Supervisory Recreation Fee Specialist

National Park Service; Estes Park (CO); On-site; USD 78,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

National Park Service in Rocky Mountain National Park seeks a Supervisory Recreation Fee Specialist to lead revenue collection programs and oversee budget and staff. This federal role emphasizes program direction, compliance, and public service within a national park context.

Qualified candidates have at least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 or equivalent, experience managing fees and contractors, and must meet time-in-grade requirements. Hours per week must be listed on resume.

Qualifications

• At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11.
• Experience in collection of revenues and fee programs.
• Experience in budgeting for a fee program.
• Ability to direct the work of subordinates and contractors.
• Hours per week must be included on resume.

Responsibilities

• Provide program direction on all matters concerning collection of revenues for the park.
• Develop and track an operational budget for the fee program.
• Develop long-range goals and work plans for revenue and fee programs.
• Evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of revenue and fee programs.
• Direct the work of subordinates and contractors.

Skills

Program direction

Budget management

Long-range planning

Program evaluation

Supervisory experience

Job description

You will serve as a Supervisory Recreation Fee Specialist with the National Park Service at Rocky Mountain National Park. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/23/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.

For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized 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 periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. 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.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level:

Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

1. providing program direction on all matter concerning collection of all non-appropriated recreational and non-commercial revenues;
2. developing and tracking an operational budget associated with a fee collection program;
3. developing long range goals and work plans for a revenue and fee program;
4. evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of a revenue and fee program;
5. directing the work of subordinates and contractors.

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.