Urban Designer III

Description:

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 Urban Designer to join our Los Angeles, CA team.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

We’re not just another firm, we’re a purpose-driven team of engineers, landscape architects, planners, landscape architects, and urban designers who believe streets 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
• A flexible hybrid schedule
• 8 paid holidays; and at least 16 days of PTO accrual annually
• Benefits and Supports. Standard company benefits, including a transit benefit of $125/month
• Projects that truly improve lives through safe, inclusive design rooted in ethics, empathy, and equity

What You’ll Do

You will apply broad knowledge of design principles, methods, graphic design techniques, sustainable design, and spatial design to landscape architecture and urban design tasks, using judgment to independently select and adapt methodology to design tasks. Independently designs and completes projects and prepares comprehensive project documents.

Some job duties can be performed from home. Local travel required approximately 5%.

We have a salary range of $120,120 to $130,000 for this position.

Submit resumes to Toole Design Group LLC at https://tooledesign.com/careers/. Background check required.

Questions, assistance or accommodations? Contact HR@tooledesign.com 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 applicants 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. 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.

Requirements:

Relevant background:

• A bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture, architecture, urban design, or a related field and 5 years of experience in Urban Design, Architecture, or closely related occupation. Alternatively, we will accept a Master’s degree in landscape architecture, architecture, urban design, or related field and 3 years of experience in Urban Design, Architecture, or closely related occupation.
• Three years of experience in Hand Sketching and software skills (including Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, Lumion, and AutoCAD)
• 6 months of project management experience
• 3 years of experience preparing and reviewing construction documents