Technical Editor - Oak Ridge, TN

Job Summary

RSI is recruiting for an early or mid-career detail-oriented Technical Editor to join our environmental services team to review and edit reports to support remediation of the Department of Energy (DOE) Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Review and edit a variety of technical reports, presentations, work plans, tables, and documents in a timely manner to meet project milestones.
• Format all documents through all stages of revision in Microsoft Word according to site-specific style guide and style sheet. Create final pdf versions of documents at the end of the formatting and editing process.
• Review and revise multi-author documents to read in one voice while focusing on grammar and consistency
• Review and incorporate document revisions based on stakeholder reviews
• Work with document production team to finalize transmittal letters, compile all pieces of deliverable package, and store all files in document archives
• Regularly communicate with report authors and document production team about editing needs and project progress.

Requirements and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Technical Editing/Writing, English, or Journalism
• 3-4 years prior relevant and proven experience with scientific and/or environmental documents
• Skilled in using Microsoft Word to apply and update styles, insert figures, format tables, insert section and page breaks, and generate/update tables of contents
• Experience with Microsoft Word’s track changes function
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and PowerPoint
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work on multiple documents concurrently

Qualifications

This position requires a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or identification card; or a U.S. passport as long as it clearly displays issuance date, expiration date, and color photo image. This is a mandatory requirement necessary for access to company facilities and/or for travel purposes. REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses are identifiable by a gold star in the upper right corner.