You will serve as a Outdoor Recreation Planner with National Park Service. You will perform a wide range of duties related to planning, and to coordinate the development and completion of a number of planning projects and planning documents. This is a temporary promotion and/or detail not to exceed 1-year and can be extended up to 5 years. This temporary promotion may be made permanent without further competition.
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Develop outdoor recreation and natural resource/conservation plans at a variety of scales for parks, natural areas, green spaces, trails, pathways and waterway (rivers, lakes, coastal bays, shoreline) access addressing community needs focused on connections to the outdoors and natural resource management.
Coordinate collaborative planning through organizing and supporting teams and facilitating diverse community and partner engagement. Analyze data and information related to outdoor recreation and natural resource planning and management including: analysis of land uses, natural and community resources, outdoor recreation needs and trends and natural resource/resiliency considerations.
Develop and implement strategies for engaging stakeholders and diverse community interests in outdoor recreation and natural resource conservation planning using a variety of tools and venues, both face to face and virtually. Develop work plans for collaborative planning clarifying visions and roles, defining goals and tasks, setting deadlines, monitoring progress, and adapting plans to promote outcomes and accountability.
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
This position is with National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $74648 – $97087/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-16.
There are 5 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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