Salary: $180,000.00 - $246,046.00 Annually
Location : 60 Ida Lee Drive Leesburg, VA
Job Type: RFT
Job Number: 01324
Department: Parks and Recreation
Opening Date: 09/17/2026

What You'll Be Doing

This is advanced professional and administrative work in planning, organizing, coordinating and directing the administration, operation, maintenance, and development of the parks system, recreation facilities, recreational programs, and special events for the Town of Leesburg. Work involves responsibility for planning, organizing, coordinating, assigning, and evaluating the work of subordinate staff overseeing operations, maintenance, and administration of the Parks and Recreation Department. For more detailed job descriptions, please visit the Town's Job Descriptions page.
First review of applications on October 12, 2026 and an anticipated start date in early-January, 2027.
Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Parks and Recreation Administration, Public or Business Administration, or other relevant field of study.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible work involving facility management and administration, and thorough experience in the administration of a diversified parks and recreation program; or an equivalent combination of accepted education, training and experience.
• Possession of a valid driver's license and a safe driving record.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Parks and Recreation, Public or Business Administration, or other relevant field of study.
• Certified Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP).
• Certified Park and Recreation Executive (CPRE).
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

Compensation and Benefits
The Town of Leesburg is committed to providing competitive compensation and benefits, and opportunities to grow one's career, all while making a significant impact on the operations and quality of life in a thriving community.

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.

Please click on "Employee Benefits" to review detailed information regarding employee benefits for regular full-time and regular part-time employees.