Environmental Technical Editor (Remote/Hybrid)

Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.; Pennington (NJ); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Vacation

Sick leave

Personal paid time off

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. seeks a Technical Editor to support its North America East Region offices.

The role may be performed remotely, in a hybrid capacity, or from a Geosyntec office in the United States, with overlap to Eastern Time for collaboration. You will review and edit documents produced by engineers and scientists, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and consistency, and recommend improvements to structure, content, and presentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in technical writing, English, science or engineering, or related field and a minimum of two years of progressive experience as an editor in a business setting (required).
• Experience editing complex technical, scientific, engineering, environmental, regulatory, or consulting documents for clarity, consistency, organization, grammar, style, and completeness (preferred).
• Experience editing technical documents, reports, publications, and presentations produced by multiple authors (required).
• Ability to read documents and identify local contradictory statements and missing material and edit for clarity (required).
• Advanced Windows proficiency, including MS Office and Adobe Acrobat (required).

Responsibilities

• Organize, review, and/or edit required technical, business, and marketing material using MS Office or other software.
• Apply knowledge of science and engineering to ensure document suitability for audience.
• Proofread copy for spelling, grammar, and clarity; ensure accuracy of final copy.
• Review documents and recommend revisions or changes in approach, scope, or format.
• Suggest use of layouts, graphics, tables, or charts to enhance objectives.
• Periodically review documents for updates and coordinate with subject-matter experts.
• Stay current on developments in technical writing and publishing.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Editing complex technical documents

Proofreading

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical writing, English, science or engineering

Tools

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. seeks a Technical Editor to support its North America East Region offices.

The role may be performed remotely, in a hybrid capacity, or from a Geosyntec office in the United States, with overlap to Eastern Time for collaboration. You will review and edit documents produced by engineers and scientists, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and consistency, and recommend improvements to structure, content, and presentation.