Superintendent, Yellowstone National Park

National Park Service • Full-time • Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming • $162.74k - $228k / year • 1w ago

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Open: September 22, 2026 — Closes: October 5, 2026

Summary

Yellowstone National Park spans 2.25 million acres across Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho and is one of the world's most complex national park operations. The park protects extensive natural, cultural, and historic resources, including more than 10,000 thermal features, Yellowstone Lake, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and thousands of years of cultural history. Yellowstone is also a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site.

Major Duties

The Superintendent is responsible for the management and protection of Yellowstone National Park, including its infrastructure, employees, and visitors. Performs the following key responsibilities: Manages daily park operations, park planning, and policy implementation to optimize resources, conservation, and visitor enjoyment. Executive leadership to over 800 park staff and evaluation of park programs that include an annual budget of $60 million, $4 billion in infrastructure assets, and operations for over four million annual visitors. Leads strategic planning and establishes short- and long-range goals and standards of operations to ensure effective park operations and policy. Monitors and evaluates the operating efficiency and effectiveness of all phases of park operations, including public use management, resource preservation, park development, resource education and interpretation, facility management, park maintenance, visitor services, safety management, law enforcement, concessions management and park partnerships, public affairs, budget planning and execution, and fiscal and human resources management. Coordinates planning efforts with other offices, such as Regional Offices and Directorates. Establishes and maintains close relationships with local, state, and federal agencies, educational institutions, as well as private organizations interested in park uses and restoring and monitoring the integrity of the ecosystem. Manages and directs the parks' partnerships and public awareness programs, encompassing concessions, public use management, stewardship, and community outreach. Responsible for providing full development of project cost, scope, scheduling, and contract management for large-scale projects from multiple fund sources. This includes environmental planning, compliance, design development, construction management, and coordination of the park's accessibility program.

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