Practice Lead - Engineering & Planning

About the role

Design streets that move people—not just cars. At Toole Design, we're leading the way in creating safer, more connected communities through sustainable multimodal transportation design. We're looking for an experienced transportation professional to lead Toole Design's integrated transportation engineering and multimodal planning practice to join us in Los Angeles, CA. This firmwide leadership role combines practice leadership with active project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integrated transportation engineering and multimodal planning practice, mentoring a talented team of engineers and planners.
• Guide business development, help shape the firm's technical direction, and stay active on major projects that strengthen client relationships and grow the practice.
• Report to the Engineering Director while collaborating closely with Design and Planning Directors.
• Lead business development and practice business planning in support of annual growth targets, in partnership with regional leadership.
• Support the practice's financial health through effective project delivery, workload management, staff development, and quality control.
• Collaborate with local, regional, and corporate leadership to advance practice priorities.
• Help recruit and advise on hiring decisions to support local and firmwide growth goals.
• Advance training, innovation, and quality control to keep technical work at the forefront of the industry; mentor staff through project work.
• Support marketing and raise the practice's local and national visibility.
• Guide subject‑matter resource groups (traffic engineering, multimodal planning, transportation design, related specialties) that support practice delivery.
• Serve as Principal‑in‑Charge, Project Director, Senior Technical Advisor, or Project Manager on major transportation planning and engineering efforts.
• Provide leadership on transportation planning projects including comprehensive plans, long‑range transportation plans, city‑ or area‑wide mobility plans, corridor studies, multimodal traffic impact analysis, traffic operations and safety analysis, parking, cur