New Mobility Practice Lead

Toole Design Group is seeking an experienced and visionary New Mobility Practice Lead to join our team full-time. Are you passionate about helping communities improve people's access to shared and electric mobility? Do you have experience integrating emerging technologies and smart tech into local and regional transportation systems? Are you helping lead the industry on transformative topics like mobility hubs, micromobility design, and curbside management? If so, we encourage you to apply.

This position may be based in any of our office locations* and works a hybrid schedule of up to 2 days per week from home. *Office locations: Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Bentonville, AR; Boston, MA; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles, CA; Madison, WI; Minneapolis, MN; Oakland, CA; Orlando, FL; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; Raleigh, NC; Seattle, WA; Silver Spring, MD; Spartanburg, SC.

About Toole Design

Toole Design is the leading planning, engineering, and landscape architecture firm specializing in multimodal transportation. We are committed to delivering high-quality work that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, ability, race, or gender. With one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry, we foster a supportive, inclusive culture where innovation thrives.

Position Overview

As our New Mobility Practice Lead, you will be responsible for the continued growth and success of one of our signature service areas focused on advancing transportation options, sustainability, and equity through emerging and non-traditional modes of travel. You will help cultivate existing and new client relationships that expand our practice. You'll use a variety of communications platforms to elevate fresh ideas related to shared micromobility, new modes, electrification, connected and automated vehicles, smart technology, mobility hubs, curbside design, and more. You will oversee the delivery of New Mobility projects and help support and train staff across the U.S. on innovative research, evaluation, planning, policy, and design solutions that keep our New Mobility practice at the leading edge of the industry.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with company leadership to implement a short- and long-term strategy for the growth and success of the New Mobility practice.
• Leverage your network to build client relationships and partnerships that expand our reputation in New Mobility across North America.
• Identify future/upcoming opportunities, lead proposals and interviews, support teaming decisions, and guide overall pursuit strategy.
• Be a vocal representative of the company on social media and at conferences, to help advance an innovative point of view related to shared, electric, and emerging modes of travel.
• Oversee the delivery of high-quality projects involving New Mobility research, evaluation, planning, policy, and design.
• Mentor and support other team members in expanding their New Mobility expertise and business development capabilities.
• Bring forward ideas that expand our New Mobility service offerings in new directions and pilot fresh approaches.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of experience in the transportation industry, including significant work in micromobility, shared mobility, emerging modes, and sustainable transportation strategies.
• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in urban planning, engineering, public policy, transportation, or related field.
• At least 5 years of project management, including serving as the primary point of contact with clients on large and complex projects.
• Proven experience with business development: cultivating clients and securing new contracts or work through your professional network and/or via strategies that you championed.
• Deep understanding of local, regional, and state government operations and how new/emerging modes of travel are integrated into existing transportation systems.
• Knowledge of active transportation or multimodal transportation planning and design.
• Experience with proposal writing and/or grant applications.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Current familiarity with federal funding programs and policy related to New Mobility and transportation.
• Involvement with national professional organizations and experience presenting at national conferences.
• Ability to occasionally flex and support other practice areas as needed (e.g., transit, safety, Safe Routes to School, TDM, trails & greenways, active transportation, design guidelines, and more).
• Strong writing and presentation skills.

You'll Be a Great Fit If You...

• Want to work at a firm where your values around people-first mobility, inclusion, and sustainability are shared.
• Thrive on shaping new initiatives and building practices from their early phases.
• Are energized by pursuing and winning work, especially around climate action and equity.
• Are a natural mentor and collaborator, helping others grow and succeed.
• Understand the importance of measuring impact and using data to tell compelling stories.

We Will Support You by Providing

• Marketing support to help you pursue and win new work, including proposal development and interview preparation.
• Company leadership guidance in building your practice.
• A travel budget to attend key conferences and New Mobility events.
• Technical support from multimodal planning and design teams across the firm.
• Opportunities to pitch New Mobility projects through existing on-call contracts.
• Robust administrative and operations support, including IT, accounting, legal, and HR.

Work Schedule and Compensation

• This is a full-time, flexible position (40 hours/week), that works a hybrid schedule out of any of our offices, with up to 2 remote days per week. All of our offices are easily accessed on foot, by bicycle, and via transit.

Target salary range: $110,000 - $180,000 will vary according to location. Candidates at the high end demonstrate exceptional expertise and nationwide industry leadership. Please reach out to [email protected] for a more precise range as we value transparency.

Ready to Join our 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 position, please visit our website to apply: www.tooledesign.com/careers/.

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 [email protected].