Supervisory Park Ranger (Chief of Resource Management)

Full Job Description

This position is located at the National Mall and Memorial Parks, located in Washington, D.C. The position is for the Chief of Resource Management.

This Division Chief is a member of the senior management team and reports directly to the Deputy Superintendent.

Requirements Continued 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. Time-in-grade requirements 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 driver license is required.

You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's 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 driver 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.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/20/2026-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 the Supervisory Park Ranger position at the GS-14 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-13 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

This experience includes activities such as: Experience at this level must include all of the following: 1) Extensive knowledge of historic preservation planning and management requirements and guidelines to provide adequate long-term protection for resources and exhibits; 2) Working familiarity with the theories, principles, techniques and practice of park and land use planning, cultural and natural resources management; 3) Expertise in applying professional knowledge of the park natural and cultural resource management, including, as appropriate but not limited to history, archeology, historic structures, ethnography, cultural landscapes, natural and cultural museum collections, archives, botany, wildlife biology, ecology, hydrology, land management physical sciences; 4) Extensive knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations relating to the preservation and protection of the natural and cultural resources, including NEPA and NHPA; and 5) Experience in applying concepts, principles, and practices of preservation, as laid out in the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.

You must include hours per week worked. 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. Major Duties:

The major duties of the Supervisory Park Ranger position include, but are not limited to, the following: Provides the Superintendent's Office with input on annual and long-term goals and prioritization of work, development and review of operational procedures, analysis of problems and development of solutions and responses to public and political concerns.

Develops a comprehensive strategic plan for the management of the park's diverse cultural and natural resources.

This includes the planning and execution of projects for identification, protection, research related to preservation of cultrual anthropology, tradtional practices, historical analysis, archeology, cultural landscapes, and historic period sites and structures.

Incumbent provides overall leadership for cultural and natural resource programs, and the compliance associated with those programs.

Leads the park's compliance team through the required steps for successful completion of federal compliance including Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

The division supports the implementation of the park's comprehensive development management plans, with the goal of improving visitor experience and protecting, restoring and preserving cultural and natural resources.

Provides leadership and consultation on issues in the natural and cultural resources management fields and identifies the need to initiate and recommend programs, polices, and standards to be used by park managers, contractors, concessioners, lessees, and others.