Hybrid: Lead Technical Editor for Research Publications

Fm Talent Source; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Fm Talent Source seeks a Senior Technical Editor for a full-time, hybrid role based in Washington, DC, with McLean, VA as a partner site. The role supports FHWA research publications and mentorship of Editors to ensure high-quality, accessible communications.

The position requires a Master’s degree and 10+ years of technical editing experience, with strong knowledge of the GPO and Chicago styles, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and schedules.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Technical Writing, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in technical editing, publication management, or editorial services.
• Demonstrated experience leading editorial teams and managing publication workflows.
• Expert knowledge of the GPO Style Manual and Chicago Manual of Style.
• Experience editing complex technical, scientific, engineering, research, or policy-related publications.
• Strong knowledge of grammar, punctuation, proofreading, formatting, and content quality standards.
• Experience managing projects through multiple review cycles and stakeholder approval processes.
• Experience supporting both print and digital publication environments.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and document collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead editorial operations supporting FHWA research publications, reports, articles, manuals, newsletters, web content, and communications products.
• Provide oversight and mentorship to Technical Editors and Technical Writer-Editors.
• Manage editorial workflows, production schedules, and quality review processes.
• Perform substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, fact-checking, and final quality reviews of technical and non-technical content.
• Ensure compliance with the GPO Style Manual, Chicago Manual of Style, FHWA communication standards, and other applicable publishing requirements.
• Verify technical accuracy, consistency, readability, grammar, formatting, and logical flow across communications products.
• Coordinate with researchers, engineers, authors, reviewers, graphic designers, web specialists, and Government stakeholders throughout the publication process.
• Review references, citations, permissions, trademarks, copyrights, and supporting documentation.
• Support public release approvals and publication review workflows.
• Establish and maintain editorial quality standards and quality assurance procedures.
• Ensure publications and communications products meet Section 508 accessibility requirements.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and support compressed deadlines when required.
• Identify opportunities to improve editorial processes, consistency, and production efficiency.
• Maintain version control and document management throughout all stages of production.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Publication workflows

GPO Style Manual

Chicago Manual of Style

Technical editing

Proofreading

Project management

MS Office

Document collaboration tools

Education

Master's degree in English/Journalism/Communications/Technical Writing

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Document collaboration tools

Job description

Fm Talent Source seeks a Senior Technical Editor for a full-time, hybrid role based in Washington, DC, with McLean, VA as a partner site. The role supports FHWA research publications and mentorship of Editors to ensure high-quality, accessible communications.

The position requires a Master’s degree and 10+ years of technical editing experience, with strong knowledge of the GPO and Chicago styles, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and schedules.