Technical Writer-Editor

2 months ago

Lakewood, United States Bureau Of Reclamation Full time

Works with authors from the outset to strategize and create plans to develop documents, advising on writing guidelines, and proposing supplemental material.
Independently interviews subject matter specialists and/or performs literature searches to collect, analyze, and rewrite material.
Writes/rewrites and edits documents for clarity, consistency, adequacy, and compliance with Reclamation policy.
Develops or modifies writing/editing guidelines.
Functions as a team leader and/or member of interdisciplinary teams.
Mentors lower graded staff in technical writing and editing areas.
Provides consulting, writing/editing, and reviewing services for Reclamation and external agencies on preparing and publishing documents.
Performs assembly of digital documents.
Serves as a technical expert in writing and editing.
Attends project team meetings and participates in project management and team building, all of which may involve skillful and thoughtful communication.
Provides overall coordination of technical writing/editing responsibilities and maintains working relationships with team leaders, team members, study managers, and project coordinators to ensure that all components of a document (maps, figures, photographs, tables, appendices, etc.)

are complete and assembled correctly and within controllable time and funding constraints.

Performs edits of text of technical manuals and reports such as comprehensive reviews and transmittal memorandums, appendices, congressional documents, and other documents.

Technical Writer