TECHNICAL EDITOR

Summary

You will serve as a TECHNICAL EDITOR in the DEEP SUBMERGENCE SYS PROGRAM OFFICE (200DSS); ENGINEERING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

• You will have a minimum of 2 years experience as a technical directives writer/editor.
• You will be detail oriented and have good command of the English/technical language, with excellent written and oral communication skills.
• You will act as the Division's Quality Assurance technical Editor for all cognizant systems within Department 200.
• You will represent Code 244 for any procedure and administrative policy issues associated with Process Instruction or Technical Manual authored by Department 200 when requested.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: . Experience at a high skill level with AIM, Word and general computer systems knowledge (Outlook email, Adobe, Excel, and Power Point. Experience performing quality assurance reviews of technical documents, both in the initial and final stages. Experience as an advisor or trainer to junior staff. Experience working with detailed and complex technical directives. Experience writing and editing of Process Instructions and Engineering manuals. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-ADMIN Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: GS-11 Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degreeor3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degreeorLL.M., if related

Grade: GS 11. . Telework eligible. Apply by 2026-11-10 on USAJOBS.