Park Lands Specialist

Full Job Description

This position located in Cape Cod National Seashore, in the Management Division. Requirements Continued...

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.

In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.

Upon completion of your probationary your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-04/08/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time).

If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

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).

This experience includes activities such as: 1) Managing a Land Acquisition program, including oversight of estate properties, property line inquiries, and accurate mapping of land parcels; 2) Researching all applicable federal, state, and local legislation to advise park managers on the potential impacts the regulations may have on park lands; 3) Negotiating with individuals, corporations, and governmental bodies to acquire interest in land by purchase, exchange, or donation; 4) Preparing, reviewing, and processing all documents required for legal transfer of properties, such as certificates of inspection, administrative waivers, Inventory and Condition Reports, and Donation reports; 5) Formulating recommendations to the responsible management officials on the use, management, and development of organizational resources.

You must include hours per week worked.

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. Major Duties:

• Serves as the park's subject-matter-expert in all lands program matters including easements, retentions and life estates, utility and road rights-of-way and boundary issues Manages all day-to-day operations associated with the Land Acquisition program for the park Researches and develops plans for resolving a variety of land management issues such as encumbrances on acquired lands such as easements, pipelines and other utilities Builds relationships with and coordinates land protection goals with the numerous state, local, federal and non-profit partners Serves as the principal point of contact for the park by utility companies, municipalities and others who have infrastructure on NPS lands