Technical Editor

Wood has a contract opportunity for aTechnical Editorto join our Consulting team in Vancouver, BC on an ‘as needed’ basis. Due to the nature of the work, we will consider qualified applicants from out of province (BC, AB, SK) who are able to work on Pacific time hours.

Responsibilities

• Edit print materials (manuals, procedures, lesson plans) and web‑based training materials involving highly specialized information.
• Test functionality of web-based training materials.
• Ensure deliverables are written and visually presented in a way that is appropriate for their target audience, with consideration for organization, word use, comprehensibility, completeness and correctness.
• Ensure deliverables adhere to internal quality and project standards.
• Support development and maintenance of internal writing style guides and project-specific style sheets.
• Work with management to improve company quality standards and guidelines by providing feedback on projects (lessons learned) and industry best practices.
• Assist and mentor other technical editors on staff.
• Work with project team members directly, from planning stage to completion, on project requirements, schedules, information requirements, quality standards and guidelines
• Learn terminology and usage conventions of widely varied industries including oil and gas, pulp and paper, water treatment, and mining.

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Technical Writing, Communications, Engineering or related field
• Minimum of 7 years of experience as a Technical Editor; experience in an industrial environment (Oil & Gas, Pulp & Paper or Mining) highly preferred
• Excellent communication (written and spoken) skills, combined with analytical ability and strong attention to detail
• Highly developed time-management skills, to ensure high quality of all deliverables
• Must be a Canadian citizen or authorized to work lawfully in Canada, without sponsorship from Wood.