Toole Design Group in Raleigh, NC is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-time Planning Manager . Do you have a strong background in urban/regional planning with a successful track record of project management on multimodal transportation plans and projects? Do you enjoy supervising a team in accomplishing cutting-edge transportation projects that center social and environmental equity? Do you love mentoring other planners and bringing out the best in them? If so, please consider joining our Raleigh team.
This Planning Manager 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 planning, engineering, landscape architecture, and urban design firm specializing in multimodal transportation. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland, we have expanded throughout the United States. Our interdisciplinary team is committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, ability, race, or gender. 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.
Every project our employees deliver directly and positively affects our communities. We are industry-leading experts, and we work hard to encourage a collaborative and team-oriented environment.
A Day in the Life of a Planning Manager
As a Planning Manager, you will lead a team of planners as they deliver multimodal transportation plans and projects of all scales for cities, counties, and state DOTs. You will manage and mentor staff at all levels - coordinating workloads, supporting team morale and professional development, and ensuring high-caliber work products. You will tap into your technical expertise in multimodal planning to troubleshoot and coach team members on client management and project management challenges. As a project manager yourself, you will also lead and support multimodal transportation projects both in North Carolina and across North America. You will partner with staff from a variety of disciplines; integrating input from a broad range of stakeholders to create award-winning plans and programs that build momentum toward positive change in communities.
Our projects are at all different scales, from national pedestrian and bicycle planning, research, and design guidance for the Federal Highway Administration to plans and studies for states, MPOs, cities, and counties. We work on active transportation plans, multimodal corridor studies, Vision Zero projects, trails and greenway plans, Safe Routes to School plans and programs, new mobility and curbside management, transit plans and studies, Complete Streets, and more. We push ourselves and our clients to proactively think about equity every step of the way.
You'll be recruiting staff in consultation with Directors and senior leadership and helping establish and maintain company culture that creates a desirable and inclusive place to work. You'll also lead and support proposals, business development initiatives, and strategy/negotiations while keeping abreast of new methods, developments, and opportunities that emerge in the industry.
We are targeting a salary range of $95,000 to $115,000 for this position.
Qualifications of a Planning Manager :

• Bachelor's or master's degree in urban planning, landscape architecture, urban design, public administration, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience
• 2+ years of consulting experience preferred
• 5+ years of project management experience, including success managing larger ($200K or more), complex transportation projects; overseeing parallel tracks of work by staff teams, consultants and subconsultants; maintaining high levels of client satisfaction on challenging projects; and managing schedules and budgets
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience delivering transportation master plans, corridor studies, safety studies, regional trails, or other types of multimodal transportation projects
• Experience or interest in supervising a team including involvement in hiring, personnel matters, performance reviews, and staff mentorship
• The drive to identify and pursue business development opportunities for a growing office
• A willingness to develop new techniques, lead projects in new practice areas, or oversee the use of new tools
• The ability to facilitate training for other employees, clients, agency staff, and professional organizations

It would be a plus if you have any of the following:

• Experience with Federal or State-funded projects
• A working knowledge of GIS software (ArcGIS or QGIS) and Adobe Creative Suites Cloud apps (Illustrator and InDesign)
• Intermediate to fluent language proficiency in Spanish

You'll be great here if:

• You enjoy and excel at mentoring and coaching staff toward shared goals
• You are passionate about active transportation and have a track record of winning competitive project work opportunities
• You enjoy producing high-quality work products and seeing your projects implemented
• You have strong communication skills, whether written, verbal, or graphical
• You are passionate about equity-focused planning techniques and are able to engage diverse audiences through presentations or in-person events
• You can build relationships, bring enthusiasm to exciting projects, and are detail oriented with strong problem-solving skills

Work Schedule for a Planning Manager
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 2-3 days per week. The Raleigh office of Toole Design is conveniently located in downtown Raleigh, just a few blocks from Moore Square and GoRaleigh Station. The office is easily accessed on foot, by bicycle, and via transit.
About our Raleigh office
We are an incredibly talented and creative, entrepreneurial, hard-working group. We have planners, landscape architects, and engineers that bring the full range of services Toole Design offers, from innovative design and engineering, to best practices in urban planning, to cutting edge research and analysis. We are a tight-knit team that has fun together and supports each other. Our team enjoys knowledge sharing and creating innovative project deliverables.
Ready to Join our Raleigh 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 Planning Manager position, please fill out our application by clicking on the link on this page.
At Toole Design, diversity is a necessity, not a nice-to-have. We have a collaborative culture where people of all backgrounds come together to share ideas and build better, more inclusive communities. We encourage those who identify as women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, individuals with disabilities, and people at all the intersections in between these and other underrepresented groups to apply. Even if you don't think your current skill set checks every box below, but this role seems to align with your strengths, we want to hear from you.
We're proud that about half of our managers are women and we are committed to achieving racial diversity in our leadership 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 301-927-1900 and asking for Human Resources or emailing .
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