Park Manager (Superintendent)

U.S. Department of the Interior; Tennessee; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of the Interior seeks a Superintendent for Shiloh National Military Park, stationed in Shiloh, TN.

The role requires leading a team of managers, fostering external partnerships, and delivering exceptional stewardship and public service across organizational boundaries. Responsibilities include setting strategic goals, managing resources, ensuring compliance with federal laws, and coordinating with tribes, stakeholders, and partners to advance the park's mission and protect

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen or National required.
• Background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Selective Service registration for certain candidates.
• Uniforms and related requirements may apply.

Responsibilities

• Determines strategic direction, goals, and objectives for Shiloh National Military Park and oversees all park management functions.
• Leads a network of park leaders and external partners to foster collaboration across agencies, communities, and stakeholders.
• Ensures compliance with laws and National Park Service policies and responsible use of resources to meet NPS objectives.
• Builds partnerships with tribes, local governments, and community organizations to support stewardship and public service.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational Awareness

Partnering

Technical Competence

Job description

Summary

This position serves as the Superintendent for Shiloh National Military Park and will be duty-stationed in Shiloh, TN. This position is also open to status candidates under announcement CAHT-26-13073476-ST-MH. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

Major Duties

We seek leaders who excel not only at managing parks and public lands, but at leading other leaders. Today's Superintendents are expected to lead beyond the boundaries of a single park by investing in, coaching, and empowering senior managers and fellow Superintendents, creating the conditions in which accomplished leaders can thrive, exercise sound judgment, and deliver exceptional stewardship and public service. Successful candidates serve as multipliers of leadership capacity-fostering collaboration across organizational boundaries, navigating the complexities of leading experienced executives with diverse perspectives and authorities, and building high-performing organizations grounded in accountability, integrity, and trust. They cultivate enduring partnerships, ensure decisions are lawful and mission-focused, and inspire confidence among employees, partners, gateway communities, Tribal Nations, and the American people. As the Park Manager (Superintendent) you will perform the following major duties: Determines strategic direction, goals, and objectives for Shiloh National Military Park. Responsible for all aspects of management of the park through subordinate staff including planning and programming, public relations, administration, resource management, safety, interpretation, visitor services, and facilities maintenance. Fosters and maintains external relationships and partnerships, such as with community organizations, Native American tribes, elected officials, stakeholders, and partners. Builds coalitions internally and with other federal agencies, state, and local governments, as well as non-profit and private sector organizations to achieve common goals. Ensures compliance with all federal laws and National Park Service (NPS) policies, ensuring that the park's financial and other resources are used strategically and effectively to meet NPS objectives.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit www.dhs.gov/EVerify/. DRIVER'S LICENSE: Must have and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. UNIFORM: You are required to wear a uniform and comply with the uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. A financial disclosure report will be required within 30 days of appointment. You may be required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. WORK SCHEDULE: You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime. TRAVEL: You may be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. You 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. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period. For more information regarding Probationary Periods, please see "Qualifications" section below.

Evaluations

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g. resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of any additional assessment(s) required for this position. Your resume must not exceed 2 pages. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed. Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. These procedures place candidates with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Veterans with a service-connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher. Under Category Rating, candidates will be rated and ranked into the following categories: Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job. You will be assessed in the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Leadership Organizational Awareness Partnering Technical Competence To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of additional assessment(s), including a structured resume review by a Subject Matter Expert (SME) panel. These assessments measure the critical competencies listed above that are required to successfully perform the job. Current or former displaced Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be well-qualified, score at least 85 (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements), and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. Providing false or misleading information on your resume or supporting documentation may result in removal from consideration or other action consistent with applicable federal hiring regulations. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.