Planner - Community Engagement

Toole Design • Oakland, CA

1d • $102,000 - $118,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Toole Design is seeking a Planner to join its Oakland, California team. The Planner will work with an interdisciplinary team on transportation and public-space projects that make travel safer, more accessible, and more equitable. Projects range from urban streetscapes to rural trail systems and include multimodal corridor studies, Safe Routes to School, active transportation plans, micromobility planning, and Complete Streets.

The role leads analyses, manages projects and tasks, and works directly with clients and communities to develop plans that advance from vision to implementation. It includes fieldwork, face-to-face community outreach, and occasional travel around the region. The work spans local to national scales and centers equity, climate, safety, and health.

Toole Design describes itself as an employee-owned, purpose-driven team of engineers, planners, landscape architects, and urban designers. The company offers a collaborative and inclusive culture, mentoring and opportunities for professional growth, a flexible hybrid schedule with in-office team days Tuesday through Thursday, and two optional work-from-home days. The position has a targeted salary range of $102,000 to $118,000.

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 for communication with Spanish-speaking community members.
• Experience with multimodal transportation planning, virtual and/or in-person public engagement, and fieldwork.
• Passion for active transportation and travel options for people of all ages and abilities.
• Ability to manage projects or tasks and collaborate on teams.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas in writing.
• Skill in Excel and comfort 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 transportation planning projects.
• Manage projects and tasks.
• Engage directly with clients and communities.
• Develop plans that move from vision to implementation.
• Conduct fieldwork and face-to-face community outreach.
• Communicate with Spanish-speaking community members to gather input, answer questions, and support inclusive public engagement.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.

Benefits

• Collaborative, inclusive culture that supports growth and advancement.
• Mentoring and opportunities to grow expertise.
• 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 shared financial success.

What This Job Offers

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