Supervisory Interdisciplinary (Supervisory Integrated Resource Manager)
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Job Summary
This position is located in Great Basin National Park in the Resource Management Division and serves as the senior principal advisor in the management of natural and cultural resources and planning.
The position is responsible for leadership planning administration program direction coordination and evaluation of a complex natural and cultural resources program science and research program and compliance program at Great Basin National Park.
At the full performance level (GS-12) the major duties of this Supervisory Integrated Resource Manager position include but are not limited to the following:
- Provide superintendents office and fellow division managers with information and recommendations on natural and cultural resource issues and management actions. Identify natural cultural resource priorities and research needs. Provide a cultural and natural resources perspective into park management decisions and planning documents. Develop and maintain positive working relationships with staff at all levels national regional and local (e.g. headquarters Washington regional office and park). Demonstrate understanding courtesy tact empathy concern in relating to people from varied backgrounds and situations. Tactfully and effectively communicate with tribal governments and tribal partners in a manner that respects tribal sovereignty and cultural values builds trust and creates opportunities for collaboration.
- Formulate and administer an annual operating budget involving staffing needs material equipment needs and work projects with related costs and yearly work schedule. Successfully seek funding for cultural or natural resource priorities and projects through NPS grant and private sector funding sources. Prepare requests for proposals or statements of work to accomplish natural and cultural resource projects and priorities.
- Supervise subordinate natural and cultural resources staff following law policy and best management practices to support Great Basin National Park.
- Carry out program management duties by developing work plans and schedules scopes of work cost estimates and directing subordinate staff. Serve as the agencys technical representative (ATR or COTR) on contracts or agreements to ensure completion of projects within scope schedule and budget. Develop and negotiate cooperative and interagency agreements and other cooperative instruments to effectively carry out resource management goals.
- Work with other subject matter specialists such as architects landscape architects archeologists biologists hydrologists and historians from within and outside the agency for the purposes of exchanging professional information and securing cooperation for park programs and projects. Prepare and coordinate written NEPA and NHPA related consultation with federal state or tribal governments and agencies. Provide oversight of projects to ensure appropriate NEPA and NHPA compliance and presentation of results and concerns to management officials. Implement NPS museum management practices and policies.
- 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.
- 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 and must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
- You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid drivers license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operators 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 drivers licenses whether current or past possessed by you.
- You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
- You may be required to work on-call evenings weekends holidays overtime and shift work.
- 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.
- You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
- The position to which you will be appointed is subject to a financial disclosure reporting requirement and you will be required to complete a new entrant Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of your appointment.
Requirements Continued...
As a condition of employment for accepting this position you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.
This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest meet the organization goals and mission of the agency and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the determining if your employment advances the public interest the agency will consider:
- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/27/2026-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-12 grade level you must meet the following requirement for at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
You must meet the following Basic Requirements in order to be eligible for this position (you must include transcripts when meeting basic requirements with the degree or combination of education and experience):
General Anthropology Series 0190:
Degree: appropriate field of anthropology.
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Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major or a combination of courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in an appropriate field of anthropology or related course work plus appropriate experience or additional education.
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Experience: four years of appropriate experience in anthropology performing research museum work or similar professional-level work.
Archeology Series 0193:
Degree that included 3 semester hours each in the following course areas:
- History of archeology
- Archeology of a major geographical area such as North America or Africa
- Regional archeology archeological cultures or sites in a specific part or portion of a major geographical area to acquire or develop a foundation for regional specialization for professional development
- Theory and methods of archeology. Methods include but are not limited to typology classification sampling cultural evolution diffusion dating and analytical techniques
- Archeological field school to provide a basic understanding of theoretical and practical approaches to research design implementation field preservation techniques and report preparation by participation in actual field work
- and Six semester hours of related course work in:
- geography geology or cultural geography
- history historiography or historical archeology
- environmental studies
- scientific writing (nonfiction English composition); and/or
- surveying
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Related Curriculum: degree in anthropology (with emphasis on ethnology physical anthropology or scientific linguistics) history American studies or a related discipline may be accepted as satisfying in full the educational requirements provided the curriculum supplied academic course work sufficiently similar to the requirements above (including archeological field school).
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Combination of Education and Experience -College-level education or training that provided knowledge equivalent to that described in A above plus appropriate technical experience or additional education.
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Experience -Four years of archeological work experience that demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional archeology. The work experience must have included archeology field experience which may include that gained in an archeological field school. Field experience should have included a combination of professional experience in archeological survey excavation laboratory analysis and preparation of written materials. Applicants with such field experience should after additional experience under the direction of a higher grade archeologist be able to demonstrate the ability to be a crew chief directing the work of others at a single location as a part of a larger archeological project.
Biological Sciences Series 0401:
Degree: biological sciences agriculture natural resource management chemistry or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
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Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major as shown in A above plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Fish Biology Series 0482:
Degree: major in biological science that included:
- At least 6 semester hours in aquatic subjects such as limnology ichthyology fishery biology aquatic botany aquatic fauna oceanography fish culture or related courses in the field of fishery biology; and
- At least 12 semester hours in the animal sciences in such subjects as general zoology vertebrate zoology comparative anatomy physiology entomology parasitology ecology cellular biology genetics or research in these fields. (Excess course work in aquatic subjects may be used to meet this requirement when appropriate.)
Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e. at least 30 semester hours) of which a minimum of 6 semester hours were in aquatic subjects and 12 semester hours were in the animal sciences as shown in A above plus appropriate experience or additional education.
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** See Education Section for additional qualification requirements**
** Continuation of Qualification Requirements**
To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level you must possess all 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-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized Experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Qualifying specialized experience for this position must include at least three of the following: provide natural or cultural resource program support and professional advice in at least one of the occupations listed above; conduct or participate in National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) or National Historic Preservation Act (106/NHPA) compliance review; plan or participate in the planning of natural or cultural resource projects or studies; coordinate and/or interact with Tribes on natural or cultural resource management activities or concerns; participate as a professional member of a research team; research develop and prepare manuscripts for professional publications; perform collections management registration cataloging research preservation restoration and/or conservation of collections.
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.
To qualify based on education you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name school name credit hours course level major(s) and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.
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.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
Physical Demands: The position may require strenuous physical activity including periods of standing walking climbing and lifting and carrying heavy objects. Some activities will occur in physically dangerous areas or settings. Documentary research and report writing work is sedentary which entails the ability to concentrate and write for long periods of time.
Working Conditions: Work is performed primarily indoors (approximately 80%). Work may be performed outdoors in all types of weather. Outdoor assignments may be performed in potentially hazardous areas including steep slopes rocky terrain caves fire lines arctic environments swamps deserts and forests. On occasion flying in fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters is required.
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.
Government housing maybe available.
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 SF50s.
Documentation for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan consideration if you are a displaced Federal employee within the local commuting area. You must include: 1) Proof you are a displaced Federal employee e.g. RIF Separation Notice Notice of Proposed Removal etc; 2) SF-50s (Notifications of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive status promotion potential and duty location; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority displaced or surplus Federal employees must be rated well-qualified or above 85 on the rating criteria for this position.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Experience:
Manager
