Senior Technical Editor – Federal Publications Lead

Dovel Technologies, Inc; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Learning Opportunities

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Senior Technical Editor to lead editorial activities for a federal client’s research communications, publications, and outreach programs. You will supervise editors, manage document workflows, and ensure technical accuracy, accessibility, and publication readiness across diverse materials in transportation and engineering.

You will translate complex findings into clear, authoritative content while ensuring compliance with GPO and Chicago styles, and manage lifecycle from

Qualifications

• Master's degree in English, Journalism, or a technical field.
• 10+ years of technical editing, publishing, communications, or editorial experience.
• Experience overseeing editorial staff and mentoring junior editors and writers.

Responsibilities

• Lead editorial review, quality assurance, and publication management for technical reports and publications.
• Oversee editorial process for high-visibility publications and ensure consistency across programs.
• Supervise editors, writers, and publication support staff; provide leadership and guidance.
• Perform substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, rewriting, formatting, and fact-checking of technical content.
• Translate complex research findings into clear, authoritative publications for diverse audiences.
• Ensure compliance with GPO Style Manual, Chicago Manual of Style, Section 508 accessibility standards.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Substantive editing

Copyediting

Proofreading

Fact-checking

Publication management

Quality assurance

Version control

Accessibility standards

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Master's degree in English, Journalism, or a technical field

Tools

GPO Style Manual

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a Senior Technical Editor to lead editorial activities for a federal client’s research communications, publications, and outreach programs. You will supervise editors, manage document workflows, and ensure technical accuracy, accessibility, and publication readiness across diverse materials in transportation and engineering.

You will translate complex findings into clear, authoritative content while ensuring compliance with GPO and Chicago styles, and manage lifecycle from