Summary This position is located in Yosemite National Park, in the Office of the Superintendent - Lands and Special Park Uses Division. Open to the first 101 applicants or until 05/03/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. Government housing is NOT available. Hiring Manager Contact Information: Joe Meyer Chief of Staff - Yosemite National Park joe_meyer@nps.gov or (209) 372-0825 Responsibilities MAJOR DUTIES: Management of electrical providers (i.e. Pacific Gas and Electric and Southern California Edison) in the park and administrative site. Management of telephone, cell, internet, and wireless providers (i.e. Verizon, AT&T, AT&T Wireless, T-Mobile, and others) in the park and administrative sire. Manage private permitees utilizing federally owned land in the El Portal Administrative Site (i.e. Old El Portal). Manage private landowners within Yosemite National Park (i.e. Wawona, Foresta, Aspen Valley). This position is organizationally located in the Superintendent's Office of Yosemite National Park. The incumbent reports to the Chief of Staff. The Superintendent delegates responsibility for the Park's land resources (or lands) and utility providers to the incumbent. The incumbent is the Park's point of contact with the four gateway Counties relative to these areas of responsibility. The Park's land resources include: Federally-owned land within the Park Federally-owned land within the Administrative Site Privately-owned land within the park (i.e. inholdings in Wawona, Foresta, and Aspen Valley) Privately owned developments/housing immediately adjacent to the park under County jurisdiction (Fish Camp, Yosemite West, Yosemite View Lodge in El Portal) Rights-of-way permits for utility providers Contiguous lands identified for potential exchange Electrical service and telecommunications are critically important utilities that supports park operations, public safety, and visitor services. The incumbent manages rights-of-way permits for infrastructure, SUP for operations, and other permits for electrical providers (i.e. Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison and telecommunications providers (numerous). Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties. Prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year thereafter (or more frequently if management determines such need exists), you will be required to sign an affidavit certifying to your possession of a valid State issued driver's license that is current and has not been revoked, suspended, canceled, or otherwise disqualified in any way to prohibit your operation of a motor vehicle. You will also submit a photocopy of your valid State issued driver's license prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year, or more frequently if management determines such need exists. Lastly, you may be required to 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 discloses all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. Please indicate in your application whether you possess a valid State driver's license. You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority. Qualifications All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-05/03/2024-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. 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. 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 this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess 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-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience MUST include: 1) managing relationships (e.g. developing or implementing operations and maintenance plans, special use permits, or rights of way permits) with utility providers (i.e. electricity, phone, internet, and/or wireless); 2) addressing environmental issues associated with non-federal or private lands; and 3) analyzing and resolving conflicts with policy and program objectives for resource protection and/or land management. You must include hours per week worked. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level, you must possess 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-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience MUST include: 1) negotiating and managing complex or controversial permits involving utility providers; 2) granting rights of ways permits to utility providers in accordance with law, regulation and procedure; 3) addressing complex and controversial environmental issues associated with non-federal or private lands; and 4) analyzing and resolving conflicts with policy and program objectives for resource protection and/or land management. You must include hours per week worked. For more information on qualifying education or on combining education and experience see OPM Qualification Standards linked below: Individual Occupational Requirements for Realty Officer Series, 1170 Group Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions 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. CTAP/ICTAP Statement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies. Federal employees seeking I/CTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) - CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 - ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of most recent Performance Rating, and a copy of most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level & duty location. Education There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement. Additional Information A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR §575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive. A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the NPS. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor. Physical Demands: The work is generally sedentary and primarily performed in an office/indoor setting with occasional meetings in outdoors settings. Frequent in-park travel is required to interact with colleagues, permittees and private inholders in residential areas, or areas included in a permit. Occasional out-of-park travel is required for professional development, to meet with County Governments or external stakeholders, etc. Reasonable accommodations may be available related to office environment, meeting rooms, work in outdoor settings, travel, and other requirements of the position. Working Conditions: The work is generally sedentary and primarily performed in an office/indoor setting with occasional meetings in outdoors settings. Work in an office/indoor setting involves everyday risks which require normal safety precautions typical of offices, meeting and training rooms, residences, businesses, etc. Required travel requires safe operations of vehicles. The incumbent is expected to use of safe work practices in an office environment (particularly with regard to ergonomics) and in outdoor settings (particularly avoidance of trips and falls). Reasonable accommodations may be available related to office environment, meeting rooms, work in outdoor settings, travel, and other requirements of the position. The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.