Deputy Director of Capital Projects - Construction

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
 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 You'll Be Doing

This position supports the Director of Capital Projects in the construction of the Town’s capital construction projects.  This senior leadership position in the Department of Capital Projects is responsible for overseeing professional engineering and administrative work needed to construct Town capital projects.  Key aspects of the job include working with various Town departments to construct projects to meet specific capital project needs, reviewing capital project expenditures, and monitoring contractor work to assure compliance with design and engineering standards.

For more detailed job descriptions, please visit the Town's Job Descriptions page.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in civil engineering, construction management or related field 
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in civil engineering and construction, construction contract administration, construction inspection, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of three (3) years of management/supervisory responsibility
• Possession of a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record

• Virginia Professional Engineer (PE) License
• Master’s degree in construction management, public administration, engineering management or related field
• 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.

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