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WSP USA Junior Technical Editor in Washington, District Of Columbia
This Opportunity
WSP seeks a full-time Junior Technical Editor , located near any WSP office . This position will provide editorial services nationally as part of our Visualization & Data Intelligence team, a growing national specialty practice focused on advancing and enhancing the quality of all WSP deliverables. This position is responsible for providing technical editing with our Editorial Services group to deliver publication-quality documents. Our successful candidate will have experience working as a copyeditor in a professional capacity and will relish the opportunity to expand that experience by applying those skills across the broad range of market sectors that WSP serves.
At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives and mission-driven professional services projects that are embracing new and emerging technology. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee.
Your Impact
Provide editorial support to technical/engineering/professional services for a large variety of technical deliverables.
Edit and proof technical documentation, and produce final documents.
Ensure that outgoing documents have correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, consistent project terminology, correctly cited references, and clear, concise language.
Adhere to quality control plans for document deliverables.
Work with a variety of technical staff and project teams to determine the best approach for specific projects and schedules.
Adhere to schedules and budgets and meet tight deadlines.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
High School Diploma
Five years' experience editing in a professional or academic capacity
Proficient in MS Office software; intermediate to advanced skills in MS Word
Knowledgeable in Chicago Manual of Style and other industry-recognized guidelines
Ability to read/understand highly technical documents and the English language
Ability to communicate effectively and congenially with project teams in a wide variety of fields
Extreme attention to detail
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Highly proficient at managing time and able to be nimble in the face of shifting project schedules
Able to exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds and resources, and conduct and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures
Proven record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety, and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in related field (English, journalism, communications, linguistics) or professional editing certificate
Experience as technical copyeditor in the fields of engineering, sciences, environmental consulting, or government regulatory documents
Advanced MS Word skills, especially in the use of styles/templates
Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat
Proficiency in SharePoint
Compensation and Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
Expected Salary: $65,000 to $85,000
WSP USA is providing the compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.
Expected Salary (Colorado only): $65,000 to $80,000
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
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About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.