Deputy Director of Community Development - Engineering

Deputy Director of Community Development - Engineering

Salary

$93,956.00 - $208,619.00 Annually

Location

222 Catoctin Circle, VA

Job Type

RFT

Job Number

01301

Department

Department of Community Development

Division

Engineering Division

Opening Date

07/15/2026

About the Town of Leesburg and Nature of Work

Do you want to apply your expertise for a cause you can feel good about? Do you want to work for an organization that wants you to grow with it and offers tuition reimbursement, certification training, and a chance to learn about multiple industries? Come work for the Town of Leesburg, hometown of the 21st century! Located 35 miles west of the nations capital in the heart of DCs Wine Country, youll enjoy a vibrant and authentic community with "big city" amenities. The Town of Leesburg strongly encourages innovation, promotes career development, and offers excellent benefits to employees. Benefits include membership to the Towns full-service recreation center, enrollment into the Virginia Retirement System, excellent healthcare insurance, and other fringe benefits.

Who Were Looking For

If you identify with the following descriptions, then you may be perfect for the Town of Leesburg:

• Creative problem solver
• Proactive self-starter
• Life-long learner
• Strong team player
• Passionate about excellent customer service
• Positive, can-do attitude
• Effective communicator
• Desire to impart knowledge to others
• "Early adopter" of new technologies

What Youll Be Doing

This is an advanced professional, administrative, and managerial position that is responsible for complex professional work on a variety of engineering review tasks in the Department of Community Development. The primary focus is providing oversight of engineering staff that review public and private land development applications for adherence to adopted design and construction standards. The Deputy Director - Engineering provides direct supervision to two Senior Project Managers and one Engineering Analyst, and serves as Director on an as needed basis. The position also manages major initiatives for the Town such as floodplain program administration, comprehensive updates to engineering standards, and erosion and stormwater management permits.

For more detailed job descriptions, please visit the Towns Job Descriptions page.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, planning, surveying, design, or a related field
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in land development or site plan work or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of two (2) to three (3) years of supervisory experience or progressively responsible management experience
• Current registration as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering, planning, or related field
• Active membership in the American Society of Civil Engineers
• Five (5) years of supervisory and/or management experience
• Bilingual in English/Spanish

Employee Benefits

The Town offers competitive compensation, affordable health insurance coverage, participation in the Virginia Retirement System, an optional 457(b) retirement plan with a Town matching contribution, flexible spending accounts, voluntary benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), membership to the Towns full-service recreation center, an optional payroll Roth IRA, and generous paid time off. For more information on the Towns robust benefits package, please visit the Towns Employee Benefits page.

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Employer Town of Leesburg

Address 25 W. Market St.

Leesburg, Virginia, 20176

Website http://www.leesburgva.gov