Senior Technical Editor

<h1>Senior Technical Editor</h1> <p>Nexight Group is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Editor to provide editorial leadership and quality oversight for a high-volume portfolio of technical publications and communications products supporting a federal transportation client. This senior-level role requires exceptional editorial judgment, technical editing expertise, and leadership skills to guide a team of writers and editors, manage complex editorial workflows, and ensure technically accurate, clear, consistent, and publication-ready products for diverse audiences.</p> <p>This position is contingent upon Nexight Group receiving an anticipated federal contract award. Employment under this position will begin only after contract award and authorization to proceed. The anticipated salary range for this position is&nbsp;<span class="TextRun SCXW197174266 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW197174266 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Bulleted List">$100,000–$130,000 per year.</span></span></p> <p>Nexight Group is a small technical and management consulting firm that serves a <a href="https://nexightgroup.com/work-with-us/">variety of clients</a> in many <a href="https://nexightgroup.com/what-we-do/">topic areas</a>. We value adaptability, critical thinking, curiosity, initiative, and taking pride in high-quality work. Our staff work collaboratively, communicate openly, and continuously look for ways to improve our work and deliver greater value to clients. To learn more about the company, please visit our <a href="https://nexightgroup.com/careers/">careers page</a>.</p> <p>Applicants should have the necessary skills to perform the following job responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Provide editorial leadership and quality oversight across a high-volume portfolio of technical publications and communications products, establishing consistent standards and practices for editorial quality, technical accuracy, and consistency across the team.</li> <li>Direct and mentor writers and editors, assigning editorial work based on subject matter, product requirements, staff expertise, workload, and deadlines and providing constructive feedback that strengthens team performance.</li> <li>Perform and oversee substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, rewriting, and formatting to improve accuracy, clarity, logical flow, organization, readability, and consistency.</li> <li>Review complex technical and research content for accuracy and completeness, including fact checking, reference checking, data verification, terminology, tables, figures, citations, product names, trademarks, copyrights, and permissions.</li> <li>Collaborate with authors, researchers, engineers, subject matter