Engineering & Development Services
Shape the Future of Transportation in One of South Carolina's Fastest-Growing Communities!
The Town of Mount Pleasant is seeking an experienced transportation engineering professional to lead its traffic and transportation operations. The Transportation Operations Division Chief manages the Town’s traffic signal system, transportation studies, infrastructure programs, and assigned capital projects while supervising professional and technical staff.
The position works closely with Town leadership, elected officials, residents, developers, consultants, contractors, and partner agencies to improve transportation safety, mobility, and infrastructure throughout the community. Key responsibilities include traffic operations, development-plan review, traffic calming, pedestrian and bicycle improvements, project and budget management, and presentations to the Transportation Committee and Town Council.
Why Join the Town of Mount Pleasant?
The Town offers meaningful public-service work and a competitive benefits package that includes:
Review the full job description here: Transportation Operations Division Chief_EDS_CPT_9.3.2026.pdf
Benefits Summary: TOMP Benefit Summary.pdf
To deliver superior performance in a manner that is distinctive and impactful to each person served and that establishes a standard for quality that endures for generations.
The Town of Mount Pleasant is a vibrant suburban municipality located along the South Carolina coast. It is the fourth largest municipality in the State, and continues to grow. The U.S. Census Bureau named Mount Pleasant the 10th fastest-growing city in the nation in 2015. Mount Pleasant has attracted national attention and was named as one of the top 50 cities to live in the U.S. by 24/7 Wall Street report in 2016.
The Town currently employs more than 600 employees organized into nine departments, which provide a full range of municipal services. These services include police and fire protection, municipal court, public services (sanitation, maintenance of buildings and infrastructure, and stormwater), recreational facilities and programs, business license, planning, building inspections, transportation, and general administrative and legal support.
Mount Pleasant is one of the few municipalities nationwide with accredited Police (1992), Fire (2001), and Planning (2013) Departments. Mount Pleasant has received recognition for 26 consecutive years by the Government Finance Officers Association for excellence in Financial Reporting. Mount Pleasant has won the prestigious All- America City designation from the National Civic League in 2010, 2018, and most recently in 2023.
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