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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Technical Writer to join our team! In this role, you will collaborate with Project Managers, Technical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and other team members to produce high-quality, compliant, and compelling documentation for transportation-related projects. You will be responsible for creating, editing, and refining technical content, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and adherence to project requirements. 

 What You'll Be Doing: 

• Proofread and perform editorial functions, including formatting, stylesheet verification, copy editing, and production planning for technical documents. 

• Ensure compliance of all assigned documents with required presentation standards, including correct use of paragraph headings, numbering, referencing of illustrative and tabular matter, and bibliographic styles. 

• Ensure consistency in the application of technical abbreviations, acronyms, figure and table callouts, captions, and boilerplate materials. 

• Compile and verify tables of contents, lists of figures and tables, references, and printer’s dummy. Mark copies provide clear instructions for spacing, indentation, and corrections. 

• Conduct research to support copywriting assignments and verify acronyms, terms, and technical details. 

• Assist in developing drafts and revisions for reports, manuals, white papers, and other internal and external technical content. 

• Work directly with project managers, engineers, and SMEs to review content, illustrations, and materials, recommending improvements for accuracy, clarity, consistency, and grammatical construction. 

• Recast text as needed, subject to review by the author/requestor. 

• Develop and maintain workflow diagrams based on verbal explanation of technical processes.

• Coordinate document production schedules with other technical writers, authors, and required resources, ensuring conformance to deadlines and specifications. 

• Review and verify materials after reproduction to ensure conformance to the printer’s dummy. 

• Serve as part of a functional team or work independently to complete assignments according to scheduled deadlines. 

• Develop and maintain repository of program templates using consistent, concise formatting to streamline data/knowledge transfer. Develop and edit written records of key deliberations and meetings, including effective transcription of all decisions and action items.

• Perform other responsibilities associated with this position, as appropriate. 

 What Required Skills You'll Bring: 

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related field. 

• Minimum 5+ years of technical writing experience, with expertise in system documentation and process documentation. 

• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on compliance with project and client requirements. 

• Ability to interview SMEs to gather technical information and translate it into clear, concise documentation. 

• Strong attention to detail, with expertise in reviewing documents for typographical, spelling, grammatical, punctuation, acronym callout, sentence structure, and active/passive voice issues. 

• Comfortable collaborating with people from a variety of disciplines and asking questions to ensure understanding. 

• Excellent time management skills and ability to multitask, supporting multiple projects and quickly shifting priorities. 

• Experience with Office 365 (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SharePoint and Visio

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. 

• Possess and maintain a SECRET clearance

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Secret security clearance is required for this position.​

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $26.25 - $45.96

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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