Regional Director, National Capital Region

The parks of the National Capital Region encompass more than 87,000 acres of parkland and open space located in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia with thousands of historic structures and archeological sites, hundreds of miles of trails, bike paths, riverfront, scenic parkways, and historic canals. The National Capital Region also offers visitors numerous statues, presidential memorials, historic forts, Civil War battlefields, and the White House.

The Regional Director represents the National Capital Region and manages the following programs within the Region: Business Operations; Communications and Community Engagement; Facilities, Design, and Construction; Lands and Planning; Protection Operations; Resource Stewardship and Science; and Workforce and Technology. Programs managed not only have a local impact, but they also carry national and international recognition and responsibility. Other responsibilities include:

• Represents the Director in interactions with the Secretary of the Interior and members of his/her staff, members of Congress, Mayors of major cities, Governors, and other municipal authorities.
• Provides direction to parks to establish and grow strong partnerships and community relations; and supports park and program public affairs, media, and digital communications strategy and messaging.
• Oversees the collaboration of planning and development activities within the District of Columbia through various commissions. Represents the interests and concerns of the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Regional Office, and parks within the District of Columbia when engaged with these commissions.
• Oversees a broad and varied external affairs program.
• Manages the full range of funds available to parks for operations and specific projects and a broad spectrum of significant public partnership projects and programs.
• Through key staff members, assumes responsibility for the protection of park resources and visitors. This responsibility involves the enforcement of applicable laws and the preservation of natural and cultural resources. Initiates efforts that conform to NPS-wide Safety Program goals.

$191,900 - $221,900 annually