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Toole Design Group in Columbus, OH is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-time Planner II. Are you passionate about active transportation? Are you interested in how people and families choose to travel to and from their daily destinations? Do you want to create places and transportation networks that benefit all users? Would you like to work for a firm that is committed to the well-being of its employees? If so, please consider joining our Columbus team.

This Planner II position with a focus on active transportation, public engagement, and placemaking 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. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland, we have expanded throughout the United States. Our talented team of planners, landscape architects and engineers are 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 Planner II

As a Planner II, you will contribute to projects, assist with analysis, work directly with our clients, represent Toole Design in project and stakeholder meetings, and reinforce our reputation as trusted experts. You'll work with other planners, landscape architects, urban designers, and engineers to deliver a variety of exciting projects focused on making places and travel experiences better for everyone, including local, regional, and state-wide active transportation plans, Vision Zero plans, corridor studies, wayfinding plans, and downtown plans.

What brings us together is our mission: we never accept a project that does not align with our values. We push clients to think about equity, climate, safety, and health every step of the way.

We are targeting a salary range of $62,000 to $73,000 for this position.

Qualifications of a Planner II:

• A bachelor's or master's degree in urban planning, landscape architecture, urban design, engineering, public health, or a related field
• 2+ years or experience related to multimodal transportation, transportation safety, and public engagement
• Experience independently managing projects or tasks while working as part of a larger, multidisciplinary team and on multi-phased projects
• Strong cultural competency with people from racial backgrounds different from your own
• Strong writing skills and experience working as a support and/or lead writer for planning documents
• Proficiency using Excel for data and demographic analysis
• Experience in graphic production in Adobe Creative Suite, including data visualization, graphic design, and document layout
• Proficiency developing polished work products that present information visually. This could include infographics and data visualization, mapping experience with ArcGIS or QGIS
• Experience conducting public outreach and engagement

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

• Prior planning experience at a consulting firm
• Experience with surveys, tabling, focus groups, fieldwork, and other data collection methods
• Fluency in Spanish, Somali, Arabic or other languages
• Experience (academic, professional, or in advocacy) with bicycle and pedestrian projects

You'll be great here if:

• You are excited about transforming transportation networks and creating healthy and resilient environments for communities
• You enjoy collaborating across disciplines and offices to do great work for clients
• You deliver high-quality work on time and on-budget
• You know how to get the message across, whether it's written, verbal, or visual
• You're motivated to tackle new challenges and develop creative solutions
• You thrive on engaging communities in the public outreach process
• You can build relationships, bring enthusiasm to exciting projects, and are detail oriented with strong problem-solving skills

Work Schedule for a Planner II

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 days per week. Our Columbus office of Toole Design opened in 2018 and is in downtown Columbus on East Broad Street, across from the Capitol. The office is easily accessed on foot, by bicycle, and via transit.

Ready to Join our Columbus 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 Planner II 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 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 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 301-927-1900 and asking for Human Resources or emailing HR@tooledesign.com.

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