Senior Planner

Toole Design Group LLC

$120K — $145K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Project management experience, including client and subconsultant management.
  • 8+ years of experience in similar roles, preferably in California.
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in planning or a related field.
  • Experience with public outreach and engagement planning.
  • Proven track record of delivering high-quality projects on time and within budget.
  • Experience leading collaborative projects with various stakeholders.
  • Motivation for business development and client relationship management.
  • Bonus: Fluency or working knowledge of Spanish.

Responsibilities

  • Lead impactful active transportation and safety projects focusing on Vision Zero.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with clients and stakeholders.
  • Mentor junior staff and guide project teams through various disciplines.
  • Pursue and secure new work opportunities for the firm.
  • Integrate input from stakeholders into project plans for community benefit.
  • Manage multiple project tracks effectively, ensuring quality and budgets are met.
  • Support projects across North America while leading teams in California.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on diverse and interdisciplinary projects.
  • Engagement with community-driven planning processes.
  • Professional development and mentorship opportunities.
  • Part of a firm with a strong reputation and low turnover.
  • Supportive work environment focused on meaningful impact.
Full Job Description
We're looking for a Senior Planner to join our team in Oakland, CA. Someone who's excited to lead impactful active transportation projects and safety projects that reflect our mission and values.

What You'll Do

As a Senior Planner focusing on Vision Zero, Active Transportation Plans, and Safe Routes to School projects, you will develop relationships with clients, mentor others, and lead exciting, fun, and challenging projects throughout California, while also supporting projects across our North American offices. You will lead teams from a variety of disciplines on complex and impactful work, help pursue and win work, and reinforce our firm's reputation as trusted experts and advisors. You will engage with and integrate input from a broad range of stakeholders to create impactful plans that build momentum towards positive change in communities.

Our Oakland office is truly interdisciplinary: urban designers, landscape architects, planners, and engineers work side by side to tackle issues from multiple perspectives. Our projects focus on improving safety, livability, and accessibility for people walking, biking, and taking transit. We work on projects throughout the design spectrum, from high-level systemwide planning and visioning to micro-level final engineering designs.

What You Bring:
  • Project management experience, including client management, subconsultant management, scope/budget development and management, and delegating/overseeing multiple parallel tracks of work
  • 8 or more years of experience on similar work, preferably in California
  • A bachelor's or master's degree in planning or a related field
  • Experience planning and conducting public outreach and engagement
  • A proven track record delivering high-quality projects on-time and on-budget
  • Experience leading projects that involve coordinating collaborative work between staff teams, consultant partners, and public sector or nonprofit partners
  • The motivation to win work, including forming and managing client relationships, identifying potential opportunities, and developing proposals and interview materials
  • Bonus: Fluency or a working knowledge of the Spanish language

Join Us. Make an Impact. We're proud to be an ENR Top 500 design firm with one of the lowest turnover rates in the industry. If you're ready to do meaningful work with a supportive, talented team-apply today.

We are targeting a salary range of $120,000 to $145,000 for this position.



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