Principal Planner

Toole Design Group; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule (Tue-Thu in-office)

8 paid holidays and 16 days PTO

Competitive salary with benefits and交通

Job summary

Toole Design Group in Silver Spring, MD is seeking a Principal Planner to lead multidisciplinary teams on multimodal transportation projects, advancing safety, livability, and equity in communities. You will supervise planners, manage workload, win new work through client relationships and proposals, and mentor staff while strengthening the firm’s reputation as trusted experts.

The role supports Vision Zero, urban design, and on-call contracts with area jurisdictions, with a hybrid work model

Qualifications

• Master's degree in urban planning, transportation planning or related field.
• AICP preferred.
• 15+ years of transportation planning experience in the Mid-Atlantic, ideally the DMV region.
• 6+ years at a private consulting firm managing and delivering public-sector projects.
• 4+ years of supervisory experience, including staff management, coaching, and development.
• Extensive knowledge of multimodal transportation planning practices.
• Proven track record managing complex projects delivered on-time and on-budget.
• Experience winning work: client relationships, business development, proposals, and interviews.
• Excellent written, verbal, and public speaking skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams on complex multimodal transportation projects.
• Provide strategic oversight and ensure the delivery of high-quality work.
• Engage with a broad range of stakeholders to create impactful plans.
• Supervise and mentor planners in the Silver Spring office; manage workload and staffing.
• Help recruit for the growing planning team and reinforce the firm’s reputation.

Skills

Public speaking

Written communication

Leadership

Business development

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Master's degree in urban planning or related field

AICP preferred

Job description

Design streets and public spaces that connect people. At Toole Design, our multidisciplinary teams are creating safer and more accessible streets, trails, parks, civic spaces, and mobility networks. We're looking for a Principal Planner to join our team in Silver Spring, MD.

Why You'll Love Working Here

We are a purpose-driven team of engineers, planners, landscape architects, and urban designers who believe streets and public spaces should work for everyone. At Toole Design, you'll work alongside thought leaders and industry experts who are committed to mentoring and helping you grow your expertise. We offer:

• A collaborative, inclusive culture that supports your growth and advancement
• Hybrid schedule with in-office team days (Tuesday-Thursday)
• 8 paid holidays; and at least 16 days of PTO accrued annually
• Competitive salary, excellent benefits, and transportation perks: Benefits and Support
• Projects that truly improve lives through safe, inclusive design rooted in ethics, empathy, and equity

What You'll Do

Our Silver Spring office is truly interdisciplinary: urban designers, landscape architects, planners, and engineers work side by side to tackle issues from multiple perspectives. Our projects focus on improving safety, livability, and accessibility for people walking, biking, and taking transit. We work on projects across the design spectrum, from high-level systemwide planning and visioning to final engineering designs.

Our planning team's diverse portfolio includes Vision Zero Action Plans, Active Transportation Plans, Trail Planning, Safe Routes to School projects, Urban Design and Placemaking projects, and supporting multiple transportation planning and design on-call contracts for area jurisdictions. We regularly collaborate on projects with our offices and colleagues in the Mid-Atlantic and across the country.

As a Principal Planner, you'll lead project teams on complex and impactful multimodal transportation projects, providing strategic oversight and ensuring the delivery of high-quality work. You'll help reinforce our firm's reputation as trusted experts and engage with a broad range of stakeholders to create impactful plans that build momentum towards positive change in communities. You'll help supervise and mentor planners in the Silver Spring office, manage workload and staff utilization, and help recruit forour growing planning team.

What You Bring:

• Master's degree in urban planning, transportation planning or a related field; AICP preferred
• 15+ years of transportation planning experience in the Mid-Atlantic, ideally the DMV region
• 6+ years at a private consulting firm managing and delivering public-sector projects and business development
• 4+ years of supervisory experience, including staff management, coaching, and professional development
• Extensive knowledge of multimodal transportation planning practices
• Proven track record managing complex projects (clients, subconsultants, schedules, budgets) delivered on-time and on-budget
• Experience winning work: client relationships, business development, proposals, and interviews
• Excellent written, verbal, and public speaking skills

Join Us. Make an Impact.

We are targeting a salary range of $120,000 to $145,000 for this position.

Questions, assistance or accommodations? Contact [e-mail] or call 301-927-1900, press 5.

At Toole Design, we foster a collaborative culture and welcome people of all backgrounds to help build more inclusive communities. We strongly encourage women and applicants from underrepresented communities - people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, first-generation college students/graduates, those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between - to apply. We're proud that about half our managers are women and we are committed to diverse leadership that reflects the communities we serve. Toole Design is a woman-owned, equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer).

For more information about Toole Design, visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, or Facebook.