Permits Specialist

Summary

You will serve as a Permits Specialist with National Park Service. This announcement is open to career transition eligibles (Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) and Reemployment Priority List (RPL)) ONLY.

Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Serve as primary contact for Grand Canyon National Park's large and complex Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) and secondarily for the Special Park Uses (SPU) Programs. Recommend and/or provide CUA program guidance; strategy and annual work plans. Collaborates, supports, and implements regional and service-wide changes to Programs. Responsible for the issuance of over 700 Commercial Use Authorizations, including permits for in-park tours, equipment rental, day hiking, bicycling, and overnight backpacking. Supports issuance of Special Park Uses Permits, including permits for special events, weddings, burials in the park's Pioneer Cemetery, and First Amendment activities in throughout the park. Grand Canyon National Park's commercial services program is one of the most complex programs in the National Park Service (NPS) and one of the largest in terms of concessioners' annual gross receipts. The Division is responsible for the following programs: Concession Contracts (22), Commercial Use Authorizations (700+), Special Park Uses, Rights-of-Way and procurement contracts associated with the park transportation (shuttle) system.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 10/09/2026-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-09 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as coordinating, issuing, monitoring, and tracking commercial use authorizations, special park use permits, commercial filming permits, or right of way permits; assisting with implementing policies and procedures relative to a business management program in recreation or very similar industry; issuing/validating commercial use authorizations and/or special use permits for recreation/concessioners or very similar industry. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of at least a master's or equivalent graduate degree -OR- two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree -OR- LL.B. or J.D., if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience as listed above, that when combined equal at least 100% of the minimum qualification requirement for the GS-09 level. You must include hours per week and transcripts. 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

You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications