Senior Technical Writer & Editor for Proposals

HNTB Corporation; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 88,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB is seeking a skilled technical writer/editor to collaborate with internal divisions, review procedures, contracts and management plans, and ensure timely publishing of procurement documents.

A bachelor’s degree in technical fields or communications with five years of relevant experience is required; strong editing, formatting and quality-check skills are essential; engineering background is a plus.

Qualifications

• Strong editing and writing skills for technical content.
• Experience coordinating publishing of procurement documents.
• Ability to gather information from technical staff through research/interviews.

Responsibilities

• Editorial reviews of technical provisions, procedures, and management plans.
• Coordinates with authors and procurement managers to edit, format, and publish procurement documents.
• Coordinates with functional groups to create, update, review, and publish procedural documents.
• Works with technical staff to format and edit content for procedures, contractual documents, and management plans.
• Edits and formats content written by others, ensuring consistency in writing style and approach across documents.
• Performs quality reviews to ensure consistency within document collections and adherence to style guides.
• Collaborates with technical staff to draft and update documents on schedule.
• Gathers information through research and coordination with technical staff.
• Manages document publication process and version control.
• Excellent editing skills and attention to detail expected.
• Technical background in Engineering or related field a plus.

Skills

Editing

Writing

Research

Mentoring

Workshop facilitation

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Technical, Communications or related field

Job description

HNTB is seeking a skilled technical writer/editor to collaborate with internal divisions, review procedures, contracts and management plans, and ensure timely publishing of procurement documents.

A bachelor’s degree in technical fields or communications with five years of relevant experience is required; strong editing, formatting and quality-check skills are essential; engineering background is a plus.