of a very select group. Few people actually see this park because it is not easy to get to-you can't drive to the islands. A short but exciting ocean voyage or a commercial flight in a small airplane is required. The park is one of the least visited of all of America's national parks. The relatively light visitation enhances the islands' feeling of solitude and assists in the protection of fragile resources. In establishing the park, Congress recognized the value of solitude by allowing for low intensity, limited entry visitation. So a visit to this national park will always provide a marked contrast to the bustle of southern California most people experience. It will always be a place where you can step back in time and experience coastal southern California the way it once was.

Starting at $120,246 Per Year (GS 13)

The major duties of the Human Resource Specialist (Recruitment/Placement) include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides hiring consultations with customers.
• Assist customers in creating job analysis and technical assessments.
• Builds vacancy announcement in USA Staffing.
• Adjudicates veteran preference claims.
• Reviews applicant qualifications and eligibilities.
• Issues selection Certificates based on an array of multiple hiring authorities
• Audits certificates and selections.
• Interprets regulations, policies, and directives, and uses good judgement to provide accurate pay setting guidance.
• Research regulations and policies to provide sound HR services and advice.
• Performs the full range of hiring tasks and develops recruitment strategies to address specific resource or program needs.
• Provides excellent customer service.

Starting at $86,962 Per Year (GS 12)

• Produces original designs, concepts and visual styles to evoke certain responses from viewers.
• Decides on design matters as size, layout, kind and quality of materials, medium, color schemes, typography, lighting effects, specific visual elements or materials to be incorporated (e.g., photos, illustrations, or artifacts), reproduction methods, or printing techniques.
• Research source materials in order to translate information into original illustrations without benefit of established formats.
• Partnerships/community outreach will include outreach via social media management, news releases, community meetings and partnerships to both manage the digital media presence for the park, but to also streamline this function with the public information function for the park. Ability to use these communications to apply to different roles including Public Information officer duties which could take up 30-40% of this position's time.
• Directs contract design and production specialists in preparation of electronic production packages.
• Reviews proofs and digital files for accuracy of color, registration, and electronic integrity, and preliminary deliverable as necessary for correlation with approved proofs.
• Inspects/accepts/rejects work performed by others.
• Sets goals, milestones, and expectations for multiple projects, and follows-up with team members to ensure timeliness in meeting milestones. Facilitates technical discussions or controversial issues to reach consensus. - Ensures the productivity of work groups by soliciting input from members, listening to and implementing suggestions when feasible.
• Effectively monitors multiple efforts to ensure the integration, coordination, and completion or the work within timelines and guidelines, and adherence to an organization's standards.
• Provides effective leadership and supervision to direct reports and oversees work from partner organizations
• Provides project management and leadership in cooperation with park staff, consultants, contractors, and department heads.
• Briefs upper management and clients on the progress of assigned projects and communicates need for project completion.
• Presents clear and convincing oral presentations.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships and meets and deals with members in a wide variety of disciplines such as Federal agencies, stakeholders, and the public.
• Communicates using correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• Produces written information that includes technical material and be able to communicate this in an illustrated design format.

Starting at $84,366 Per Year (GS 11)

The major duties of this position are:

1. Track, analyze and report on appropriations, apportionment, grant awards, deobligations and other need in monitoring the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).
2. Continuously monitor and maintain the balances and reporting for all program expenditures, contracts, agreements and other related instruments used in the transfer of funds.
3. Analyze and report on historic funding patterns, current operations and future trends.
4. Coordinate and collaborate with OMB, DOI, and NPS Financial Assistance Office and the NPS financial - budget and accounting offices and report on LWCF accounts.
5. Prepare written and verbal communications and reports and advise program managers.

Starting at $86,962 Per Year (GS 12)

• Serve as Ecologist under the direction of the Branch Chief of Aquatic Wildlife of the Resources Management and Science Division in Yosemite National Park.
• Develop and implement science-based ecological management mitigation strategies for aquatic wildlife.
• Use scientifically sound management and knowledge of aquatic ecology principles to mitigate or minimize proposed or planned project impacts to native aquatic species and habitat and to design and implement appropriate management actions to mitigate these threats and satisfy legal requirements.
• Lead or assist with minimal supervision in the planning, design, implementation, and resolution park compliance related document preparation pertaining to aquatic wildlife and associated habitats, including NEPA (e.g., Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements), Biological Assessments for threatened and endangered species consultation (Section 7 Endangered Species Act, and Minimum Requirement Analyses for work in Wilderness settings.
• Implement effective ecologically-based aquatic wildlife management activities that include protection and restoration of threatened or endangered species (such as Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged frog, California Red-legged frog, Foothill Yellow-legged frog, Yosemite toad, and Western Pond turtle while controlling exotic animals such as American bullfrogs, crayfish and red-eared slider, through the development of management goals and objectives designed to achieve identified restoration goals, and implement effective monitoring strategies to ensure goals and objectives are met.
• Develop personal contacts with other ecologists, resource managers, and subject matter experts of other agencies to promote the core long-term mission of the agency in the preservation and effective management of natural resources.
• Perform long periods of indoor sedentary office work (document writing) as well as engage in strenuous work outdoors in physically dangerous areas (construction zones) or settings (helicopters) in all types of weather hiking long distances and carrying heavy objects.

Starting at $72,553 Per Year (GS 11)

• Assists with all phases of budget and related financial management matters.
• Applies accepted accounting principles in carrying out all transactions affecting the general ledger.
• Assist with formulation and execution of broad financial plans and policies affecting the authorization and use of funds.
• Advise leaders and program managers in budget procedures to help them prepare and execute successful annual budgets.
• Review and analyze financial plans and summaries prepared for comparison of budgets to allowances; determine significant deviations and reasons, and recommends corrective action, where necessary.

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Starting at $69,729 Per Year (GS 9-11)