Technical Editor

Come join our team as aTechnical Editor!This pivotal role is essential tomaintainingOsborn Consulting's reputation for accuracy and professionalism. As a team player, you will support all our practices as they deliver critical public infrastructure projects throughout the Pacific Northwest. You will collaborate with project managers and technical staff to produce a variety of unique project deliverables, including memorandums and reports,supporting projects that make a direct impact on our local communities.

About the Role We are looking for a highly organized, detail-oriented, and reliable individual with excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent tasks. If you have a passion for learning and a curiosity about the civil engineering and landscape architecture world, we encourage you to apply! This will be apart-time, benefit-eligible role at 32 hours/weekwith the potential of developing into a 40-hour full-time position.

General responsibilities for the position:

• Oversees the technical editing of material for reports,memorandums, sales proposals, training materials,engineering specifications,meeting minutes, presentations,andothertechnical and administrative publications.

• Performs copyediting on technical documents according to theChicago Manual of Style and Osborn's in-house style guide.

• Reviewsdocuments with a strategic lens to ensure they fulfill their intended purpose, asking clarifying questions and using editorialexpertiseto enhance clarity, flow, and audience understanding.

• Conducts research and ensures the use of proper technical and industry terminology;ensures consistency andaccuracyoflanguage useand acronym usage.

• Prioritizes editingfocus (e.g., grammar and punctuation, clarity, word choice, and formatting)based onthe requested level of effort andtime available for each project.

• As necessary or as requested, reorganizes, cuts, or rewrites documentcontent.

• ReviewsdraftWordtables andfiguresto ensure the content supports and is consistent with the accompanying text.

• Servesas thecompanysubject matter expertonMicrosoftWordandExcelformatting.

• Ensures documents meet ADA accessibility requirementsand follow recommendations for accessible Word documents.

• Performsfinal formatting and production of documents, including compilation ofPDFs.

• Managesthe Osborn template library, creating new,easy-to-useWordtemplates and revising templates as needed.
• Managesthe Osborn style guide and usage guide.
• Develops internal trainingto promote technical report writing skills.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, English, communications, engineering, or related field.

• 5+ years of related work experience

• Strong writing, technical editing, proofreading, and page composition skills.

• Strong Microsoft Suite skills, including formatting and report production.

• Ability to manage competing deadlines and work with multiple project managers concurrently.

• Flexibilityto edit to requested level of effortand understand when lighter copyediting or more detailed line editing may berequired.

• Strongattention to detail and takesownership of managingworkload.

• Experience inA/E/C industrystronglypreferred.

• Experience inSpecsIntactis preferred but notrequired.

Location

Bellevue, WA (Hybrid, 1-3 days in office each week)

About Osborn Osborn Consulting is an employee-owned consulting firm providing civil engineering, landscape architecture, and urban design on public projects across Washington state. The power of these public projects surrounds our daily lives, from the sidewalks we stroll to visit our neighborhood park, to the confidence in knowing our homes are safe from flooding when heavy rain comes. Our team develops strong foundations of trust with cities, counties, and agencies to achieve more resilient and more sustainable communities.

We have grown strategically over the last 20 years from a firm of one to a team of more than 100 motivated, hard-working, and creative individuals. Working for Osbornprovidesyou withthe chance to learn new skills, follow your passions, and have fun along the way!

What We Offer We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, success, and ownership. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles are eligible for limitedbenefits.

• Competitive pay, medical and dental insurance, a 401K plan with matching, PTO and holiday pay, health and fitness stipend, commute support, and profit sharing.
• A collaborative and fun environment withidea-sharing, learning, and curiosity.
• Training and mentoring.
• Opportunities for growth within the company.

The expected compensation range for this position for employees based in the Bellevue/Seattle area is $35-$50/hrand is dependent upon skills, experience,education,and geographical location.

What We Value Our new team member will be someone who aligns with our core values of Professionalism & Responsibility, Collaboration & Creativity, Health & Well-Being, Laughter & Fun, Relationships & Respect, Growth & Exploration. Our Diversity and Inclusion Osbornisan equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance completing the online application, please call 425-451-4009. Please leave a message and a member of our People Operations team will return your call within three business days. Alternatively, an email may be sent tohr@osbornconsulting.com. "Applicant Accommodation" should be included in the subject line of the email. Please note that this phone number and email are only for those individuals who would like to request an accommodation to apply for a job. Osbornparticipatesin theElectronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program.