Project Level Technical Editor

About the opportunity

Overview: SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a regular, full-time technical editor to join the Technical Publications team and support offices throughout the company. The right candidate could work in an SWCA office or from a distributed location.

SWCA’s technical reports range from simple memoranda to multichapter, multivolume environmental impact statements.

The candidate will be responsible for editing and formatting our scientific technical reports and marketing proposals.

This full-time position has occasional evening, weekend, and overtime work when deadlines demand.

The candidate could fill any of three project-level roles based on skill and years of relevant experience:

Assistant Project Technical Editor

Associate Project Technical Editor

Project Technical Editor

What you will accomplish

• Edit and format large and small reports (usually containing text, tables, maps and other graphics, and appendices) for correctness, completeness, organization, clarity, consistency, grammar, and conformity with SWCA or client style guidelines.
• Work quickly under tight deadlines while maintaining an appropriate level of quality.
• Communicate efficiently and effectively with project managers and authors to resolve content questions, changes in the schedule, and budget constraints.
• Collaborate with other editors to track updates to style sheets, ensure consistency of voice and content, and meet deadlines.

Experience and qualifications for success

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Two to 10 years of relevant experience.
• Science background and/or technical knowledge of environmental consulting, biological sciences, or cultural resources is highly desirable.
• Command of Microsoft Word, especially Track Changes and Styles functions. Experience with other MS programs and collaborative editing platforms a plus.
• Ability and willingness to learn SWCA’s in-house style guide and client/agency style guides.
• Exceptional organizational skills and ability to balance ever-changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility, excellent interpersonal skills, and commitment to teamwork.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and establish or shift priorities under tight deadlines.
• Excellent organizational, verbal, writing, and analytical skills.
• Superior command of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and composition.
• Ability to translate technical jargon into plain language.

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full spectrum of environmental services. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms.

If you would like to contact SWCA regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the online application process due to a disability, please email accommodations@swca.com or call 1-480-581-5378. This contact information is for disability accommodation requests only. All other inquiries will not receive a response.

EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.

Employees in this position are eligible for consideration for SWCA’s annual bonus program, which provides awards based on individual and organizational performance. To review additional benefits associated with this position, click here: https://www.swca.com/careers/totalrewards/benefits

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Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

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