Planner - Community Engagement

Toole Design • Los Angeles, CA

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Toole Design is seeking a Planner to join its Los Angeles team and help create safer, more connected communities through sustainable multimodal transportation planning and design. The Planner will work on an interdisciplinary team of engineers, planners, landscape architects, and urban designers, contributing to projects at local, regional, and national scales. Work includes urban streetscapes, rural trail systems, multimodal corridor studies, Safe Routes to School, active transportation plans, micromobility planning, and Complete Streets.

The role involves leading analyses, managing projects and tasks, engaging directly with clients and communities, and helping develop plans that progress from vision to implementation. The Planner will conduct fieldwork and face-to-face community outreach, with occasional travel around the region. The position requires fluent Spanish for communicating with Spanish-speaking community members and supporting inclusive public engagement.

Toole Design describes itself as an employee-owned, purpose-driven firm committed to ethical, empathetic, equitable, and inclusive design. Its hybrid schedule includes in-office team days Tuesday through Thursday and two optional work-from-home days. The targeted salary range is $98,000 to $112,000.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in planning, engineering, design, public health, or a related field, including advocacy, outreach, program management, or policy work.
• Bachelor's degree in planning or a related field; additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Fluency in Spanish.
• Passion for active transportation and travel options for people of all ages and abilities.
• Experience with multimodal transportation planning, virtual and/or in-person public engagement, and fieldwork.
• Ability to manage projects and tasks and collaborate on teams.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas in writing.
• Skilled in Excel and comfortable with descriptive statistics.

Nice To Haves

• Local knowledge and a professional network.
• Experience with visual communication, such as maps, graphics, or design tools like Adobe or ArcGIS.
• Marketing and business development experience or interest.

Responsibilities

• Lead analyses for multimodal transportation and community planning projects.
• Manage projects and tasks in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team.
• Engage directly with clients and communities to develop plans that move from vision to implementation.
• Conduct fieldwork and face-to-face community outreach, including occasional travel around the region.
• Communicate with Spanish-speaking community members to gather input, answer questions, and support inclusive public engagement.
• Help deliver planning work such as multimodal corridor studies, Safe Routes to School, active transportation plans, micromobility planning, and Complete Streets.

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid schedule, with in-office team days Tuesday through Thursday and two optional work-from-home days.
• Eight paid holidays.
• At least 16 days of PTO accrual annually.
• Competitive salary and excellent benefits.
• Transportation perks.
• Employee ownership and the associated opportunity to share in company success and financial security.
• Collaborative, inclusive culture that supports growth and advancement.
• Mentoring and opportunities to grow expertise.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level