Planning Manager

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.

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, perfo