Navy Technical Writer Senior Consultant
About The Position
Significance is a woman-owned consulting firm serving the federal government, known for building trusted relationships and hiring top experts. This onsite position in Falls Church, VA, requires an Active Secret Clearance. The Senior Technical Writer/Senior Process & Strategy Consultant will lead process optimization and organizational clarity for a high-visibility Navy account. This role involves deconstructing complex workflows and reconstructing them into standardized, audit-ready documentation through collaboration with the US Government and the Integrated Risk Management (IRM) Team. The candidate will drive cross-command collaboration, conduct stakeholder interviews, and transform siloed operations into a cohesive library of process documentation, desk guides, and training visuals to enable mission readiness and long-term sustainability.
Requirements
- Proven ability to lead "discovery" sessions, extracting technical details from Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and leadership.
- Expertise in drafting process narratives that are concise, unambiguous, and formatted for high-level military or government command consumption.
- Advanced capability in visualizing complex workflows into logical, easy-to-follow diagrams.
- Skill in auditing "As-Is" processes against "To-Be" requirements to identify operational risks or inefficiencies.
- Ability to translate technical process documentation into digestible training materials, one-pagers, and quick-reference desk guides.
- MS Visio (Expert): Must be able to create layered, professional-grade flowcharts and architectural diagrams.
- MS Office Suite (Power User) to include Advanced Word (styles, templates, and version control), PowerPoint (for executive briefings and trainings), and Excel/Project (for tracking process inventories and project planning).
- Adobe Pro: proficiency in creating searchable, professional PDF documentation packages.
- Collaboration Tools: Experience using SharePoint or similar environments for document versioning and collaborative drafting.
- Active Secret Clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience helping organizations transition from informal practices to standardized, documented procedures.
- Familiarity with federal or DoD audit standards to ensure documentation meets compliance benchmarks.
- Ability to brief senior-level leadership (O-5/GS-14 and above) on process improvements and documentation status.
- Experience managing the lifecycle of a documentation project from initial interview to final command approval.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a critical lead for process optimization and organizational clarity within a high-visibility Navy account.
- Deconstruct complex, "tribal knowledge" workflows and reconstruct them into standardized, audit-ready documentation.
- Work in direct collaboration with both the US Government and the Integrated Risk Management (IRM) Team.
- Be the primary driver for cross-command collaboration, facilitating deep-dive stakeholder interviews and walkthroughs across various Navy functional areas.
- Transform abstract, siloed operations into a cohesive library of process documentation, desk guides, and training visuals.
- Enable mission readiness and long-term sustainability for the Command.
Benefits
- Comprehensive and generous benefits package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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