Employment Opportunities

The National Park Service Office of Public Health employs U.S. Public Health Service Officers and civilian staff to deliver the highest quality professional public health services. Current vacancy announcements and position descriptions will be listed below when available. To learn more about PHS officer employment, visit the official Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service website.

Public Health Consultant

O-5 Billet/GS-13 (Non-Supervisory)
Location: Boulder City, NV
Closing Date: May 23, 2025
Position Description: The National Park Service (NPS) is recruiting a Commissioned Corps officer to fill the position of Public Health Consultant (PHC) with a duty station in Lake Mead National Recreation area located in Boulder City, NV. Boulder City is located 20 minutes East of the Las Vegas/Henderson area. Applicants in the Health Services Officer, Environmental Health, and Engineer categories with wastewater, drinking water, and food safety background will be considered. The PHC, under the general direction of the Team Lead, Field Services Branch, within the Office of Health and Safety (OHS), serves as a public health expert and advisor to the Chief, OHS, as well as Regional Directors, supervisors, field staff and private citizens. The position is responsible for providing public health services to a geographic cluster of parks (Interior Regions 8, 9, 10, & 12) in support of the mission of the OHS and the NPS. The PHC evaluates public health and operational issues related to potable water treatment and supply, treatment and disposal of wastewater, food safety, and backcountry operations; consults on zoonotic and vector-borne disease issues such as rabies, Lyme disease, West Nile virus, and avian influenza; and provides support for other public health activities, including recreational water quality, special events, training, outbreak investigations, plan review, and emergency/disaster response. Applicants for this position should have a strong background in food safety. Please visit the hyperlinked position title for more information.

Staff Nurse (Wellness Center)

O-4 Billet (Non-Supervisory)
Location: Washington, DC
Closing Date: May 29, 2025
Position Description: The Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of the Secretary (OS), is seeking a Commissioned Corps officer for the position of Staff Nurse at the Stewart Lee Udall Building in Washington, D.C. This role is part of the Office of Facilities and Administrative Services (OFAS), within the Administrative Services Division and the Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Branch (OSHE), specifically based in the Stewart Lee Udall Wellness Center. As a Registered Nurse, the incumbent is responsible for delivering high-quality clinical ambulatory nursing services encompassing a wide range of patient care, including wellness promotion, management of acute illnesses, chronic disease care, and support for medical needs. Please visit the hyperlinked position title for more information.

Supervisory Environmental Health Officer

O-5 Billet (Full Promotion Potential) Supervisory
Location:
Cabrillo National Monument – San Diego, CA
Channel Islands National Park – Ventura,CA
Death Valley National Park – Furnace Creek, CA Great Basin National Park – Baker, NV
Joshua Tree National Park – Twentynine Palms,CA
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (+ Grand Canyon Parashant NM & Tule Springs Fossil Beds NM) – Boulder City, NV
Manzanar National Historic Site – Independence, CA
Mojave National Preserve (includes Castle Mountains NM) – Barstow, CA
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area – Calabasas, CA
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Position Description: This position serves as the subject matter expert and principal advisor responsible for developing and coordinating the safety, occupational health, and environmental management programs for the Southern Network of parks (see list above). The position plays a significant leadership role for the Network and interacts directly with the Southern Network Board of Directors, consisting of Superintendents from each national park unit. Together these parks manage approximately 10 million across of land within the states of Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and California. The position’s work and productivity will have direct impact on the safety, health, and wellbeing of over 700 employees, thousands of volunteers, and over 10 million park visitors per year. This position will be duty stationed at one of the Network parks, will be supervised by the Superintendent of that park, and will provide professional safety and environmental management services to the other parks as directed by the Southern Network superintendents. Please visit the hyperlinked position title for more information.

Project Specialist-Disaster Supplemental Projects

O-4 Billet (Non-Supervisory, Full Promotion Potential)
Location: Death Valley National Park (Death Valley, CA or Pahrump, NV)
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Position Description: The Department of the Interior (DOI)/National Park Service (NPS)/Death Valley National Park (DEVA) is recruiting a Commissioned Corps Officer to fill the position of Project Specialist/Civil, Mechanical Engineer or Electrical Engineer with a duty station in Death Valley, CA or Pahrump, NV. Only officers in the Engineer Officer category will be considered. Incumbent is a member of the Management Division within Death Valley National Park and is supervised by the Division Branch Chief. Selectee has responsibility for assisting the Project Manager in initiating, establishing, guiding, and controlling one or more Disaster Supplemental (DS) design/construction projects from inception through completion. Please visit the hyperlinked position title for more information.

Project Specialist-Great American Outdoors Act Projects

O-4 Billet (Non-Supervisory, Full Promotion Potential)
Location: Death Valley National Park (Death Valley, CA or Pahrump, NV)
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Position Description: The Department of the Interior (DOI)/National Park Service (NPS) is recruiting a Commissioned Corps Officer to fill the position of Project Specialist/Civil, Mechanical Engineer or Electrical Engineer with a duty station in either Death Valley, CA or Pahrump, NV. Only officers in the Engineer Officer category will be considered. Incumbent is a member of the Management Division within Death Valley National Park and is supervised by the Division Branch Chief. Selectee has responsibility as Project Specialist in initiating, establishing, guiding, and assisting with controlling one or more DSC design/construction projects from inception through completion. The projects assigned will be in support for the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA); the historic bipartisan legislation that will expand recreational opportunities and address long overdue infrastructure and modernization challenges. Please visit the hyperlinked position title for more information.

Project Manager-Repair/Rehab

O-5 Billet (Non-Supervisory, Full Promotion Potential)
Location: Death Valley National Park/Lake Mead National Recreation Area (Boulder City, NV)
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Position Description: The Department of the Interior (DOI)/National Park Service (NPS) is recruiting a Commissioned Corps Officer to fill the position of Project Manager/Civil, Mechanical Engineer or Electrical Engineer with a duty station in Boulder City, NV. Only officers in the Engineer Officer category will be considered. Incumbent is a shared member of the Maintenance Division within Death Valley National Park and Lake Mead Recreational Area and is supervised by the Division Branch Chiefs. Selectee has responsibility for initiating, establishing, guiding, and controlling the design/construction project through completion. The Project Manager will be in support for the repair/rehab needs addressing facilities to include buildings and structures, water and wastewater utility systems, picnic areas, public use areas, and recreational and transportation assets such as pedestrian/bicycle paths, roads, trails, and other critical infrastructures. Please visit the hyperlinked position title for more information.

Project Manager-Disaster Supplemental Projects

O-5 Billet (Non-Supervisory, Full Promotion Potential)
Location: Death Valley National Park (Death Valley, CA or Pahrump, NV)
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Position Description: The Department of the Interior (DOI)/National Park Service (NPS)/Death Valley National Park (DEVA) is recruiting a Commissioned Corps Officer to fill the position of Project Manager/Civil, Mechanical Engineer or Electrical Engineer with a duty station in either Death Valley, CA or Pahrump, NV. Only officers in the Engineer Officer category will be considered. Incumbent is a member of the Management Division within Death Valley National Park and is supervised by the Division Branch Chief. Selectee has responsibility as the Project Manager in initiating, establishing, guiding, and controlling one or more Disaster Supplemental (DS) design/construction projects from inception through completion. Please visit the hyperlinked position title for more information.