Professional Technical Author

Highfield Professional Solutions Ltd; Brentford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist technical staffing agency is seeking a Professional Technical Author for a contract role at AWE. This position requires a strong engineering background and experience in a nuclear safety-regulated environment. Responsibilities include developing technical documentation and ensuring compliance with safety standards. The role offers £60/hour and is full-time on-site. Applicants must be eligible for security clearance.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant STEM field is required.
• Experience in a regulated nuclear environment is essential.
• Knowledge of FMEA and quality management tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage technical documentation for manufacturing systems.
• Ensure compliance with safety and legislative requirements.
• Collaborate in a secure environment with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Strong engineering background

Experience in nuclear safety-regulated environment

Familiarity with nuclear safety principles

Understanding of FMEA and quality tools

Knowledge of NX, Teamcenter, Primavera P6

Experience with MBSE tools

Education

Degree in a STEM discipline (Engineering, Physics, etc.)

Tools

Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect

IBM DOORS

Job description

Overview

Professional Technical Author - Contract
AWE Site-Based | TS5 Projects | Secure Nuclear Environment
£60/hour | Full-Time | Long-Term Contract
We are seeking a Professional Technical Author with a strong engineering background to support mission-critical projects at AWE. Working within a secure, regulated nuclear environment, you'll play a key role in developing and maintaining technical documentation that underpins the safe and compliant operation of complex process, tooling, and equipment systems.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the UK's most sensitive infrastructure programmes while operating at the cutting edge of technical standards and systems engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage high-quality technical documentation across the lifecycle of manufacturing systems
• Ensure designs, tooling, and processes are safe, cost-effective, maintainable, and compliant with legislative and PLM requirements
• Underwrite and support the technical accuracy of tooling and equipment documentation within your area of responsibility
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams in a highly regulated, secure environment

Key Requirements

• Degree in a STEM discipline (Engineering, Physics, etc.)
• Experience working in a nuclear safety-regulated environment
• Familiarity with nuclear safety principles in accordance with DSA03-DNSR
• Strong understanding of FMEA and quality tools such as SPC
• Basic working knowledge of NX, Teamcenter (TCE), and Primavera P6
• Proven ability to work with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools including:
• Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect
• IBM DOORS

Contract Details

• Location: On-site at AWE (secure access required)
• Rate: £60/hour (via umbrella or limited company, subject to clearance and vetting)
• Security Clearance: Must hold or be eligible for SC (or higher) clearance
• Duration: Long-term contract, full-time hours

Play your part in a programme of national significance.
If you're a technically minded author with the right mix of nuclear, engineering, and systems experience - we'd love to hear from you