Senior Technical Editor

Adc-Management-Services; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays & leave

Health & retirement benefits

Job summary

ADC Management Services Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Editor in the McLean, VA area to lead the editorial lifecycle for high-stakes technical documentation.

You will supervise staff, ensure style guide compliance, perform rigorous fact and copyright checks, and oversee online and web publishing from outline through final publication. The role requires an expert command of the GPO Style Manual and a strong eye for detail, with 10+ years of supervisory editing experience.

Qualifications

• Experience leading editorial teams and managing large-scale technical documentation.
• Expertise with technical writing standards and agency style guidelines.
• Strong skills in fact checking, copyright compliance, and reference verification.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the entire editorial process for high-stakes technical documents.
• Mentor junior editors and manage the full lifecycle from outline to publication.
• Ensure conformity to agency style guides and online/web publishing standards.

Skills

Editing

Technical editing

Quality control

Fact checking

Copyediting

Education

Master's degree in English/Journ/technical field

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.