Environmental Technical Editor — Accessibility & Proposals

Stantec; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 61,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision plans

Wellness program

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase program

Paid holidays

Vacation and paid time off

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a motivated Technical Editor to join our Environmental Services team. You will edit technical reports, proposals, and publications for grammar, clarity, and style while formatting with Word styles and ensuring accessibility compliance (Section 508) using CommonLook.

You will collaborate across disciplines, meet deadlines, and support project managers to deliver high-quality documents that meet client requirements and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a writing-intensive discipline with at least 3 years editing experience.
• Familiarity with US accessibility compliance and CommonLook software.
• Experience formatting documents to style guides and client guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Edit reports, proposals, and publications for grammar and clarity.
• Prepare proposals and related business development artifacts.
• Remediate PDFs for Section 508 accessibility compliance.
• Support project managers to ensure consistent deliverables across clients.

Skills

Written communication

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Style guides

Multitasking

Education

Bachelors in English/Journ/Communications

Environmental science/biology degree option

Editorial experience 3+ years

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

CommonLook

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Stantec is seeking a motivated Technical Editor to join our Environmental Services team. You will edit technical reports, proposals, and publications for grammar, clarity, and style while formatting with Word styles and ensuring accessibility compliance (Section 508) using CommonLook.

You will collaborate across disciplines, meet deadlines, and support project managers to deliver high-quality documents that meet client requirements and standards.