[Hiring] Technical Writer/Editor 3 @Edgewater Technical Associates

Role Description

Technical Editor will support the development, review, and maintenance of Safety Basis documentation for nuclear and high-hazard facilities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in editing complex technical content, and the ability to collaborate closely with engineers, safety analysts, and subject matter experts. This role is critical to ensuring Safety Basis documents are clear, consistent, compliant, and ready for internal and external review.

• Editing, formatting, and quality-checking Safety Basis documents, including but not limited to Documented Safety Analyses (DSAs), Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs), Hazard Analyses and supporting calculations, Safety Evaluation Reports and change packages.
• Ensuring documents comply with applicable DOE orders, standards, and site-specific requirements (e.g., DOE O 420.1, 10 CFR 830).
• Improving clarity, organization, and consistency of highly technical material without altering technical intent.
• Applying and enforcing document standards, templates, style guides, and configuration management requirements.
• Coordinating with authors, engineers, and nuclear safety analysts to resolve comments and improve document quality.
• Supporting internal reviews, audits, and readiness activities by preparing documents for approval and submittal.
• Tracking revisions, managing comment resolution, and maintaining version control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master's degree in English, journalism, technical communication, or a physical/social science and 6-8 years of experience.
• Demonstrated experience editing technical or regulatory documentation.
• Strong command of grammar, technical style, and document structure.
• Experience working with SMEs in highly regulated environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and document control tools.

Requirements

• United States Citizenship.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain DOE Q Security Clearance.

Desired Skills

• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple documents and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Comfort working in a highly regulated, compliance-driven environment.
• Ability to quickly learn complex technical subject matter.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages.
• Multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance.
• Pre- and post-tax 401(k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

Company Description

Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five (5) regional offices across the United States to locally support our growing presence at project sites. Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector commercial contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations. Edgewater’s experience and guidance ensure that our customers perform hazardous operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and maintain the highest quality and safety standards.