Senior Technical Editor

About the Role We're seeking a Senior Technical Editor to lead the editorial process for high-stakes technical documentation and mentor a team of writer-editors. What You'll Do Oversee the full editorial lifecycle of technical reports, manuals, and communications products, from outline to final publication.

Senior Technical Editor

Location	Onsite (TFHRC, McLean, VA) / Hybrid per COR direction
Clearance	Low Risk / Non-Sensitive - National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI); USDOT PIV/ID card required

About the Role

We're seeking a Senior Technical Editor to lead the editorial process for high-stakes technical documentation and mentor a team of writer-editors. You will turn complex engineering and research content into polished, publication-ready material that meets rigorous federal style and accuracy standards.

What You'll Do

• Oversee the full editorial lifecycle of technical reports, manuals, and communications products, from outline to final publication.
• Perform substantive editing, fact-checking, reference-checking, and copyright/permissions review.
• Ensure all products conform to the GPO Style Manual and the organization's internal Communications Reference Guide (CRG).
• Mentor and provide quality oversight to junior editors and writers.
• Manage multiple concurrent documents and enforce version control across review cycles.
• Coordinate with subject matter experts, legal/counsel, and public affairs reviewers.

What We're Looking For

• Master's degree in English, Journalism, or a technical field.
• 10+ years of editorial experience, including supervisory and project management responsibility.
• Expert command of the GPO Style Manual; familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style.
• Transportation or highway/surface transportation research experience preferred.
• Must be able to pass a Federal background investigation and obtain a USDOT PIV/ID card.