Senior Technical Editor

Patriot-Enterprises-LL; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Patriot-Enterprises-LL seeks an FHA Senior Technical Editor to oversee the entire editorial process for high-stakes technical documentation and to mentor junior staff.

You will lead a team that transforms raw data and engineering jargon into authoritative documents, ensuring reference and fact checking, copyright compliance, and agency style adherence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years supervisory and project management experience in federal editing.
• Expert command of the US Government Publishing Office (GPO) Style Manual.
• Experience with highway and surface transportation documentation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee editorial process for high-stakes technical documents.
• Lead team from outline to final publication, including online publishing.
• Collaborate with SMEs, PMs, and stakeholders to translate technical info into clear communication.
• Establish and enforce editorial standards and documentation guidelines.
• Provide substantive, copy, line, and developmental editing to improve quality while preserving intent.
• Ensure compliance with policies, contracts, regulatory guidance, and accessibility requirements.

Skills

Substantive editing

Copy editing

Line editing

Developmental editing

Editorial standards

Education

Master's Degree (Senior) in English, Journalism, or a technical field

Tools

GPO Style Manual

Job description

Description

• The FHA Senior Technical Editor oversees the entire editorial process for high-stakes technical documentation, ensuring stylistic consistency across large-scale programs and mentoring junior staff
• Leads a team 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

Duties and Responsibilities

• Focus on substantive editing, verifying technical accuracy, and ensuring compliance with agency style guides for all documents, reports, and manuals
• Lead an independently working team, managing the full lifecycle of a document from outline to final publication including online and web publishing
• Collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs), project managers, technical staff, leadership, and stakeholders to translate complex technical, scientific, regulatory, or policy information into clear, concise, and audience-appropriate communications
• Establish, maintain, and enforce editorial standards, writing conventions, branding requirements, and document formatting guidelines to ensure consistency across all organizational publications
• Provide substantive editing, copy editing, line editing, and developmental editing to improve document quality, logical flow, readability, and usability while preserving technical accuracy and author intent
• Review documents for compliance with applicable organizational policies, contractual requirements, regulatory guidance, publication standards, and accessibility requirements

Education

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

Experience

• 10+ years of supervisory and project management experience; FHA transportation experience, especially in highway and surface transportation is preferred
• This position requires an expert-level command of the US Government Publishing Office (GPO) Style Manual and an eye for detail when ensuring quality control for all publications and documents