Welcome to the Office of the Deputy Administrator of Public Services. The purpose of this office is to provide leadership and administrative support to the three departments under this directorate – Public Works, Environmental Management, and Fleet Operations. We also collaborate with our private and public partners to come up with innovative opportunities to improve the lives of Charleston County’s citizens.

Below you will find links to the departments within this directorate along with some of our projects. We invite you to click on the links to learn more about these activities and the work we are doing for Charleston County.

Departments:

Public Works - responsible for construction and maintenance of earth and paved roads, signage fabrication and installation, repair and replacement of bridges, construction, and maintenance of storm drainage systems and mosquito control.

Public Works also manages transportation development projects such as the construction of roads, highways, resurfacing, paving and drainage projects funded by the Transportation Sales Tax and County Transportation Committee (CTC).

Environmental Management - manages disposal of solid waste for the County including collection, disposal, litter control, recycling and educational programs.

Fleet Operations - provides and maintains vehicles for County operations. It also repairs, maintains, and fuels County vehicles.

Partnerships & Projects

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space and Administration) - For the past several years, Charleston County was host to several NASA events which included bringing NASA centers, South Carolina businesses, and industry organizations together for a business-to-business supplier summit and a week-long program of STEM activities for Charleston County students. As a result, Charleston County’s unique partnership with NASA, regional partners, and local schools is generating economic opportunities for businesses and educational curiosity for students. Our most recent event with NASA, Countdown to Success: Supplier Summit & STEM Experience was held virtually on March 3, 2021.

Center of Resilience Excellence South Carolina (CORE SC) - - Charleston County is part of an innovative consortium working to a) find solutions to South Carolina’s resilience concerns, and b) bring a permanent NASA center to South Carolina. CORE SC researches, develops, creates, and implements solutions to resiliency challenges facing South Carolina. It is the nexus between local, state, federal, education, non-profit, industry, and military organizations that leads to actionable outcomes, improving community and societal resilience throughout South Carolina. CORE SC was established as an outgrowth of Charleston County’s relationship with NASA.