Roadway Team Lead

Kisinger Campo & Associates, Corp.; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Career development

Great culture

Work-life balance

Job summary

Kisinger Campo & Associates, Corp. (KCA) seeks a Roadway Team Lead to drive roadway design from concept to final plans in SC offices, including Columbia, North Myrtle Beach, or North Charleston.

You will guide junior staff, mentor engineers, and ensure quality using SCDOT and AASHTO standards. You will lead technical decision-making, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, support client meetings, and help with project planning, budgeting, scheduling, and proposal work.

Qualifications

• Senior-level: 8–12 years of experience.
• Experience working with SCDOT is required.
• SC PE License or ability to obtain it within 6 months is required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Eagerness to learn from and collaborate with teammates.
• OpenRoads Designer (ORD) or 3D Modeling experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead roadway design development from concept through final plans.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineering staff.
• Independently perform and oversee complex roadway design tasks.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and participate in client meetings.
• Support project planning, budgeting and scheduling efforts; assist with QA/QC.
• Identify challenges, develop solutions, and drive tasks forward with limited oversight.

Skills

SCDOT experience

Leadership

Strong communication

Willingness to learn

Team mentorship

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

OpenRoads Designer (ORD)

3D Modeling

Job description

Columbia, SC
North Charleston, SC
North Myrtle Beach, SC

Opened 09/14/2026

Kisinger Campo & Associates, Corp. (KCA) is seeking a Roadway Team Lead for one of our South Carolina offices, located in Columbia, North Myrtle Beach, or North Charleston.

As a Roadway Team Lead, you will serve as a technical lead on transportation projects, taking ownership of roadway design development from concept through final plans while providing guidance and mentorship to junior engineering staff. You will independently perform and oversee complex roadway design tasks, including the development of horizontal and vertical alignments, preparation of detailed plan sets, and completion of geometric analyses and constructability, quantity calculations, and construction cost estimates.

In this role, you will apply sound engineering judgment to evaluate alternatives, select appropriate design criteria, and develop practical solutions that meet project objectives and client needs. Utilizing SCDOT Design Manuals, AASHTO Green Book guidance, and other applicable standards, you will lead technical decision-making and help ensure the quality and consistency of project deliverables.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, participate in client meetings, support project planning, budgeting, and scheduling efforts, and contribute to the successful delivery of projects. The position involves coordination with agencies and stakeholders, proposal support, and quality assurance activities as well as proactively seeking new project opportunities with strategic clients. As a self-starter, you will be expected to proactively identify challenges, develop solutions, and drive tasks forward with limited oversight. Additionally, you will mentor and develop junior engineers by providing technical guidance, sharing best practices, and fostering professional growth within the team.

Qualifications:

• Senior-level: 8-12 years of experience


• Experience working with SCDOT is required


• South Carolina PE License or ability to obtain it within 6 months is required


• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering


• Good verbal and written communication skills


• Eagerness to learn from and collaborate with teammates


• OpenRoads Designer (ORD) or 3D Modeling experience is a plus

Top Reasons Why You Want to Work for KCA

• KCA is a 50-year-old industry leader with 400+ employees in 12 design offices in 4 states


• Voted Best Places to Work and a Top Family Friendly Workplace


• Career development and advancement potential


• Great benefits package - medical, dental, life, disability, and 401(k) matching


• Terrific company culture that values well-being, rewards hard work and supports a balanced approach to life and work.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including:

• 401(k) & 401(k) matching, Retirement Plan


• Health insurance, Health savings account, Dental insurance, Flexible spending account, Vision insurance


• Disability Insurance, Life insurance, Employee assistance program


• Competitive paid time off, Parental leave


• Referral program

About KCA

KCA is a minority-owned multidisciplinary engineering firm that has served the transportation industry for 50 years. KCA has steadily transformed from a three-person firm into an organization consistently listed on Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Engineering Firms nationwide. Our firm has more than 400+ employees. We offer the stability and opportunities of a large firm, but when you join us you are not just a number, you are part of the family.

When you join Kisinger Campo & Associates (KCA) you will be working with talented, energetic people that enjoy what they do and have fun doing it. We work on a variety of transportation projects for state and local government clients in Florida and the Southeast including state DOTs, tolling authorities, counties, and cities. We are proud to have won local, state, and national awards for our innovation and problem solving.

Equal Opportunity Employer

KCA is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.