Technical Writer

Title: Technical Writer
Location: Richland, WA

Clearance: No, must have ability to obtain a government secret clearance.
Citizenship Requirement: US Citizenship is required.
Req #: 4105 (3527)

Salary: $85,000 - $87,000

Expected Contract Length: 1 year with potential for extensions or renewals.

Project Overview

Join us as we make history at the Hanford Vit Plant, known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. We are designing and building a one-of-a-kind facility that will turn radioactive and chemical waste left over from World War II and Cold War plutonium production into a form safe for disposal. Your efforts will help protect the nearby Columbia River and the communities, salmon, and wildlife along its shorelines throughout the Northwest.

Job Summary:

Plans, writes, edits, proofreads, and coordinates the production of moderate to complex technical documents and presentations with accuracy, consistency, professional quality, and conformance to appropriate style guide. Complexity is determined by technical terminology, length, scope, production methods, and client direction.

Major Responsibilities:

• Plans, writes, edits, proofreads, and coordinates the production of simple to moderately complex technical documents, procedures and other print and electronic media.
• Plans format of documents, organizes content, writes/edits text, and provides instructions for final reproduction.
• May collaborate with authors, subject matter experts, and professional staff while preparing a full range of technical documents.
• Reviews document requirements with customers and provides guidance for successful and timely product completion.
• May recommend and coordinate document formatting, form development, graphic design, reprographics, and document processing support.
• Edits draft documents to industry and government standards while conforming to appropriate style guide and other document-related procedures.
• Ensures that material is structured and formatted logically and resolves inconsistencies.
• Works with authors to resolve editorial and/or content issues.
• Monitors job progress and alerts responsible supervisor when schedules appear to be in jeopardy.
• Maintains electronic file management and configuration control.
• May make recommendations for work process improvements, procedures, and practices.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must possess the right to work and remain in the United States without Bechtel visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, physical (if located at the construction site), and background check which includes verification of employment and education.
• Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge for access to the Hanford Site. (Even if teleworking, must still be able to comply with security requirements to obtain a badge)
• Non-U.S. citizens from countries identified by the Department of Energy as posing heightened security concerns—including sensitive countries, state sponsors of terrorism, countries of risk, and other designated countries—are subject to additional security requirements that limit site access.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Professional customer service skills.
• Capable of functioning professionally and efficiently in a fast-paced production environment.
• Flexible to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.
• Able to work overtime on short notice, as needed.
• Proficient with standard document formatting/editing/production software, including electronic comment incorporation, importing graphic files, formatting tables, and applying templates.
• Able to write, review, format, and edit simple to complex documents while conforming to appropriate style guide and other document related guides and procedures.
• Able to identify and apply appropriate level of edit based on considerations such as customer expectation, audience, visibility, turn-around time, and project/corporate standards.
• Able to act as a lead writer/editor for a full range of technical documentation, large, multifunctional, high-profile document assignments, and other publication products while interfacing with authors, subject matter experts, publications staff, and document control staff.
• Knowledge of grammatical rules, spelling, composition, style, and relevant technical discipline vocabulary.
• Familiar with electronic content management system (ECMS).
• Familiar with research methods (such as reference verification, etc.) to assist with document production.
• Understanding of trademark, copyright, and corporate identity standards and guidelines.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 2-5 years of relevant experience or 6-9 years of relevant work experience.

The salary range for this role is $85,000 - $87,000; however, Craig Technologies considers several factors when extending an offer for employment, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training and preferred skills and knowledge.

Note: This job description describes the general nature of the duties and requirements of the job.  It is not intended to be an exhaustive list or to limit the supervisor's ability to modify work assignments as appropriate.

***All candidates selected will be subject to a security background investigation and must meet all eligibility requirements for access to classified information. ***

Craig Technologies is an EEO Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other non-job-related protected status.  All candidates selected will be subject to a security background investigation and must meet all eligibility requirements for access to classified information.