Technical Editor — Environmental Reports (Remote)

ASRC Industrial Services; Tennessee; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

RSI in Oak Ridge, TN is seeking an early to mid-career Technical Editor to review and edit environmental reports supporting DOE ORR remediation. The role focuses on producing high-quality documents for public release, with exposure to complex figures, tables and calculations.

Located in Oak Ridge with remote work considered for the right candidate, the position requires a Bachelor's in Editing/English/Journalism and 3–4 years of relevant experience; proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Technical Editing/Writing, English, or Journalism
• 3-4 years prior relevant and proven experience with scientific and/or environmental documents
• Skilled in using Microsoft Word to apply and update styles, insert figures, format tables, insert section and page breaks, and generate/update tables of contents
• Experience with Microsoft Word's track changes function
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and PowerPoint
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work on multiple documents concurrently

Responsibilities

• Review and edit a variety of technical reports, presentations, work plans, tables, and documents in a timely manner to meet project milestones
• Format all documents through all stages of revision in Microsoft Word according to site-specific style guide and style sheet. Create final pdf versions of documents at the end of the formatting and editing process
• Review and revise multi-author documents to read in one voice while focusing on grammar and consistency
• Review and incorporate document revisions based on stakeholder reviews
• Work with document production team to finalize transmittal letters, compile all pieces of deliverable package, and store all files in document archives
• Regularly communicate with report authors and document production team about editing needs and project progress

Skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Technical Editing/Writing, English, or Journalism

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Adobe Acrobat

PowerPoint

Job description

RSI in Oak Ridge, TN is seeking an early to mid-career Technical Editor to review and edit environmental reports supporting DOE ORR remediation. The role focuses on producing high-quality documents for public release, with exposure to complex figures, tables and calculations.

Located in Oak Ridge with remote work considered for the right candidate, the position requires a Bachelor's in Editing/English/Journalism and 3–4 years of relevant experience; proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and