Senior Planner - SRTS
Senior Planner - SRTS
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USD 110000 - 135000
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Toole Design Group in Oakland CA is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-time Senior Planner to lead Safe Routes to School and Active Transportation Plans. At Toole Design we recognize that children and youth are active users of our transportation system and addressing their needs is a critical step towards creating a safer system for all road users. Youth travel safety is at the core of our 20 year Safe Routes to School practice and carries into our other active and multimodal transportation projects.
Are you passionate about roadway safety active transportation and youth engagement Do you want to help communities create places and systems that benefit people of all ages abilities and backgrounds If so please consider joining our Oakland team.
This Senior 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 all staff start with at least 24 days PTO. 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 engineering planning and landscape architecture firm specializing in multimodal transportation and Safe Routes to School. Our plans focus on projects that are feasible and implementable in the near term to improve conditions for people of all ages and abilities who bike walk or roll. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland we have expanded throughout the United States and our offices in Oakland and Los Angeles work together to serve all of California.
Our talented team of planners landscape architects urban designers and engineers are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people regardless of age ability race or gender. We help clients find people-first solutions that prioritize safety and active transportation at all different scales: national state regional local corridor and intersections and crossings. Underpinning our work is our unwavering commitment to human-centered planning and design and streets and places that exemplify equity ethics and empathy. As an Engineering News-Record top 500 design firm we have also been named a best firm to work for and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry.
A Day in the Life of a Senior Planner
As a Senior Planner focusing on Safe Routes to School and Active Transportation Plans 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 pursue and win work and reinforce our firms 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. And you will work with community-based organizations (CBOs) school districts cities and counties to assess the safety needs around schools and craft policy program and infrastructure recommendations to improve youth safety.
We are targeting a salary range of $00 for this position. Candidates with exceptional qualifications or years of experience may fall into a different salary range.
Work Schedule for a Senior Planner
This full-time 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 up to two days per week. The Oakland office of Toole Design is conveniently located in Uptown Oakland just blocks from Lake Merritt and the 19th Street BART Stations. The office 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 are right for this Senior 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 first-generation 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 woman-owned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer).
Individuals may request accommodations or assistance with the application process by contacting and asking for Human Resources or emailing .
For more information about Toole Design visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn Instagram or Facebook.
Qualifications of a Senior Planner
- Project management experience including client management subconsultant management scope/budget development and management and delegating/overseeing multiple parallel tracks of work
- 8 years of experience working on active transportation and Safe Routes to Schools projects preferably in California
- A bachelors or masters degree in planning or a related field or additional work experience
- 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
- Fluency or a working knowledge of the Spanish language a plus
- Exceptional organizational and communications skills
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
