You will serve as an Administrative Officer with the National Park Service. This position is located in the Superintendent's Office of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 1 night per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. GS-13 Salary: $106,437 (Step 01) to $138,370 (Step 10). First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Provides accurate and reliable advice on a wide range of administrative functions as these apply to the park, either as personal advisory service to the Superintendent and Division Chiefs or by directing (or obtaining services of) specialists, technicians and clerical support positions in delivering services to management and employees of the park.
Plans, analyzes, and monitors the formulation and development of park-wide plans, programs, procedures, operating policies, internal controls, and program goals. Maintains surveillance over the park's business systems to ensure maximum probability of mission success.
Responsible for keeping the park's revenues and spending in balance through sound advice and supervision of the staff of the Administration/Business Office dedicated to budget and financial management on a day-to-day basis. Participates as a full member of the park leadership team with the Superintendent and Division Chiefs in formulating and annually updating program management plans and associated budgets.
Directs the budget and financial management staff in establishing or modifying account structures, tracking expenditures and obligations, and continuously reviewing accounts to be able to alert managers to problems.
Oversees the following functions: Payroll and Timekeeping, Bills of Collection, Third Party Drafts, Payment of Invoices, Internal Controls and Audits, Travel Services, Planning, Human Resources Management, Acquisition and Property Management, Agreements, and Information Management to include supervising the business management/administration staff of the park, recruiting and hiring subordinate staff members in line with merit staffing procedures and equal employment opportunity guidelines, and serving as point of contact for the Operations Formulation System (OFS).
Designs and conducts complex business and administrative studies to identify and propose solutions to management problems characterized by their breadth, importance, and severity, and for which previous studies and established management techniques are frequently inadequate.
This position does not allow substituting education for experience.
This position is with National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $106437 – $138370/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-29.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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