Proposal Technical Writer I

Duration: 06 Months

Interviews: In-person interview with short writing test
Must be local to the site, potential to transition to remote work

We are seeking a motivated, quick-learning individual for a technical writing position in our company. You will be responsible for writing clear, easy-to-understand manuals and guides for customers to use when receiving their product. The technical writing team uses relevant software programs, engineering drawings, and knowledge from the project team to create these manuals.
Technical writers must understand grammatical conventions and write in a clear and fluent manner. Technical writers should be highly self-motivated and autonomous workers. Technical writers must be excellent researchers so they can accurately explain their topic to the reader. This will require the ability to learn new technologies, read drawings, and write technical information in clear and concise language.
You will work closely with the project team, so strong communication skills are a must.

Core Responsibilities and Tasks
• Write installation, operation, and maintenance manuals
• Maintain company style and brand standards within the document
• Review documents for errors in spelling, punctuation, formatting, accuracy, etc.
• Communicate with Evoqua project team members
• Upload and edit documents using relevant computer programs

Organization Impact:
• Assist in meeting project/customer requirements
• Customer satisfaction

Position Requirements
Formal Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in related field—engineering, technical writing, communications, etc.

Knowledge & Experience:
Required
• Candid and timely communication
• Strong writing skills
• Ability to learn quickly and frequently
• Proficient in Microsoft Office—Word, Outlook, Teams
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Problem-solving skills
• Professional communication skills—emails, phone calls, IMs
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to type quickly and accurately
• Ability to regularly learn and adapt to new technologies
• Ability to read engineering drawings
• Ability to create and edit PDFs
Not required, but helpful to have
• Experience with InDesign
• Experience using SAP
• Experience with Vault Pro
• Previous technical writing experience
• Previous engineering experience
• Previous document design experience