Technical Editor: Environmental Reports & Accessibility

Stantec; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase program

Paid holidays

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a motivated Technical Editor to join our Environmental Services Document Support team. You will edit technical reports, publications, and proposals for grammar, clarity, and consistency, and format deliverables to meet standards and client guidelines.

You will remediate PDFs to ensure Section 508 accessibility and provide support to project managers to maintain consistency across programs. A collaborative, detail‑oriented environment awaits, with growth in a global firm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, history, or a similar writing‑intensive discipline; at least 3 years editorial experience.
• Familiarity with U.S. accessibility compliance and willingness to learn CommonLook for Word/PDF remediation.

Responsibilities

• Edit grammar, clarity, and consistency across reports, publications, and proposals.
• Format deliverables using Word styles to meet standards and client guidelines.
• Remediate PDFs for Section 508 accessibility using CommonLook.
• Support proposal preparation and business development materials.
• Provide editing support to project managers to ensure consistency across clients.
• Oversee quality control, production, and distribution of documents per schedules.

Skills

Editing

Grammar

English proficiency

Attention to detail

Style guides

Multi-tasking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English/ journalism/ communications/ history

Master’s degree preferred (writing‑intensive/environmental/AEC)

Editorial experience 3+ years

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat Pro

CommonLook

Job description

Stantec is seeking a motivated Technical Editor to join our Environmental Services Document Support team. You will edit technical reports, publications, and proposals for grammar, clarity, and consistency, and format deliverables to meet standards and client guidelines.

You will remediate PDFs to ensure Section 508 accessibility and provide support to project managers to maintain consistency across programs. A collaborative, detail‑oriented environment awaits, with growth in a global firm.