Summary
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Midwest Region, Isle Royale National Park, in Houghton, Michigan.
For more information on the position, please contact Denice Swanke at denice_swanke@nps.gov.
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Duties
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- Provides facility management leadership & direction for the park and serves as an effective member of the park leadership team.
- Develops and coordinates plans and objectives to support mission requirements.
- Uses and oversees use of NPS software systems for management of assets, project development and funding, and construction processes.
- Develops budget, spending plan and work plans to implement maintenance work group priorities.
- Develops and implements a comprehensive safety and training program to eliminate at risk behaviors and environments and enforce regulatory policies and mandates.
The Facilities Program Manager is responsible for leadership of the facilities management work group at Isle Royale National Park. This position serves as the facility management expert and as an effective member of the park leadership team to develop and implement management strategies. The incumbent is actively involved in decisions affecting overall park management, policy, and operations, and contributes to the development and implementation of park management documents. Responsibilities include all phases of planning, both short and long range, for the future management, operation, development, and administration of the park's maintenance operation. The incumbent assists with managing Facility Management Software System (FMSS) for cost effective management of assets. They perform & maintain asset inventories and condition assessments for the purpose of developing deferred maintenance costs for annual and multi-year plans. They are also responsible for a comprehensive safety and training program to eliminate at risk behaviors and environments and enforce regulatory policies and mandates. The incumbent develops and manages the work group budget and projects utilizing NPS financial and project management programs, while ensuring the proper allocation and accountability for an annual budget of more than three million dollars. The position oversees approximately 30 full time permanent and seasonal employees covering a broad range of priorities and disciplines (for example: trails, campgrounds, docks, housing inventory, fuel systems, vessel fleet, equipment fleet, and complex mainland/island logistics). The incumbent collaboratively engages with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage National Monument, Keweenaw National Historic Park, and others within the Lake Superior Zone and Legacy Midwest Region to accomplish mutual goals.
Physical Demands: Work is mostly sedentary in an office setting. At times, walking, hiking, climbing, bending and moderate lifting are required. Much island travel occurs by boat and incumbent is often subject to inclement weather and rough seas.
Work Environment: The work involves regular and recurring exposure to moderate risks and discomforts associated with the operation repair and maintenance of park infrastructure and equipment. There are occasional of expose to risk situations.
Area Information: The position is duty stationed in Houghton, Michigan from November through mid-April. Houghton has a population of approximately 10,000 and is a full-service community with schools, churches, medical services, shopping, and abundant outdoor recreational opportunities. Higher education facilities are available at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. Houghton is one of several towns and villages on the Keweenaw Peninsula where housing is available for purchase in a wide range of prices from $100,000 to $500,000. Rentals range from $800 to $3,000 per month but are often more difficult to find. Winter snowfall averages between 150 and 200 inches per year creating abundant opportunities for snowmobiling, snowshoeing, cross-country and downhill skiing in the area.
During April through October, this position is required to live and work in Isle Royale National Park, approximately 70 miles by water or sea plane from Houghton. Isle Royale is a large, remote, isolated island in northwestern Lake Superior and is 99% federally-designated wilderness. The park offers superb recreational opportunities such as boating, kayaking, canoeing, backpacking, camping, fishing, hiking, and more. Transportation for visitors, employees and their families, as well as mail, groceries, and other supplies are provided via the park's ship, the M.V. Ranger III. Government housing is furnished on the island at no cost to the employee during the operating season. There are no roads, limited amenities, and limited opportunity to travel to the mainland. To protect Isle Royale's fauna from disease and other maladies, pets are prohibited.
For more information, see the parks website: www.nps.gov/ISRO
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Conditions of employment
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males
- Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
- Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b).
- You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use - drug testing requirement associated with Operation of a Small Water Craft.
- You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
- Occupancy of government quarters is required. The employee will be required to reside in government assigned housing from April to October each year. Rent will be automatically deducted from your pay on a pre-tax basis. However, NO park housing is available when the island is closed during the off-season, November-March.
- You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
- You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime.
- You may be required to travel overnight away from home. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
- You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
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Qualifications
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As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a one (1) year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.
This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider:
- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.
Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-06/30/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.
In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's Federal General Schedule Qualification Standards.
To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of specialized experience include but are not limited to the following: provides leadership, oversight, and management of the facilities division, develops, implements, and manages projects and alternatives, develops, and manages work group budget and project budgets, oversees multiple employees, vessel and fleet management, and a safety and training program. Collaboratively engages with other federal, tribal, state, and local partners. You must include hours per week worked.
Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a
non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying 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 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.
Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience.
For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.
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
There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.
Additional information
A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
Documentation for the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) eligibility, You
must submit ALL SF-50s and performance information for each period of temporary/term employment that qualifies for LMWFA. Performance documentation can be obtained by contacting the supervisors for the positions you served in during your 24 months. If they did not complete performance appraisals ask them to provide a statement of performance for
each period of service. The statement must specify the dates for each employment period and your level of performance consistent with your SF_50s.
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