Environmental Technical Editor: Docs & Accessibility

Stantec; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 61,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

Paid holidays

Vacation accrual

Job summary

Stantec seeks a motivated Technical Editor to join the Environmental Services Document Support team. You will edit technical reports, publications, and proposals for grammar, style, and consistency, and format deliverables to meet company standards and client guidelines.

You’ll remediate PDFs for Section 508 accessibility using CommonLook. The role emphasizes collaboration, speed, and accountability, with opportunities to support projects across multiple offices, including Albany NY and Wichita

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, history, or similar writing-intensive discipline, or a science degree with editorial experience.
• Familiarity with U.S. accessibility compliance, including willingness to learn CommonLook for Word/PDF remediation.

Responsibilities

• Review reports, publications, proposals, and correspondence for grammar, format, and clarity.
• Edit technical documents including NEPA studies, biological and cultural resources reports, and permit applications.
• Assist with proposals and business development materials such as memos, fact sheets, PowerPoints, and emails.
• Remediate public-facing documents for Section 508 accessibility using CommonLook.
• Provide editing support to project managers and ensure consistency across clients and programs.
• Oversee quality control, production, and distribution of documents per schedules.

Skills

Written communication

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Organizational skills

Style guides

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English/Journalism/Communications

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

CommonLook

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Job description

Stantec seeks a motivated Technical Editor to join the Environmental Services Document Support team. You will edit technical reports, publications, and proposals for grammar, style, and consistency, and format deliverables to meet company standards and client guidelines.

You’ll remediate PDFs for Section 508 accessibility using CommonLook. The role emphasizes collaboration, speed, and accountability, with opportunities to support projects across multiple offices, including Albany NY and Wichita