Requisition/Vacancy No\. 116494BR
**Position Title** Technical Editor
**Job Category** Communications
**Business Line** Water
**Office Region** USA \- Southeast
**Office Location** US \- Germantown, MD \- 12420 Milestone Center Drive
**Why Choose AECOM?** AECOM is a premier, fully integrated professional and technical services firm positioned to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets around the world for public\- and private\-sector clients\. With nearly 100,000 employees — including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals — serving clients in over 150 countries around the world, AECOM is ranked as the \#1 engineering design firm by revenue in _Engineering News\-Record_ magazine’s annual industry rankings, and has been recognized by _Fortune_ magazine as a World’s Most Admired Company\. The firm is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, oil and gas, water, high\-rise buildings and government\. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering customized and creative solutions that meet the needs of clients’ projects\. A _Fortune 500_ firm, AECOM companies, including URS Corporation and Hunt Construction Group, have annual revenue of approximately $19 billion\. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at www\.aecom\.com\.
**About the Business Line** **Water**
We create comprehensive delivery solutions for water, wastewater and wet weather systems, desalination, water resources, water reuse, tunneling, and community infrastructure through traditional and alternative delivery services such as program management and design\-build\.
**Job Summary** The Technical Editing team is seeking a creative, talented technical editor for temporary, part\-time employment based out of our Germantown, Maryland office\. The appropriately qualified applicant will provide editorial review of reports, presentations, proposals, and other documents covering a wide variety of technical topics, such as engineering, cultural resources, cost\-benefit analysis, environmental analysis and planning, community and state planning, hazardous waste contamination, water resources, emergency planning, and economic evaluation\. Applicants should possess excellent writing skills; demonstrate mastery of grammar, punctuation, word usage, and syntax; demonstrate skill in enhancing organization, logic, voice, data presentation, and integration of illustrations; and be familiar with the Chicago Style Manual and the Government Printing Office Style Manual\. This position reports to the Editing Team Leader in the Communications Services Group and will work directly with project managers, engineers, and scientists, as well as other editors, proofreaders, and word processors\. Candidate will work with a team of editors that support the Germantown, MD; Arlington, VA; and Roanoke, VA offices \(as well as other offices across the United States\)\.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the quality of writing in deliverables to our clients\. Assignments and hours will vary by week, depending on workloads and availability\.
Incumbent Responsibilities:
• Performs substantive edits of a variety of documents; helps to finalize documents and ensure AECOM’s high quality standards
• Understands technical communication principles; maintains a working knowledge of authoritative editorial reference works
• Quickly learns complex new tasks and information; grasps subtle concepts
• Possesses good time\-management skills; ability to work on a tight deadline
• Exercises discretion with confidential/ sensitive issues
• Understands how to engage with senior technical and management staff to obtain necessary information and commitment for workable deadlines
• Manages multiple tasks and provides authoritative editorial suggestions for multi\-author documents
**Minimum Requirements** • Bachelor’s degree in English or related field with experience writing/editing for engineering or related disciplines OR Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline with demonstrable abilities in technical writing and editing
• Minimum 8 years of experience in editing
• Ability to edit a wide range of technical documents \(e\.g\., technical, academic, marketing\) for style, clarity, organization, voice, consistency, and adherence to style guidelines
• Ability to provide detailed editing of technical documents
• Excellent communication skills, especially in writing
• Ability to work well with project managers, technical staff, other technical editors, word processing, and graphics staff in the preparation and production of documents
• Demonstrated ability to work well in deadline\-driven environment
• Self\-motivated, ability to work independently, and willingness to follow up on identified problems and issues
• Fluency in editing tools for MS Word and familiarity with formatting tools for MS Word
**Preferred Qualifications** None
**What We Offer** AECOM is a place where you can put your innovative thinking and business skills into high gear and work alongside other highly intelligent and motivated people\. It's a place where you can apply your skills to some of the world's most challenging, interesting, and meaningful projects worldwide\. It's a place that values the diversity of our areas of practice and our people\. It's what makes AECOM a great place to work and grow\.
AECOM is an equal opportunity employer and Minorities, Females, Veterans, and Disabled persons are encouraged to apply\. For further information, please click here to view the EEO Is The Law poster\.
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