Deputy Director - Planning

Deputy Director - Planning

Town of Leesburg

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 nation's capital in the heart of DC's Wine Country, you'll 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 Town's full-service recreation center, enrollment into the Virginia Retirement System, excellent healthcare insurance, and other fringe benefits.

Who We're Looking For

• 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 You'll Be Doing

This is an advanced professional, administrative, and managerial position that is responsible for complex professional work on a variety of planning tasks in the Department of Community Development. The primary focus is providing oversight of land use, zoning, and preservation staff that review development applications, compose ordinance and plan amendments, support advisory bodies, and conduct outreach to the community. The Deputy Director – Planning provides direct supervision to three division managers, and is asked to serve as Director on an as needed basis. The position also manages major planning initiatives for the Town including but not limited to attainable housing programs, comprehensive regulatory updates, and in-depth studies that bridge the gap between policy and implementation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in planning, architecture, architectural history, design, or a related field and five years progressively responsible experience in planning or development work or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Two years of supervisory experience or progressively responsible management experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Planning, Public Administration, or related field
• American Institute of Certified Planners
• Five 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 Town's full-service recreation center, an optional payroll Roth IRA, and generous paid time off. For more information on the Town's robust benefits package, please visit the Town's Employee Benefits page. ADA/EOE