Technical Writer I

Project Support Individual

The project support individual is responsible for providing support to, and collaborating with, engineers to produce new and existing technical specifications, reports, manuals, presentations, procedures, and other documents in support of new commercial nuclear reactor projects.

Requirement/Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or an associates degree working towards a Bachelor’s degree and with experience in technical writing).
• Desired experience in one of the following: Technical writing in a nuclear business environment, quality assurance, engineering, or computer technology.
• Experience with developing new content from a variety of resources such as product specifications, interviews with technical subject experts, etc.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in using computer applications. Experience in word processing, presentation packages, databases, and spreadsheet packages. Proficient with MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel; familiarity with Adobe software to be able to create/modify PDF files. MS Word mastery is required.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical writing support to, and updates for, new and existing assigned documentation.
• Ensure project deliverables are executed on time with high quality and within budget.
• Work with industry and customer standards to develop quality and user-friendly formats and templates for future publications.
• Edit and manage technical documentation in support of business products creating documentation that is complete, accurate, and timely.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts in the creation and implementation of documentation.
• Become familiar with applicable products, services, concepts, practices, requirements, and procedures.
• Prioritize, organize, and complete multiple activities, meeting established deadlines. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish activities.
• Collect, analyze, and compile information from various resources, for use in creation or editing of procedures, reports, and documents.
• Manage review and approval of documents including comment resolution.
• Develop documents that are organized, succinct, compliant, and meet internal and external deadlines; edit documents for consistency, clarity, grammar, syntax, format, and compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Create, manage, and maintain websites, libraries, storage repositories, workflows, newsletters, etc., as assigned. Process engineering changes through appropriate data management systems.
• Work to and update project schedules on a regular basis.
• Perform requirements traceability and publishing, as required.
• Support input into the Product Lifecycle Management System (PLM) and the Nuclear Collaboration System. Perform records management type functions and records maintenance activities, as assigned.
• Perform training to other staff members on CM functions, as assigned.

Nice to Have:

• Excellent written communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of electronic document publication and printing.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills; must work well in a team environment.
• Strong skills and knowledge using Adobe Acrobat Professional or DC.
• Strong skills with graphics software, including Visio and Adobe Photoshop.
• Strong organizational skills, project execution skills, and detail oriented.
• Ability to manage time and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Self-starter with a positive, can-do attitude. Energetic problem-solver capable of handling multiple tasks and priorities. Must be able to work with little supervision.
• Experience as a technical writer in the nuclear industry, national labs, or governmental agencies in a high-tech field.
• Experience with GE documentation system, practices, and requirements.
• Experience with configuration management protocols in a high-tech, regulated environment.
• Familiarity with US NRC Regulatory Guides (RG).
• Familiarity with system and software standards (ASME, IEEE, IEC, etc.).
• Familiarity with Documentum and Confluence.