Park Manager (Superintendent)

National Park Service; Middlesborough (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Park Service seeks a Park Manager (Superintendent) to lead Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, with a duty station in Middlesboro, KY, and oversight across the park's three-state area.

The role emphasizes administrative supervision, resource management, and coordination with federal, state, and local partners. This is a temporary promotion/detail not to exceed one year, potentially extendable up to five years, with no locality pay increase.

Responsibilities

• Serve as manager of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.

Job description

This listing is a summary.

Open: November 4, 2026 — Closes: November 17, 2026

Summary

You will serve as a Park Manager (Superintendent) with Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.

Major Duties

This is a temporary promotion and/or detail not to exceed 1 year and can be extended up to 5 years. There are no qualification requirements for a detail assignment however, employees must meet any positive education/licensure requirements and have experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the major duties of the position. Detail assignments do not include additional or reduced compensation, including locality pay, but benefit from the experience gained, and the opportunity to broaden their knowledge and skills. Time spent on a detail is not creditable for time-in-grade purposes. Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Incumbent serves as the manager of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. The park is located in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky; and Virginia and four counties. The park has approximately 45 employees, with a range of schedules. Duty station is Middlesboro, KY although the incumbent spends about one-third of his/her time in each of the three states of the park (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia). Incumbent provides administrative and technical supervision to a large subordinate staff. In doing so he/she provides administrative and technical supervision/direction of the park to facilitate work. In oversight of this large organization, exercise delegated authority to oversee the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of a program, several program segments (each of which is managed through separate subordinate units), or comparable staff functions, including the development, assignment, and higher level clearance of goals and objectives for supervisors or managers of their subordinate organizational units. Responsible for planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating resource management programs (natural and cultural). Coordinates land and resource planning and management with representatives of other agencies, Federal, state, and local governments, the general public, and with private landholders. Determines work priorities for the park and directs accomplishment of the approval Annual Work Plan. The Superintendent represents the Park and the Service on a national level, to include other land management agencies, associate in conservation and environmental fields, members of Congress, Governors, key state and local officials, partners, and the media from three different states.