Town Manager

Do you want to apply your experience to a cause you can feel good about? The Town of Leesburg is excited to present this opportunity for a Town Manager. This is the Chief Administrative Officer in the Town of Leesburg (estimated 2024 pop. 49,600+). The position is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Town Council in a Council-Manager form of government.

The Council is a seven-member elected body composed of a Mayor elected at large serving a two-year term and six Council Members elected at large serving overlapping four-year terms. The Town Manager in turn provides administrative policy and managerial direction to department directors and staff.

View the Candidate Profile here for additional information about the position and the Town of Leesburg. For more detailed job descriptions, please visit the Town's Job Description s page
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The midpoint salary is $260,000 per year dependent upon qualifications and experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration or related field
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible management experience in local government
• At least five years of experience as a city/town/county manager or deputy manager

• Master's degree in public administration or related field
• Graduate certificate in local government management
• Membership in the International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
• ICMA Credentialed Manager (ICMA-CM) designation
• Strong experience managing municipal services in a growth environment, council-staff relations, managing financial resources and long-term capital improvement projects, organizational change, building consensus among employees and in public forums, and providing strong leadership to department directors and staff

Applications will be accepted electronically by Poli Hire at

To be considered for this position, attach 2 PDFs – a letter of interest and your resume – in an email to Lees Please include only your name (Last, First) in the subject line of the email. The first review of applications will be in early April 2026.

Once your application is successfully transmitted, you will receive an auto-generated acknowledgment email. Please be aware that this confirmation email may be in your junk/spam folder.

Please direct questions to

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