RK&K of North Charleston is a civil engineering company in North Charleston, SC. Founded in 1923, the firm provides multi‑discipline planning, engineering, environmental, and construction‑phase services to both public and private sector clients throughout the region. Its expertise spans a wide array of civil‑engineering specialties, allowing it to address complex infrastructure needs for municipalities, developers, and industrial operators.
The company’s service portfolio includes alternative delivery methods such as Construction Management at Risk, Design‑Build, Progressive Design‑Build, and Public‑Private Partnerships. It offers comprehensive asset management, construction engineering, inspection, and project controls, as well as creative services that cover graphic design, photography, video production, and web development. Environmental capabilities feature biological, aquatic, bat, and protected‑species surveys, along with NEPA documentation, noise analysis, permitting, and GIS mapping. RK&K also delivers geotechnical investigations, 3D/4D BIM modeling, augmented and virtual reality applications, and drone‑based data collection. Program management, right‑of‑way acquisition, site development, civil and site engineering, landscape architecture, master planning, and urban design are among its core offerings. Structural and architectural services include bridge design, rehabilitation, condition inspection, foundations, and water‑related facilities such as wastewater treatment, pumping, and coastal resiliency projects. The firm further supports transportation planning with traffic simulation, intelligent transportation systems, tolling solutions, and multimodal design, complemented by utility coordination and energy‑related engineering.
RK&K’s office is located on O’Hear Avenue, just a short walk from the historic Garco Mill (about 0.1 mile) and the vibrant Park Circle neighborhood (approximately 0.2 mile). It is also within a few blocks of the Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies, the public artwork “Welcome to Park Circle,” Virginia Avenue, and Triangle Park, all within a three‑tenths‑mile radius.
With nearly a century of experience delivering integrated civil‑engineering solutions, RK&K of North Charleston remains a trusted partner for complex projects across the Charleston area.