This position is located at Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NRA). Lake Mead NRA is the first and largest national recreation area; it consists of 1.5 million acres and annually ranks in the top ten most visited units in the National Park System. The Superintendent manages all park operations, including a workforce of approximately 250 employees, over 4000 volunteers, and administers a complex multi-million-dollar budget. Superintendent responsibilities include:

• Manages and maintains a positive working relationship with the park employees concerning the delegated authorities related to the management and preservation of the cultural, historical, and natural resources of the park.
• Monitors and evaluates the operating efficiency and effectiveness of all phases of park operations.
• Responsible for preserving, protecting, and restoring the areas' natural, scenic, and cultural value. The Superintendent maintains and operates an inventory of park physical facilities necessary for visitor use and area administration. Directs the maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and operation of all facilities in the park including historic and cultural structures, trails, visitor centers, contact stations, picnic areas and campgrounds, wilderness areas, wetlands, water, and wastewater treatment facilities, and roads and highways.
• Provides leadership in the development of policies, standards, and procedures which govern the professional conduct of work related to the administration and implementation of programs, including the functional areas of public use management, resource protection, resource, and environmental education and interpretation, fiscal and human resource management, park maintenance, visitor services, safety management, concessions, park partnerships, public affairs, and budget planning and execution. Serves as a key NPS leader for the Colorado River Steering Committee.
• Manages a broad spectrum of partnership programs. Manages and directs the parks' partnerships and public awareness programs, encompassing concessions, public use management, stewardship, and community outreach.
• Provides coordination, leadership, and direction to complex law enforcement, emergency services, boat patrol, and aviation programs.
• Responsible for the planning, development, and operation of comprehensive education and interpretative programs.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• You must be able to obtain/maintain a tier 5 background investigation. Selectees may be required to submit to urinalysis screening for illegal drug use.
• Males must meet the Selective Service Registration Act requirement.
• 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 prior to 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 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/cultural resource management and protection, ecosystem restoration, safety, public affairs, concessions management, maintenance management, partnerships, entrepreneurial management, public land management, conservation, and outdoor recreation; has attracted and retained a highly skilled and diverse workforce; and has successfully managed a large, geographically dispersed organization.

To be considered for this position, applicants must clearly show that you possess the experience, knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of an executive. You must specifically 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 in 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 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 CCAR 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. Each ECQ and TQ are unique qualifications. Therefore, duplicate responses are not sufficient in determining if you meet that specific qualification. Do not enter "Refer to Resume" to explain your answer. Applications directing the reader to search within the application or to "See Resume" are considered incomplete and will not be considered. Failure to submit a narrative statement or address any of the mandatory ECQs and/or 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 to 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:

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 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 Required section of this vacancy announcement for more information on ECQs and TQs. Please submit as a separate document.
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.