Park Manager

Summary

You will serve as a Park Managerwith Bureau of Reclamation.This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region?10 - California-Great Basin, New Melones Recreation Resources Branch, Angels Camp, California. Serves as a Manager, Park Ranger, and senior advisor to the Resource Manager on all park administration, recreation, and visitor services. Duty Location: Angels Camp, CA

Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Exercises delegated authority for administering a broad range of recreation and land use- related activities on federal lands and waters at New Melones Lake. Formulates and proposes interim and long-term priorities for incorporation into Central California Area Office (CCAO) annual and outyear program plans and objectives. Prepares budget activity plans and other required justification to support program funding. Executes approved program and budget in accordance with the Resources Management Plan and CCAO program objectives. Maintains continuous oversight of New Melones Lake activities and concession operation, management, and development, analyzes progress and implements necessary process improvements, ensures timely submission of periodic and annual reports, and evaluates and documents annual program accomplishments. Promotes close coordination and teamwork with CCAO management, engineering, environmental, and maintenance staff. Program responsibilities and work priorities typically encompass, but are not limited to: recreation operations, resource management, partnerships, concessions management, public health and safety. Initiates or approves personnel actions and also hears and resolves group grievances and individual employee complaints. Develops and establishes goals in the beginning of the year, tracks progress throughout the year by implementing a monitoring system, and recognition for successful completion of goals. Serves as front-line representative for coordination with emergency response services, partner agencies, tribal governments, Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties staff, and other federal, State and local agencies on key issues that may affect critical aspects of Reclamation programs and New Melones Lake and recreation areas. Develops and implements a public relations program with local interests and the public.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/19/2026-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: Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. Specialized Experience: To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level: 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: and includes but not limited to the following: Planning, administering, and managing natural resources, recreation resources, and park facilities; Provides leadership and direction in managing recreation areas including wildlife areas, trails, interpretive centers, day use areas, campgrounds, boat launch areas, and facilities; administer concession contract for development and operation of concession area (Marina); Prepare budget activity plans and other required justification to support program funding. Ensuring compliance with prevailing laws and policies governing stewardship of Federal lands and waters. You must include hours per week worked on your resume. 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.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.