You will serve as a Supervisory Park Ranger (Protection), in the Visitor and Resource Protection Division. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 2 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. Recruitment or relocation incentives may be offered.
This position serves as the Chief Ranger for Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve, with jurisdictions located throughout Louisiana. The purpose of this position is to provide expertise, guidance, and supervision for law enforcement, security, and resource and visitor protection operations of Jean Lafitte NHP & Preserve, New Orleans Jazz NHP and Cane River National Historical Site.
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Plans, directs, coordinates and executes the park law enforcement program. Serves as principal liaison with other Federal, State, Local, Tribal and other law enforcement agency officials. Coordinates or conducts internal and criminal investigations, including those pertaining to natural resource poaching and drug enforcement.
Distributes law enforcement funding, prepares the division budget and expends allotted funds as programmed. Manages the application process and authorizations for Special Use Permits and Commercial Use Service. For additional information about this position, please contact: Rebecca Lasell, Superintendent Rebecca Lasell@nps.gov
Law Enforcement Commission: Must currently possess or previously held (within the past three years), a FLETC issued Land Management Police Training, full Type I Law Enforcement Commission or equivalent; or be qualified to receive a Type 1 Commission upon appointment. This position does not allow substituting education for experience.
This is a secondary/administrative law enforcement position under the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8412(d) (FERS). While secondary positions are not subject to the maximum entry age (MEA) policy, applicants must have prior service in a primary position and meet the transfer requirement for movement from a primary to a secondary position to be eligible for special retirement coverage.
Applicants may meet qualification requirements but may not be eligible for special retirement coverage; if such an applicant is selected, they will be placed in the regular retirement system.
For FERS eligibility, an employee must transfer directly (without a break in service exceeding three days) from a primary position to a secondary position, complete three years of service in a primary rigorous position-including any such service during which no FERS deductions were withheld-and must be continuously employed in a secondary position since moving from a primary rigorous position, except for any break in employment from a secondary position that began with involuntary separation (not for cause).
It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure this office has sufficient information to determine retirement status and prevent loss of benefits, typically by submitting an SF-50 or other documentation demonstrating work history in approved covered positions. Applicants must inform human resources if they are currently in a primary position.
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jennifer_mengel@ios.doi.gov · (541) 880-2551
This position is with National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $109383 – $142199/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-28.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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