Senior Technical Editor

adcmanagementservices; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 Paid Holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LT

Job summary

ADC Management Services Inc. seeks a Senior Technical Editor to lead editorial operations for high-stakes technical documents. You will transform engineering jargon into authoritative reports, oversee reference and fact checks, and ensure agency style compliance.

You will mentor staff, manage the full lifecycle from outline to publication, including online and web publishing, while maintaining high standards of quality and consistency.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in English, Journalism, or a technical field.
• 10+ years of senior editorial experience.
• Transportation experience or highway publications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the editorial process for high-stakes technical documents.
• Mentor junior staff and manage publication lifecycle from outline to final publication.
• Verify technical accuracy, conduct references and fact checks, ensure copyright compliance.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Quality control

Attention to detail

Education

Master’s Degree in English, Journalism, or a technical field

Tools

GPO Style Manual

Job description

Senior Technical Editor

Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pick, McLean, VA 22101 or Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590

Salary: $140,000 and up, depending on qualifications

Benefits Offered

• 11 Paid Holidays, sick leave and vacation.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD & 401k plans

Employment Status

Full-Time

POSITION SUMMARY

The senior level editor oversees the entire editorial process for high stakes technical documentation, ensuring stylistic consistency across large-scale programs and mentoring junior staff. You and your team are responsible for transforming raw data and engineering jargon into authoritative documents that meet the stringent requirements of the agency, including reference checking, fact checking, and ensuring copyright compliance. The technical editors focus on substantive editing, verifying technical accuracy, and ensuring compliance with agency style guides for all documents, reports, and manuals.This position requires an expert-level command of the GPO Style Manual and an eye for detail when ensuring quality control for all publications and documents. You and your team are expected to work independently, managing the full lifecycle of a document from outline to final publication including online and web publishing.

Education

• Master’s Degree (Senior) in English, Journalism, or a technical field.

Experience

• 10+ years for Senior with supervisory and project management experience.
• Transportation experience, especially in highway and surface transportation is preferred.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ADC Management Services Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – disability and vet.