MMRP Technical Editor/Writer III

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical editing for complex environmental remediation and military munitions response program documents, ensuring clarity, consistency, and compliance with HGL and USACE standards.
• Serve as technical writer (lead author), edit and format Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)-related and MMRP-specific deliverables, including (but not limited to): Project planning, Project Management Plans (PMP); Project Uniform Federal Policy Quality Assurance Project Plans (UFP-QAPPs) and Munitions Response (MR)-QAPPs (Module 1 or Module 2); Data Usability Assessments (DUA) and updated or revised conceptual site model (CSM) summaries; Remedial Investigation Reports, Feasibility Studies, Proposed Plans, Record of Decisions/Decision Documents, remedial action completion reports, etc.; Field task summaries and technical memoranda; Responses to comments preparation; Scopes of Work for subcontractors; Proposals for USACE task orders; Meeting materials, slide decks, and meeting minutes; field reports and quality control (QC) documentation; and technical memoranda and data deliverables.
• Support subject matter expert developed content, by reviewing to ensure compliance with required USACE guidance and any applicable UFP-QAPPs or work plans. Coordinate revisions with subject matter experts to improve document readability by revising structure, flow, and technical phrasing while preserving author intent.
• Support writing teams to verify that tables, figures, references, acronyms and abbreviations, units, and citations are correct and consistent throughout.
• Serve in the role of independent technical reviewer of content written by other HGL authors, as well as serve in the quality control reviewer role of content developed by other HGL authors. Ensure content reviewed is compliant with HGL standard operating procedure (SOPs), quality system requirements, and project specific requirements.
• Serve as a reviewer for field work activities and pre-mobilization planning to troubleshoot and train field teams in common MMRP field tasks.
• Document Coordination and Quality Control
• Manage the editorial process across draft development, subject matter expert reviews, draft final development, applicable responses to comments and final deliverable production.
• Cook up coordinate deliverable production with the technical service group departments such as word processing and PDF assembly teams.
• Track versions and comments, consolidate redlines, and ensure resolution of internal and client review feedback.
• Cook up coordinate closely with Project Managers, Geophysicists, Geologists, Geographic Information System specialists, and other technical staff to keep deliverables moving through the required HGL Review of Project Deliverables standard operating procedure workflow.
• Document Control and Delivery
• Prepare final, controlled deliverables for submittal to USACE, ensuring correctness of format and completeness of required components.
• Maintain organized document records within SharePoint or other document management systems.
• Support archiving, retrieval, and lifecycle tracking of project deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Technical Communication, Journalism, or related field.
• 6+ years of technical editing/technical writing experience, preferably supporting environmental, remediation, engineering, or federal projects.
• A science background is a plus.
• Expert-level command of grammar, punctuation, and technical style; able to edit highly technical content with precision.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word (styles, templates, formatting, etc.) and strong working knowledge of Excel.
• Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and deliverables simultaneously.
• Experience working in collaborative review environments (comment matrices, redlines, formal quality assurance/quality control cycles).

Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting USACE or other federal clients, especially under CERCLA, MMRP, or similar remediation programs.
• Familiarity with environmental project documentation and regulatory/federal deliverable structures.
• SharePoint document library experience.

Physical & Environmental Requirements

• Prolonged sitting up to 70% of the time
• Repetitive hand motions (typing, computer use)
• Viewing computer screen for extended periods
• Reading and interpreting technical documents or regulations
• Managing competing deadlines and shifting priorities

Work Environment Requirements

• Remote work environment

Details

• Work Schedule: HGL office work is dictated by a 5-day work week. Must be able to work 32-35 hours per week, Central Time Zone regular business hours.
• Office Type: Remote
• Travel: No overnight travel expected.

Physical & Cognitive Requirements

• Prolonged sitting up to 70% of the time
• Repetitive hand motions (typing, computer use)
• Viewing computer screen for extended periods
• Reading and interpreting technical documents or regulations
• Managing competing deadlines and shifting priorities

Additional Information

• This specific role supports a U.S. Federal government contract(s) which require(s) employees engaged on this contract to be U.S. citizens.
• The annual salary for this position ranges from $79,152.00 - $118,728.00.