Summary This position is located in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, in the Office of the Superintendent. The purpose of this position manages the day to-day operation of the park including maintenance, resources management, visitor and resource protection, fees, interpretation, education, volunteers, administration, business services, partnerships, and safety. Responsibilities The major duties of the Park Manager (Deputy Superintendent) position include, but are not limited to, the following: Serves as the key official responsible for directing and supervising the activities of the park staff related to internal operations. Directly supervises 5 - GS-13 and 1 - GS-14 division chiefs; indirectly manages a work force of over 80 FTE's. Addresses critical management problems and issues, determining objectives to solve concerns, and developing and directing long range operational planning efforts. Assists with the normal mission and support functions associated with a park of this size and complexity, including natural and cultural resource management and protection; wilderness management and protection; law enforcement and investigations, dispatch, structural fire prevention and suppression, emergency medical services, concessions operations, fees, and special park uses; interpretation, special events and related visitor services; construction and maintenance; and contracting, procurement, property management, personnel management, and budget and financial management. Participates in community meetings and designated community organizations as the representative of the park and superintendent. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males. Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments. Time-in-grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 1 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. Qualifications All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-05/07/2024-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 at least one 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). This experience must include all of: (1) managing the overall operations and resources of a large organization; (2) developing and implementing high-level strategic plans of an organization; (3) applying extensive knowledge of regulations, policies, and guidelines relating to the administrative and overall management of a large land management organization; (4) and handling a broad range of complex issues associated with the management of a large organizational unit. You must include hours per week worked. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week. 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. Additional Information This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the NPS. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another. Physical Demands: Duties are diverse in nature. Working long hours and under pressure may be required for resolving special situations relating to administration and management of the park. The work is rarely sedentary. Park managers must be able to represent the National Park Service in a variety of situations. Travel to other areas is often required. A valid driver's license is required. Working Conditions: The work is largely performed in an office setting. However, work is also performed outdoors in various types of weather and terrain. Incumbent is often required to attend meetings and events outside of normal duty hours and on weekends. A busy schedule is necessary to complete necessary public and community activities. The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. Documentation for the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) eligibility, You must submit ALL SF-50s and performance information for each period of temporary/term employment that qualifies for LMWFA. Performance documentation can be obtained by contacting the supervisors for the positions you served in during your 24 months. If they did not complete performance appraisals ask them to provide a statement of performance for each period of service. The statement must specify the dates for each employment period and your level of performance consistent with your SF_50s. Open to the first 50 applicants or until Close Date; whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration."