Technical Editor/Engineering Report Editor

Knight Piesold and Co•Denver, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Knight Piésold is seeking a Technical Editor to join its Denver team and support the quality and consistency of engineering, environmental, and consulting deliverables. The role serves as the final editor and quality reviewer for technical documents prepared by engineers, geologists, environmental scientists, and other technical professionals. It focuses on editing, proofreading, formatting, and quality assurance rather than developing software documentation or creating content from scratch. Working with project teams and subject matter experts around the world, the Technical Editor reviews deliverables for clarity, accuracy, professionalism, and compliance with company and project standards before client submission. The position also supports document control and management, including document logs and tracking issued and received documents. Work is performed in an office environment during normal business hours, with a flexible schedule and occasional adjustments to meet publication deadlines.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Technical Writing, Professional Writing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
At least 5 years of professional editing, technical editing, proofreading, or similar experience.
Exceptional editing, proofreading, and written communication skills, with a strong command of grammar, punctuation, syntax, and style.
Ability to organize, review, and edit complex technical documents for a variety of audiences.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, consistency, and quality.
High proficiency in Microsoft Word, including styles, templates, section breaks, captions, automatic numbering, cross-references, and tables of contents.
Ability to understand technical information sufficiently to identify inconsistencies, formatting issues, grammatical errors, and opportunities to improve readability.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with multiple authors and subject matter experts.
Strong organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Self-motivated and able to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Ability to understand and communicate complex technical concepts clearly and concisely.
Ability to adapt editing approaches to different authors, disciplines, document types, and client requirements.
Ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain professionalism when providing editorial guidance and feedback.
Ability to work outside normal business hours when needed to support project deadlines and deliverables.

Nice To Haves

Experience editing engineering, environmental, scientific, construction, consulting, legal, or other highly technical documents.
Experience with Bluebeam Revu.
Experience performing document quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) reviews.

Responsibilities

Edit, proofread, and format engineering reports, technical memoranda, studies, proposals, presentations, and other business documents.
Review documents for grammar, punctuation, spelling, readability, clarity, consistency, and adherence to company style standards.
Ensure consistency among text, tables, figures, appendices, references, and supporting documentation.
Serve as the primary editor for engineering reports and technical documents, collaborating with engineers and subject matter experts to improve organization, flow, readability, and consistency.
Verify facts, references, data, figures, and tables for consistency and accuracy throughout documents.
Apply advanced Microsoft Word formatting, including styles, templates, section breaks, captions, cross-references, automatic numbering, and tables of contents.
Maintain and enhance document templates, formatting standards, and style guides.
Perform final quality-control reviews of client deliverables before submission.
Coordinate multiple editing and document production assignments while balancing competing priorities and deadlines.
Support project teams with document control and management, including maintaining document logs and tracking issued and received documents.
Confirm compliance with company processes, ISO requirements, and project-specific documentation standards.
Assist with other administrative or project-related tasks as needed.