Integrated Resources Program Manager

National Park Service; Grants (NM); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Park Service is seeking a senior resource manager for El Malpais and El Morro National Monuments in New Mexico. Based in the Resources Management Program Division, you will guide the integrated resources program and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.

You will supervise staff and volunteers, develop work plans, manage funding proposals, and oversee research projects to protect natural and cultural resources.

Responsibilities

• Oversees El Malpais and El Morro National Monument's Integrated Resources Program, serving as the senior principal advisor in the management of natural and cultural resources.
• Develops work plans, scopes of work, cost estimates, and proposals and/or grants to justify funding request and accomplish goals.
• Identifies research needs, prepares requests for proposals or statements of work, and provides oversight for research projects.
• Develops and maintains effective working relations with Native Americans, other traditional associations, and related groups, agencies, and the public; represents the superintendent when working with others on resource stewardship.
• Supervises permanent, seasonal, and temporary employees, as well as Volunteers-In-Park.

Job description

Open: August 12, 2026 — Closes: August 25, 2026

Summary

This position is located in El Malpais National Monument, in the Resources Management Program Division.

Major Duties

El Morro National Monument rises 200 feet above the valley floor this massive sandstone bluff with its reliable waterhole hidden at its base welcomed weary travelers and the human history inscribed upon the rock and preserved in the ancient ruins, makes El Morro National Monument a handbook of cultural history of the Southwest. El Malpais National Monument consists of 114,748 acres of lava fields, cinder cones, lava tubes, ice caves, sculptured sandstone formations, and ponderosa, pinon and juniper forests. Approximately 85% of the park (97,000 acres) is managed as wilderness. These are magical parks with incredible natural and cultural resources and a dynamic staff. Your job duties will include: Oversees El Malpais and El Morro National Monument's Integrated Resources Program, serving as the senior principal advisor in the management of natural and cultural resources and is responsible for program development and implementation. Carries out program management duties by developing work plans and schedules, scopes of work, cost estimates, and proposals and/or grants to justify funding request and accomplish goals. Identifies research needs, prepares requests for proposals or statements of work, and provides oversight for research projects. Develops and maintains effective working relations with Native Americans, other traditional associations, and related groups, agencies, and the public; represents the superintendent when working with others on resource stewardship. Supervises permanent, seasonal, and temporary employees, as well as Volunteers-In-Park.