Community Planner

You will serve as a Community Planner with National Park Service. It is located in the Strategic Planning and Project Management Division of Yosemite National Park, El Portal Office. The purpose of this position is to provide technical analysis, guidance, and coordination for park planning projects and to monitor previously implemented projects. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Incumbent assists with coordinating strategic planning on projects taking place within Yosemite. The incumbent will work on complex initiatives involving coordination of a variety of planning activities and policies. Position requires interactive coordination assistance with all divisions within Yosemite National Park along with visitors, external gateway communities, contractors, Support Offices, Region, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Washington Support Office (WASO).- The incumbent assists with facilitating multi-disciplinary teams in the development of strategic plans for Yosemite; uses resourcefulness and independence in managing highly visible and potentially controversial projects with external participation and few precedents to guide action.- Assists as a lead planner for management studies, including the development of study/data collection methodologies, evaluation of resources, formulation of recommendations, and development of long-range implementation strategies. Projects often involve complex and controversial policy and management issues.- Assists with the establishment, monitoring, and updating of comprehensive work plans and sets priorities for the allocation and structuring of project work and assists in developing programs for Yosemite.- Gathers in-depth information and assists with complex analyses of alternative options, land use patterns, transportation corridors, and data for specific projects.- Prepares and submits in-depth correspondence and reports related to assigned program activities. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/13/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized 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 periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. 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. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following: A. Degree: In community planning; or related field such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration that included at least 12 semester hours in the planning process, socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, urban and regional economic analysis, and development finance. Note: Applicants with degrees in related fields, such as those listed above, who do not have the 12 semester hours of specified course work must have had at least 1 year of work experience i

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