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.

Civil or Structural Engineer/Project Manager

O-5 Billet (Non-Supervisory, Full Promotion Potential)
Location: Sharpsburg, MD; Washington, DC
Closing Date: Applications will begin to be reviewed on January 15, 2026
Position Description: The Department of the Interior (DOI)/National Park Service (NPS) is recruiting a Commissioned Corps Officer to fill the position of Civil or Structural Engineer/Project Manager with a duty station in Sharpsburg, MD or Washington, DC. Only officers in the Engineer Officer category will be considered. The selectee is a member of the Design and Construction branch within the Facilities, Design and Construction Associate Directorate at the National Capital Region (NCR), NPS. The Branch provides design and construction services for the Regional Office, 15 major national parks, 20 museums, 3 battlefields, and approximately 80 national monuments that comprise the NCR. This position reports to and works under the direction of the Chief of Design and Construction. This position serves as an expert engineer providing civil engineering consultation and advisement to senior colleagues for significant and complex projects on assets that affect the welfare of the public and/or the sustainability of natural resources and the environment. Work can include design, studies, analyses, construction administration, documentation, inspections, assessments, investigations, reviews, cost estimating, specifications writing, compliance evaluations, and evaluating facility capacities and operations. This position will serve as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) on the design and construction projects. Please visit the hyperlinked position title for more information.

Primary Care Physician (MD/DO)

O-5/O-6 Billet (Non-Supervisory, Full Promotion Potential)
Location: Yosemite National Park Medical Clinic, CA
Closing Date: March 15, 2026
Position Description: The National Park Service (NPS) is recruiting a Commissioned Corps (CC) officer to fill the position of Primary Care Physician at the Yosemite Medical Clinic (YMC) with a duty station in Yosemite National Park, California. Organizationally, this position is within Yosemite National Park’s Visitor and Resource Protection Division and reports to the Medical Director. YMC provides urgent care services to park visitors and residents, as well as primary care services to residents and employees. The medical providers include a Physician/Medical Director, one vacant Physician, and one vacant Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA), all CC officer positions. During the peak summer season, the provider staff may be augmented by Family or Emergency Medicine (PGY 3 or 4) residents from affiliated academic institutions. During the non-peak season (Fall-Spring), the provider may also be required to precept medical residents and other students (i.e., medical students, PA, or NP students). Well-qualified officers of all ranks are encouraged to apply. Our site is highly dynamic and rewarding, but flexibility and possession of strong clinical skills is needed to be successful. This position has both clinical (~80%) and program support responsibilities for patient care and quality of services (~20% administrative). Please visit the hyperlinked position title for more information.

Advanced Practice Provider (Primary Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant)

O-4/O-5 Billet (Non-Supervisory, Full Promotion Potential)
Location: Yosemite National Park Medical Clinic, CA
Closing Date: March 15, 2026
Position Description: The National Park Service (NPS) is recruiting a Commissioned Corps (CC) officer to fill the position of Advanced Practice Primary Care Provider at the Yosemite Medical Clinic (YMC) with a duty station in Yosemite National Park, California. Organizationally, this position is within Yosemite National Park’s Visitor and Resource Protection Division and reports to the clinic’s medical director. YMC provides urgent care services to park visitors and residents, as well as primary care services to residents and employees. The medical providers include a Physician/Medical Director, one vacant Physician, and one vacant Advanced Practice Provider (APP) (NP/PA), both CC officers. During the peak summer season, the provider staff may be augmented by Family or Emergency Medicine (PGY 3 or 4) residents from affiliated academic institutions. During the non-peak season (Fall-Spring), the APP may be required to precept medical residents and other students (i.e., nursing students, PA, or NP students). Clinical support staff include two CC Registered Nurses year-round and CC Nurse Manager.Well-qualified officers of all ranks are encouraged to apply. This position has both clinical (~80%) and program support responsibilities for patient care and quality of services (~20% administrative). Our site is highly dynamic and rewarding, but flexibility and possession of strong clinical skills is needed to be successful. Please visit the hyperlinked position title for more information.

Project Manager

O-5 Billet (Non-Supervisory, Full Promotion Potential)
Location: Negotiable subject to space availability and cost within the Western Region
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Position Description: The Department of the Interior – Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Western Region is recruiting a Commissioned Corps officer to fill 1 cross-functional Project Manager position within the Division of Environmental, Safety, and Cultural Resources Management (DESCRM) and the Division of Facilities Management with a duty station in the Western Region (AZ, NV, UT, ID, CA). The mission of the BIA is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives. We will accomplish this through the delivery of quality services, maintaining government-to- government relationships within the spirit of Indian Self-Determination. The incumbent contributes to the mission of this Office by providing environmental project management, facilities maintenance project management, inspections, and technical assistance to Tribal staff and field agency personnel in the implementation of the DESCRM and Facilities Management programs. Please visit the hyperlinked position title for more information.

Safety and Occupational Health Specialist

O-5 Billet (Non-Supervisory)
Location: Historic Preservation Training Center-Location Negotiable
Closing Date: Applicants for this position will be accepted until the position is filled. Initial review of applications will begin after December 30, 2025
Position Description: The Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC), established in 1977, is headquartered at Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland. The Center also operates shop facilities in Frederick as well as 16 regional/hub and shop locations nationwide. The HPTC mission is dedicated to the safe preservation and maintenance of national parks or partner facilities by demonstrating outstanding leadership, delivering quality preservation services, and developing educational events that fulfill the competency requirements of Service employees in the career fields of Historic Preservations Skills and Crafts, Risk Management, Maintenance and Planning,
Design, and Construction. The HPTC is aligned under the Park Planning, Facilities and Lands Directorate (PPFL).

The incumbent performs difficult and complex assignments in the assigned support functions of a robust construction safety program. Work typically is completed for numerous concurrent projects, geographically dispersed nationwide within NPS sites, partner agencies within the Department of Interior and other Federal, state, and local governments. HPTC projects are carried out on a wide variety complex and unique historic structures, sites, objects and/or landscapes which may include lighthouses, fortifications, museums, recreational facilities, maintenance shops, and a wide variety of public visitor attractions, by performing work, with direct or indirect supervision, 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.