The Superintendent manages all park operations, including a workforce of approximately 400 permanent and temporary staff, in addition to many volunteers, in support of a variety of visitor services, and multiple physical facilities, and administers a large, complex budget plus funds from a variety of other sources, including non-profit partner organizations. Responsibilities include:

• Daily collaboration with over 40 in-park partners and numerous external partners, stakeholders, local, state, and federal political officials, friends groups, and other non-profits. The Superintendent must understand local and national political interests and blend political savvy to steer park policies through the numerous individuals and interest groups that use parklands and resources.
• Long-range planning and the establishment of strategic and short-range and long-range objectives, goals, and standards of operations.
• Responsible for preserving and protecting the area's natural, scenic, and cultural values. Maintains and operates a complex inventory of park physical facilities. Implements cooperative agreements, contracts, special use permits, leases, and land protection plans that define the park's relationship with a variety of partners and commercial interests.
• Provides leadership in the development of policies, standards, and procedures which govern the professional conduct of work related to the administration and implementation of the programs.
• Manages and directs the park's partnerships and public awareness programs, encompassing concessions, public use management, stewardship, and community outreach.
• Provides coordination, leadership, and direction to the U.S. Park Police (USPP).
• Responsible for the planning, development, and operation of a comprehensive education and interpretive program.
• Plans, manages, and directs the maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and operation of all facilities in the park including historic and cultural structures, walks, trails, specimen trees, natural wilderness areas, beaches, wetlands, roads, parking, housing, and cultural landscapes.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• You must be able to obtain/maintain a Top Secret clearance. Selectees may be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use.
• Males must meet Selective Service Registration Act requirements.
• You will be required to make occasional travel.
• Selections are subject to Department approval. Initial appointments to the SES must have ECQs certified by an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Review Board before the appointment and will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Individuals selected for an SES position are subject to reassignment.
• Agencies must request OPM approval to appoint the current or former (within five years) Executive Branch political appointees to permanent competitive service, non-political excepted service, or career SES position. Please make a note in your application package if you have held any of these positions within the last five years.
• The applicant selected for this position will be required to file a Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-278, and the supplemental form, Confidential Statement of Employment and Financial Interest. All forms must be filed within 30 days after the selection for this position.

Qualifications

We are looking for an individual with a proven track record of working at an executive level with experience in park operations, including interpretation, visitor services, and protection, natural and cultural resources management protection, safety, concessions management, maintenance management, managing teams, possessing strong communication project management skills, has an understanding of and experience with partnerships, philanthropy, tourism, public land management, conservation, outdoor recreation; has attracted and retained a highly skilled and diverse workforce; and has successfully managed a large, geographically dispersed organization.

You must clearly show that you possess the experience, knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of an executive. To be considered for this position, applicants must address each of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Qualifications (TQs) listed below. Your narrative submittals should be clear and concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope, and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives, and level of contacts.

If you are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program (SES CDP) approved by OPM, you only need to submit a narrative statement covering each of the Technical Qualifications listed below. SES CDP graduates must submit a copy of their CDP program certification with their package.

This is a traditional method announcement, meaning qualification narratives are required. The narratives addressing ECQs should follow the format provided at http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/guidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf (Adobe Acrobat required). ECQ narratives are limited to 10 pages total; TQs are limited to 4 pages total. If you exceed the page limit for ECQs and/or TQs your application will not be considered. Please give a complete and detailed answer for each mandatory qualification demonstrating your experience in each qualification criteria. Each ECQ and TQ are unique qualifications. Therefore, duplicate responses are not sufficient in determining if you meet that specific qualification. Do not refer to your resume to explain your answer. Applications directing the reader to search within the application package are considered incomplete and will not be considered. Failure to submit a narrative statement or specifically address any of the mandatory ECQs and TQs clearly is also considered incomplete and will not be considered. As a result, you will be rated as "INCOMPLETE".

Executive Core Qualifications:

ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: You must have demonstrated an ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and implement it in a continuously changing environment.
Leadership Competencies: Creativity & Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking, Vision

ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: You must demonstrate the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.
Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, Team Building

ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, Technical Credibility

ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: This ECQ involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Technology Management

ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: This ECQ involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.
Leadership Competencies: Partnering, Political Savvy, Influencing/Negotiating

FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES: The following competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, Public Service Motivation

Technical Qualifications:

1. Demonstrated ability to manage a complex program which includes interpretation, visitor services, and protection, natural/cultural resource management and protection, safety, concessions management, maintenance management, partnership, entrepreneurial management, public land management, conservation, and recreation.
2. Knowledge of budget-related issues that affect a major organization.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applicants who meet the mandatory executive and technical qualifications, and have submitted all the correct required information for this vacancy announcement will be evaluated by a panel of SES members to determine the degree to which they possess each of the listed qualifications. This evaluation will determine which applicants are best qualified and will potentially move forward for an interview with the hiring manager(s). Total background, including experience, ECQ and TQ narratives, awards, self-development, and training will be reviewed. This information will be obtained from your uploaded documents, including the required narrative statements for the ECQs and TQs described above.

All applicants must submit the following to receive consideration for this position:

1. A resume that should include the following information: (not to exceed 10 pages)
- Full name, mailing address, telephone numbers
- Information about your paid and non-paid work experience related to this position including:
* Job title (include series, grade, and step)
* Duties and accomplishments
* Employer's name and address
* Supervisor's name and phone number
* Starting and ending dates of employment (month and year)
* Salary
* Indicate if we may contact your current supervisor
* Information about honors, awards, and special accomplishments
2. Applicants who are not currently on a career SES appointment, SES reinstatement eligible or SES CDP certified by OPM must submit narrative statements addressing each of the ECQs and TQs. Please refer to the Qualifications Required section of this vacancy announcement for more information on ECQs and TQs.
3. Graduates of approved OPM SES Candidate Development Programs (CDP) must include a copy of their OPM certification of eligibility and narrative statements addressing only the Technical Qualifications.
4. Current or former SES members must submit documentation (SF-50 or equivalent Notification of Personnel Action). Please only address the Technical Qualifications if you have current SES status, are SES reinstatement eligible, or are OPM SES CDP certified.
5. Current Civil Service employees must submit a copy of a recent SF-50, or equivalent Notification of Personnel Action, that indicates Federal status, grade, tenure, and type of service. (please do not submit an SF-50 for an award.)
6. A copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal.