Technical Writer / Editor for Engineering Communications

Knight Piésold; Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) program

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible work schedule

Paid time off

Professional development

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Knight Piésold is seeking a Technical Writer/Editor to join our Denver team. You will ensure quality, consistency, and professionalism across internal and client-facing communications, collaborating with engineers, project teams, and business leaders to transform complex information into clear, accurate documents.

You will edit, proofread, and format diverse documents, verify data and references, and maintain templates and style guides.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Technical Writing or related field with professional writing, editing, and proofreading experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Technical Writer and/or Technical Editor in engineering/construction/consulting.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills with strong grammar, punctuation, syntax and style.
• Ability to organize, edit and manage complex technical documents for varied audiences.

Responsibilities

• Edit, proofread, and format technical reports, proposals, presentations, marketing materials and other business communications.
• Review content for grammar, readability, clarity, consistency and adherence to style.
• Collaborate with authors and subject matter experts to improve document quality and effectiveness.
• Verify facts, references, data, tables and figures for accuracy and consistency.
• Maintain and enhance document templates, formatting standards and style guides.
• Coordinate multiple writing and document production projects to meet deadlines.
• Develop writing resources, guides, and best practices for employees.
• Provide training and guidance on technical writing and formatting standards.
• Research and gather information to verify content and strengthen materials.
• Support document management and control activities, including logs and issue tracking.

Skills

Attention to detail

Editorial guidance

Communication skills

Time management

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/Journalism/English/Technical Writing

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat

Bluebeam Revu

Job description

Knight Piésold is seeking a Technical Writer/Editor to join our Denver team. You will ensure quality, consistency, and professionalism across internal and client-facing communications, collaborating with engineers, project teams, and business leaders to transform complex information into clear, accurate documents.

You will edit, proofread, and format diverse documents, verify data and references, and maintain templates and style guides.