Supervisory Park Ranger; Protection

Open: July 13, 2026 —
Closes: August 10, 2026

This position is located in El Malpais National Monument, in the Visitor and Resource Protection.

All other rocks in America combined do not hold as much history as the cuesta that dominated the 1,200 acres of New Mexico's El Morro National Monument. Rising 200 feet above the valley floor this massive sandstone bluff with its reliable waterhole hidden at its base welcomed weary travelers and the human history inscribed upon the rock and preserved in the ancient ruins, makes El Morro National Monument a handbook of cultural history of the Southwest.

At an elevation of 7,219 feet, temperatures range from 90+ degrees in summer to below zero in winter. http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Malpais National Monument consists of 114,748 acres of lava fields, cinder cones, lava tubes, ice caves, sculptured sandstone formations, and ponderosa, pinon and juniper forests. Approximately 85% of the park (97,000 acres) is managed as wilderness. Elevation ranges from 6,600 to 8,372 feet, and temperatures range from 90+ degrees in summer to winter extreme lows of below zero.

El Malpais National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
The administrative headquarters is located in the town of Grants, New Mexico (pop.
10,000) within Cibola County (pop. 25-27,000), and all services are available in the local community including the New Mexico State University-Grants Branch and the Cibola General Hospital. Albuquerque, New Mexico is located 75 miles to the east on I-40, while Gallup, New Mexico is situated 65 miles west along I-40 or the 602 from the El Morro area. For further information about the area visit the Grants Chamber of Commerce at http://

As a Supervisory Park Ranger (Protection), you will perform the following Major Duties:
Serve as Federal Law Enforcement Officer performing duties including detection and investigation of violations of federal criminal laws. Performs short- and long-term management planning including budget formulation and execution and setting division goals and priorities. Supervise and manage law enforcement and resources protection programs and Visitor and Resource Protection employees. Serve as a Federal Law Enforcement Officer, responsible for detecting, investigating, and documenting violations of federal criminal laws.

Lead both short- and long-term strategic planning initiatives, including budget development, financial execution, and establishing division-wide goals and priorities. Supervise and manage law enforcement and resource protection programs, providing leadership, direction, and oversight to Visitor and Resource Protection personnel. Communicate and work effectively with others.