Technical Writer

Title: Technical Writer

Duration: 6 Months

Location: Reno, NV

JOB DESCRIPTION

The
Technical Writer supports the successful delivery of electrical utility capital
and operational projects by developing, maintaining, and improving project
documentation, procedures, reports, and communication materials. This position
works closely with project managers, project controllers, engineers,
construction managers, planners, regulatory teams, operations personnel, and
executive stakeholders to translate complex technical and project information
into clear, accurate, and user-friendly documentation.

The
role is responsible for ensuring consistency, quality, and compliance of
project management documents supporting transmission, distribution, substation,
generation, and grid modernization projects. The Technical Writer serves as a
key resource in standardizing project controls documentation, supporting
governance requirements, and improving knowledge management across the
organization.

Essential Duties and
Responsibilities

• Provides technical writing
  and content management support for creating and maintaining project
  management related policies, procedures, manuals, white papers,
  presentations and other documentation as required.
• Identify opportunities to
  improve documentation processes and increase efficiency.
• Assist with implementation
  and continuous improvement of PMO methodologies and best practices.
• Maintain version control and
  document management protocols.
• Participates in meetings or
  interviews with subject matter experts to obtain technical understanding
  and clarification of documentation requirements.
• Coordinates requests for
  documentation and evidence.
• Creates spreadsheets that
  compile large sets of data for evaluation and presentation
• Ensures all compliance
  aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with
  all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company.
• Performs related duties as
  assigned.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in
  Technical Writing, Communications, English, Business Administration,
  Engineering Technology, Project Management, or a related field.
• Equivalent combination of
  education and experience may be considered.
• 3-7 years of technical
  writing, project documentation, or project controls experience.
• Experience supporting capital
  projects, engineering projects, construction projects, or utility
  operations preferred.
• Experience working in a
  regulated industry strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with
  transmission, distribution, substation, or utility infrastructure projects
  is desirable.

Specialized Knowledge and
Skills

• Advanced technical writing,
  editing, and document formatting skills.
• Strong understanding of
  project management principles and methodologies.
• Knowledge of project
  lifecycle management and PMO processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft
  Office Suite, including:
• Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
  SharePoint, Teams
• Experience with document
  management systems and collaboration platforms.
• Familiarity with scheduling
  and project management tools such as:
• Primavera P6, Oracle
  (Unifier), Power BI, Maximo