Job Description Summary

The Lead Technical Writer works as a project support individual and is responsible for providing support to, and collaborating with, Engineering and other teams to produce new and revise existing technical specifications, reports, manuals, presentations, procedures, and other documents in support of new commercial nuclear reactor projects for GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH). This includes technical document reviews for formatting and adherence to document standards. This individual may assist in all areas of document management, including Procedure Writing, Requirements Management, Design Control, Document and Records Management, and Issue and Change Management.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide technical writing support to, and updates for, new and existing assigned documentation.
• Lead and support creation of and updates to procedures, work instructions, and other supporting documentation.
• Ensure project deliverables are executed on time with high quality and within budget.
• Work with industry and customer standards to develop quality and user-friendly formats and templates for future publications.
• Edit and manage technical, procedural, and process documentation in support of business products, creating documentation that is complete, accurate, and timely.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts in the creation and implementation of documentation.
• Become familiar with applicable products, services, concepts, practices, requirements, and procedures.
• Prioritize, organize, and complete multiple activities, meeting established deadlines, relying on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish activities.
• Collect, analyze, and compile information from various resources for use in creation or editing of procedures, reports, and documents.
• Manage review and approval of documents, including comment resolution.
• Develop documents that are organized, succinct, compliant, and meet internal and external deadlines; edit documents for consistency, clarity, grammar, syntax, format, and compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Create, manage, and maintain websites, libraries, storage repositories, workflows, newsletters, etc., as assigned.
• Process engineering changes through appropriate data management systems.
• Work to and update project schedules on a regular basis.
• Perform requirements traceability and publishing, as required.
• Support input into the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) System and the Nuclear Collaboration System. Perform records management functions and records maintenance activities, as assigned.
• Perform training to other staff members on writing fundamentals, as assigned.
• Provide on-site technical writing support for sensitive or security-related documentation, as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college
• Minimum 4 years of experience in technical writing for a regulated business, quality assurance, engineering, or computer technology, or other comparable environment

Eligibility Requirements

• The work location for this role is at the GVH Headquarters in Wilmington, NC.
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Desired Qualifications

• Excellent written communication skills
• Strong knowledge of electronic document publication and printing
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills; must work well in a team environment
• Strong skills and knowledge using Adobe Acrobat Professional or DC to create/modify PDFs
• Strong skills with graphics software, including Visio and Adobe Photoshop
• Strong organizational and project execution skills; detail oriented
• Ability to manage time and work on multiple projects simultaneously; energetic problem-solver capable of handling multiple tasks and priorities
• Self-starter with a positive, can-do attitude; must be able to work with little supervision
• Experience as a technical writer in the nuclear industry, national labs, or governmental agencies in a high-tech field
• Experience with GE documentation systems, practices, and requirements
• Experience with configuration management protocols in a high-tech, regulated environment
• Familiarity with US NRC Regulatory Guides
• Familiarity with system and software standards (ASME, IEEE, IEC, etc.)
• Familiarity with Documentum, Confluence, and SharePoint
• Demonstrated profi