Serves as the Superintendent of Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.

The duties for this position include but are not limited to:

• Manage and evaluate the effectiveness and cost efficiency of multi-faceted park operations.
• Provides leadership in establishing strategic long-term and short-term goals and objectives; reviews progress; adjusts priorities; and evaluates results.
• Facilitate and provide leadership to the coordination of the park’s major interdisciplinary project program, assuring that workload is anticipated and planned for, major coordination and approval requirements are met, and that all projects meet high professional standards for sustainability, safety, universal access; and may directly manage interdisciplinary teams for large projects of major significance to the park;
• Manage complex and diverse park/land management programs, such as administration, natural and cultural resources, resource/visitor protection, education, interpretation, and facilities management.
• Develop and institute new and innovative projects and programs to achieve strategic organizational goals.
• Cooperate with multiple partners to administer park and public lands programs.
• Actively participates in the development, nurturing and management of cooperative partnerships throughout the parks that provide assistance in carrying out the mission of the NPS and parks.
• Plays major role in maintaining ongoing partnerships, particularly with the park’s major partners; and
  Due to the extremely high visitation and its impact, resource and visitor protection problems are complex and demanding. Based on its proximity to a major tourist area and historic issues and uses predating the establishment of the park, traditional approaches to park management are frequently neither appropriate, nor effective in managing the park.
• Complex technical issues are often encountered involving highly sensitive conflicting pressures and require the development of new, frequently non-traditional approaches to problem resolution. This requires that the incumbent exercise a high degree of initiative and resourcefulness in formulating and modifying plans, systems and management concepts to meet program needs.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively about complex and controversial policies, projects and priorities.
• Negotiates and influences others to solve problems and achieve results.

Physical Demands: Work is mostly sedentary; some walking for extended periods of time over rough terrain or snow may be necessary, but physical labor is generally not required. However, pressures generated from an extensive variety of influences may result in significant stress or psychological pressure. Frequent public contacts, presentation of controversial topics to diverse internal and external audiences, high risk decisions effecting employee and visitor safety, and planning and negotiating all involve operating in a high stress/high stakes work environment. A healthy personal constitution – physical, mental, emotional – is required.

Working Conditions: Most work is performed in an office setting, but frequently may be required to work in a field or in remote areas of the park, and to participate in meetings in various communities, cities, or localities in the park or region. When working outside, incumbent will be subject to various weather conditions (i.e., blowing and drifting snow, icy roads, high winds, frigid temperatures, etc.). The position includes travel by boat, which will subject the incumbent to a variety of weather and lake conditions. This includes stormy waters, high winds, rain and snow, congested waterways, etc.