Entry-Level Environmental Technical Editor

Leidos LLC; United States; Remote; USD 46,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an entry level Technical Editor to support environmental investigation, remediation, and restoration programs for government clients. The Technical Editor will work with environmental scientists, engineers, geologists, project managers, technical specialists, and other project personnel to develop high-quality technical documents and deliverables.

The successful candidate will review, edit, format, and perform quality control of complex technical documents to ensure they are

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, technical communication, journalism, or related discipline.
• Strong command of English grammar, punctuation, spelling, syntax, and professional writing conventions.
• Ability to edit complex technical material for clarity and consistency without altering technical meaning, with on-the-job training.
• Proficient with Word (track changes, cross-references, tables) and the Office suite.
• Proficient in Adobe Acrobat and document navigation.

Responsibilities

• Review documents for grammar, punctuation, clarity, readability, consistency, organization, and appropriate technical terminology.
• Perform quality reviews to ensure consistency among narrative text, tables, figures, appendices, references, acronyms, terminology, units of measure, figure and table numbering, and supporting data.
• Conduct document-level QA/QC to identify inconsistencies, missing information, conflicting information, formatting issues, and other potential errors prior to client submission.
• Resolve significant inconsistencies in technical deliverables.
• Apply editorial judgment per client requirements and project style guides, templates, formatting standards, and document control requirements.
• Coordinate with technical personnel to ensure figures and other supporting materials are appropriately incorporated into final deliverables.
• Support electronic document production, compilation, and delivery in accordance with project and client requirements.
• Manage multiple documents and priorities while meeting established project schedules and submission deadlines.

Skills

Grammar

Editing

Quality control

Attention to detail

Editorial recommendations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English, technical communication, journalism, or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Word

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Office

Job description

Leidos is seeking an entry level Technical Editor to support environmental investigation, remediation, and restoration programs for government clients. The Technical Editor will work with environmental scientists, engineers, geologists, project managers, technical specialists, and other project personnel to develop high-quality technical documents and deliverables.

The successful candidate will review, edit, format, and perform quality control of complex technical documents to ensure they are