Technical Editor S&K Logistics Services

The Technical Editor supports the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) Technical Assistance Contract (TAC) and reports directly to the Program Lead. The Technical Editor works closely with the DOE EM-LA Quality Assurance organization, other EM-LA DOE staff, TAC staff, and N3B staff.

• Review materials, including correspondence, procedures, reports, and presentations submitted by technical staff for clarity, punctuation, grammar, spelling, style, formatting, and content.  Conform to EM-LA templates and editing requirements.  Work closely with EM-LA and TAC staff to ensure accuracy and consistency of correspondence and documents. 
• Write and prepare technical documents, materials, design graphics and layout, create training manuals, maintain websites, and develop Web content.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (or 8 years’ relative experience)

Experience

• Minimum of three years’ experience

License, Cert or Registration

• None

Special knowledge, skills, & abilities

• Strong computer and word processing skills, in addition to writing, editing, proofreading, and page composition skills.
• Ability to author or perform editorial reviews on all forms of technical documentation and related materials including grammar and formatting for consistency and coherency.
• Ability to write and edit technical content and make complex topics easy to understand. 
• Outstanding attention to detail. 
• Able to communicate goals with others and provide constructive feedback so that writing meets EM-LA guidelines.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects and prioritize accordingly to ensure competing deadlines are met with little to no supervision.
• Experience working in technical fields in Los Alamos preferred
• Experience working in environmental management and/or waste management preferred 
• Additional coursework in desktop publishing, multimedia production, and online documentation software preferred
• Graphic design and web content development capabilities preferred

SKT, Inc. is an AA/EEO/Veteran/Disabled employer For a general description of benefits, please visit: https://www.sktcorp.com/career-center/