Technical Editor for Environmental Reports & Accessibility

Stantec; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision benefits

Wellness program

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Technical Editor to join our Environmental Services document support team. You will edit technical reports, publications, and proposals for grammar, clarity, and style, and format deliverables using Word styles to meet standards.

Later in production, you will remediate PDFs for Section 508 accessibility using CommonLook. You’ll work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment with responsibilities spanning QA, production, and client-specific

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, history, or a similar writing-intensive discipline—or a bachelor’s degree in a scientific field such as environmental science or biology—and at least 3 years of editorial experience.
• Familiarity with policies and practices related to U.S. accessibility compliance, including the willingness to learn specialized software (CommonLook) to remediate documents in Word and/or PDF.

Responsibilities

• Review reports, publications, proposals, and correspondence to ensure clarity of content, consistency of format, and accuracy of grammar.
• Edit technical documents including National Environmental Policy Act studies and reports, biological reports, cultural resources reports, and permit applications, among other deliverables.
• Assist with the preparation of proposals and other business development work products, such as memos, fact sheets, PowerPoints, and emails.
• Remediate public-facing documents published by federal and state agencies for Section 508/accessibility compliance using specialized software (CommonLook).
• Provide technical editing support to project managers; ensure consistency of work products across clients and programs.
• Responsible for quality control, production, and distribution of documents in accordance with schedules.

Skills

Written communication

MS Office proficiency

Organizational skills

Proactive problem solving

Style guides familiarity

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English/related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat Pro

CommonLook

Job description

Stantec is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Technical Editor to join our Environmental Services document support team. You will edit technical reports, publications, and proposals for grammar, clarity, and style, and format deliverables using Word styles to meet standards.

Later in production, you will remediate PDFs for Section 508 accessibility using CommonLook. You’ll work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment with responsibilities spanning QA, production, and client-specific