The Regional Director, Intermountain Region is responsible for policy development, and interpretation; park oversight; strategy development and park advocacy; fiscal and human resource allocations; and selection and growth of park and regional leadership. Responsibilities include:

• Executive-level direction and line management to subordinate functional managers. Gives technical direction, as well as manages the delegated duties and responsibilities of organizational and national programs.
• Manages programs that are concerned with the interpretation, use, development, protection, maintenance, and environmental quality of the areas in the Region.
• Program oversight of construction and land acquisition.
• Manages a broad spectrum of partnership programs.
• Manages the funds for park operations and projects, including a broad spectrum of public-partnership projects and programs.
• Provides leadership in NPS civic initiatives, promoting public involvement and dialogue in key planning, interpretation, education, and preservation issues.
• Ensures best practices in business management to protect park resources and provide visitor and community services.
• Responsible for the direction of identification and correction of job safety and health hazards, instruction of employees on safety requirements for job assignments, reviewing and reporting loss incidents, initiation of corrective measures for violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act standards, and the direction of periodic inspection of workplaces.
• Oversees a broad and varied external affairs program.
• Through key staff members, assumes responsibility for the protection of park resources and visitors.
• Represents the National Park Service on activities in the Region.
• Maintains effective liaison and working relationships with members of Congress; the Secretary of the Interior and members of his/her staff; officials of other Federal, State, and Tribal agencies; elected leaders (Governors, Chairpersons, Presidents, etc.) of American Indian tribes; mayors of major cities and other municipal authorities; and a diverse range of organizations, groups, and individuals.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• You must be able to successfully pass a background investigation and obtain/maintain a top-secret clearance. The selectee may be required to submit to urinalysis screening for illegal drug use.
• Males must meet Selective Service Registration Act requirements.
• 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.

Qualifications

We are looking for an individual with a proven track record of working with executive teams, who possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills, and has an understanding of and experience in land resource management, law enforcement, fire and emergency response, incident management, visitor management, budgeting, partnerships, law enforcement, fire, and aviation policy and strategic planning. The incumbent has successfully managed a large, geographically dispersed organization, and has attracted and retained a highly skilled and diverse workforce. You must have the skill and ability to perform the duties described above as demonstrated by progressively responsible supervisory/leadership experience, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent.

This is a traditional method announcement, meaning qualification narratives are required. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must address each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) and Technical Qualification (TQ) separately. If you fail to do so, your application will be rated ineligible. We recommend you provide two (2) examples of relevant experience for each ECQ. Responses to ECQs must not exceed ten (10) pages total; TQ responses must not exceed six (6) pages total. Your narrative submission should be clear and concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope, and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results and impact of your actions, policy initiatives, and level of contacts. Each ECQ and TQ are unique qualifications. Therefore, duplicate responses are not sufficient in determining if you meet that specific qualification. If you refer to your resume to explain your answer or direct the reader to search within the application, your application will be considered incomplete and you will not be considered. Failure to submit a narrative statement or address each of the mandatory ECQs and/or TQs clearly is also considered incomplete and you will not be considered. The narrative addressing ECQs should follow the format provided at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/

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. Describe your ability to manage complex land management programs that typically extend and apply to an entire organization or major components of an organization. This includes resource education and interpretation, law enforcement and emergency services, natural/cultural resource management and protection, wildland fire management, employee and visitor safety, commercial services, facility maintenance, construction management, recreation management, and environmental compliance.
2. Describe the full breadth of your experiences to manage complex business programs and including budget formulation, budget execution, financial management, contract management, human capital planning and management, real property management, information resources, and the development of overarching organizational policies and operating standards.
3. Describe the full breadth of your experiences and expert knowledge in managing complex partnerships with local, state, and national organizations (both government and non-government including elected officials and special interest groups).

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 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 the application package, including the required narrative statements for the ECQs and TQs described above.

All applicants must submit the following in order to receive consideration for this position:
1. A resume which should include the following information: (not to exceed 10 pages)
- Full name, mailing address, and day and evening 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 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 TQ narrative statements 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 if available.