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USD 80000 - 90000
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Toole Design Group is looking to hire a talented fulltime Planner in our Oakland office. Are you an emerging urban planner motivated to make our streets safer and more equitable for pedestrians bicycles and transit users Are you passionate about active transportation and giving people accessible options for getting where they need to go Would you like to work for a firm that is committed to the wellbeing of its employees If so please consider joining Toole Designs Oakland team.
This Planner position earns a competitive salary and great benefits including medical dental vision life insurance disability a health savings account (HSA) a flexible spending account (FSA) and PTO starting at 24 days for all staff. We practice what we preach and ensure that our employees also have access to transportation by providing them with financial incentives to bike walk or use transit for a better quality of life.
About Toole Design
Toole Design is the leading planning engineering and landscape architecture firm specializing in multimodal transportation. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland we have expanded throughout the United States. Our talented team of planners landscape architects and engineers are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people regardless of age ability race or gender. We have been named a best firm to work for and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry. Every project our employees deliver directly and positively affects our communities. We are industryleading experts and we work hard to encourage a collaborative and teamoriented environment.
A Day in the Life of a Planner
As a Planner you will be part of an interdisciplinary team that delivers multimodal transportation projects with a focus on active transportation (bicycle pedestrian and micromobility). Our Oakland office serves all of Northern California and we currently have work throughout the Bay Area Central Valley and Sacramento region. We work on multimodal corridor studies; Vision Zero Safe Routes to School and Safety Action Plans; trails greenways and wayfinding plans; and Complete Streets and streetscape plans. We push ourselves and our clients to proactively think about equity every step of the way.
In the Planner role you will contribute to projects lead analysis represent Toole Design in project and stakeholder meetings and reinforce our reputation as trusted experts. Youll work collaboratively with teams of planners landscape architects urban designers and engineers. Typical types of project work you can expect include data analysis; production of maps graphics and presentations; community engagement; plan writing; and occasional field work.
We are targeting a salary range of $80000 to $90000.
Desired Qualifications:
- A bachelors or masters degree (or additional work experience) in urban planning or a related field
- 1 years of experience
- Proficiency using Excel for data and demographic analysis experience with ArcGIS and/or QGIS and creating webmaps
- Strong writing skills
- Experience in graphic production in Adobe Creative Suite including data visualization graphic design and document layout
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams
- Strong cultural competency with people from backgrounds different than your own
It would be a plus if you have:
- Prior planning experience
- Prior consulting experience including internships
- Fluency in Spanish
- Experience with bicycle and pedestrian projects
- Experience conducting public outreach and engagement
Youll be great here if:
- You are excited about transforming transportation networks and creating healthy and resilient communities
- You enjoy collaborating across disciplines to do great work for clients
- You know how to get the message across whether its written verbal or graphic
- Youre motivated to tackle new challenges and develop creative solutions
- You thrive on engaging communities in the public outreach process
- You can build relationships bring enthusiasm to exciting projects and are detailoriented with strong problemsolving skills
Work Schedule
This fulltime position typically works a flexible schedule of 40 hours a week. We also provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work from home two days per week. The Oakland office of Toole Design located in Uptown Oakland and is easily accessed on foot by bicycle and via transit.
Ready to Join our Oakland team We understand your time is valuable so we have a quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this Planner position please fill out our application by clicking on the link on this page.
At Toole Design we have a collaborative culture where people of all backgrounds come together to share ideas and build better more inclusive communities. We encourage everyone including those from underrepresented communities women people of color LGBTQIA immigrants firstgeneration college students/graduates those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between to apply. Even if you dont think your current skill set checks every box below but this role seems to align with your strengths we want to hear from you.
Were proud that about half of our managers are women and are committed to achieving diversity in our leadership to better represent the communities where we work as well. Toole Design is a womanowned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer).
Individuals may request accommodations or assistance with the application process by contactingand asking for Human Resources or emailing .
For more information about Toole Design visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn Instagram or Facebook.
Employment Type
Full-Time
