Senior Technical Editor (contingent position)

What You'll Do

• Perform substantive editing and verify technical accuracy, references, facts, copyright permissions, and alignment with agency standards.
• Turn engineering methods, datasets, analyses, schematics, and findings into authoritative content for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and the public.
• Apply the GPO Style Manual consistently across publications.
• Manage schedules, review cycles, quality control, and team assignments with minimal supervision.

Requirements

• 10+ years of technical editing experience, including supervisory and project management responsibilities.
• Strong command of the GPO Style Manual and complex technical documentation.
• Ability to edit science-based transportation content; highway or surface transportation experience preferred.
• Must be located in the DC Metro area
• Must be a US Citizen with the ability to pass a Public Trust Clearance and Background Check

Education