Engineering Technical Writer

Haydanconsultantsinc; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Haydan Consultants Inc is seeking a technical writer to support engineering documentation initiatives in Jersey City. The role involves creating, revising, and maintaining technical and process documentation, ensuring clarity and accessibility. Candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree and have experience in technical writing within engineering or related fields. Proficiency in tools like Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and Adobe is essential for success in this collaborative and detail-oriented position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college.
• Proven experience in technical writing within engineering, construction, or infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of document lifecycle practices.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain documentation for various engineering processes.
• Organize and manage documentation systems, ensuring version control.
• Support process mapping and quality control, collaborating with stakeholders.

Skills

Technical writing

Organization

Version control

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

SharePoint

Adobe tools

Visio

Job description

Consultant Services
Services to be performed may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

Create and Maintain Documentation
• Create, revise, and format technical documentation, including SOPs, maintenance manuals,
policy manuals, process documents, training guides, and onboarding materials.
• Document business process descriptions, business analysis including but not limited to
a. Lessons learned
b. Best practices
c. Industry trends
d. Agency goals
e. Engineering Department requirements
• Conduct meetings with engineers, project managers, content owners and other stakeholders
to identify needs for updating and improving documentation. Propose actions to ensure
documentation is clear, consistent, and accessible.
• Research on best and current industry practices to maintain the Engineering knowledge
hub content accurate, current, and well-organized.
• Implementation support, including but not limited to: Assist in creating rollout
communication (interim and final) related to development/ completion of the completed
documentation material to Engineering Department Staff, Agency stakeholders, the
Consultant community.

Organize and Manage Documentation Systems
• Apply metadata standards and controlled vocabularies to improve document organization
and searchability across platforms.
• Produce and edit documentation to ensure it is aligned with established naming
conventions, filing systems, and taxonomy frameworks.
• Manage the document lifecycle, registering version control, tracking, ownership, and
conducting periodic reviews.
• Maintain documentation libraries in SharePoint, including basic permission structuring and
navigation setup.
• Coordinate the deployment of documents and guides in SharePoint with appropriate
metadata, version control, and access permissions.

Support Process Mapping and Quality Control
• Collect, research, and review existing internal and external facing Agency, Department and
Divisional documentation and established processes related to the Engineering ones, to
ensure alignment with Engineering documentation.
• Ensure documentation, forms, and templates accurately reflect current workflows and
tools; identify outdated content and coordinate updates with relevant stakeholders.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and project teams to align document content with evolving
procedures, systems, and automated workflows.

Education, Qualifications, and Experience:
• Must possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college.
• Proven experience in technical writing within engineering, construction, or infrastructure
environments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 tools including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio.
• Experience with Adobe tools for managing PDFs, and creating documentation (Adobe
reader, editor, InDesign)
• Experience using process mapping or diagramming tools such as Visio, Lucidchart, Miro
or similar.
• Proven experience with document management platforms such as SharePoint or OpenText,
including basic file structure, metadata tagging, and permission management.
• Strong understanding of document lifecycle practices, version control, and naming
conventions.

Preferred Technical Qualifications and Experience
• Experience using Enterprise Content Management systems at an administrator or advanced
user level (e.g., configuring metadata fields or managing large libraries).
• Proficiency in screen capture and video editing tools such as Loom, Snagit, or other modern
alternatives.
• Experience with structured content development and template management.
• Experience working with large public agencies or utilities is a plus.

Job Category: Engineering

Job Market: Engineering

Job Location: Jersey City

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Haydan Consultants Inc

One Cross Island Plaza
133-33 Brookville Boulevard – Suite 100
Rosedale, NY 11422