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SalaryRequisition ID: 275558
- Relocation Authorized: National/International - Family
- Telework Type: Part-Time Telework
- Work Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.
Core to Bechtel is our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.
Project Overview
Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI), Bechtel’s government services business, is one of the top providers to departments and agencies of the U.S. and British governments. Its successes include many large, first-of-a-kind projects in government site management, environmental restoration, defense, space, energy, and national and homeland security. This position will provide support to the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) located at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
UPF is a multi-year, multi-billion dollar project and will be a first-of-its-kind complex for enriched uranium operations in support of Y-12 missions. UPF is one of the Department of Energy’s largest investments in Tennessee since the Manhattan Project and one of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s largest construction projects. When complete, UPF will replace a 70-year-old facility with modern buildings, reduce operational costs and energy consumption, improve worker safety, and provide enriched uranium capabilities well into the future.
The UPF project works 4/10s and hours can be changed to support project needs. Start times are flexible but the current standard work week is: Monday – Thursday from 8:00am to 6:30pm. The work location is on the Y-12 UPF site; however, position can be assigned to any town or site location and can be changed to support project needs.
Eligibility for this position requires US citizenship; successful candidate must provide proof of US citizenship in order to obtain badge access to the site. Candidate must complete security questionnaire and successfully clear site access requirements check. All employees are subject and agree to random drug and alcohol testing as a condition of employment. Must be able to obtain a security clearance, as applicable.
Position Summary
This position plans, writes, edits, proofreads, and coordinates simple to complex documents and other print and electronic media for accuracy, consistency, professional quality, and conformance to Project style guide in an electronic work flow environment. Able to accomplish complex jobs under limited supervision per Project specifications. Complexity is determined by technical terminology, length, scope, and client direction.
Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with clients and Document Services team to edit and format a wide range of documents and procedures, assisting other team members as needed.
- Assist in prioritizing document queue, balancing workload between editing team members, and perform peer reviews.
- Edit or re-write draft documents with authors, ensuring that material is correctly organized using proper grammar, spelling, word choice, and idioms. Material should be logical, and internally consistent.
- Familiarity with Style Guides and their use.
- Ensure reference information is valid and correct.
- Interface with internal customers to ensure documents are completed in a timely manner to meet schedule delivery dates.
- Help to develop and maintain document standards for the Project, and provide guidance on use to Project personnel.
- Develop instructional or presentation materials, as required.
- Assist in creating document templates.
- Assist in managing project specific forms including monitoring mailbox, creating/revising forms, updating database, posting to webpage, and maintaining form history and master files.
- Keep up to date on changing Project requirements, goals, and standards.
- Edit simple to highly complex jobs independently, and assist requirements specialists, subject matter experts, and Document Services team in readying documents for issuance or publication according to requirements.
- Monitor job progress and deadlines, and alert responsible managers and team when schedules appear to be in jeopardy.
- Maintain job logging and tracking through Technical Editing Application (TEA).
- Maintain master document and resource files. Maintain configuration control.
- Develop content for Technical Editing and Writing Services webpage.
- Continually demonstrates sustained commitment to Bechtel’s “zero-accident” policy through personal safe behavior/work practices, and by being aware of surroundings/ activities that may be potential safety hazards and reporting unsafe work practices/situations.
- Ability to work additional hours as needed.
- Perform other tasks as assigned by managers
Qualifications and Skills
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Technical Communications, or a related publications field plus three years of experience. In lieu of degree, high school diploma or equivalent plus nine years of related experience.
- Must be able to demonstrate basic to advanced proficiency using Microsoft Word. A skills assessment will be administered to test proficiency.
- Must be able to demonstrate basic to advanced proficiency in clerical proofreading. A skills assessment will be administered to test proficiency.
- Must have excellent written and verbal communications skills, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and proper use of syntax. A skills assessment will be administered to test proficiency.
- Must be a US citizen.
- Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check which includes verification of employment and education.
- Must either possess a DOE Q clearance, or have the ability to obtain one.
Minimum Qualifications
- Technical writing and editing skills normally acquired through specialized education/training in English, technical communications, or journalism
- Thorough knowledge of grammatical rules, spelling, composition, and style.
- Ability to perform substantive edits, write original text, and identify and apply appropriate level of edit based on considerations such as customer expectations, audience, visibility, and corporate and Project standards.
- Ability to review, format, and edit content to professional standards while conforming to appropriate style guide and other document-related guides, procedures, and requirements.
- Perform research to support document production.
- Ability to perform complex publication assignments with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work effectively within an electronic document management system
- Strong organizational skills, and attention to detail and problem solving skills.
- Comprehensive knowledge of current communication, publication, and production methods and trends.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; must be able to effectively communicate with project team members at all levels of the organization.
- Must be proactive, use individual initiative, follow through to completion, be attentive to detail, produce quality products and adhere to tight deadlines.
- Flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.
- Must be able to maintain confidentiality and exercise a high degree of individual discretion, diplomacy, and judgement.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiar with producing nuclear safety documentation.
- Familiar with scientific/engineering principles and terminology related to engineering for nuclear facility components, systems, design, and operations.
- Understands trademark, copyright, and corporate identity standards and guidelines.
- Perform research to support document production.
- Demonstrated ability to work with people of varied backgrounds and objectives.
- Knowledge of procedure development skills that may be specific to or across various disciplines of administrative policies, engineering, procurement, construction, startup and/or operations.
- Familiarity of records management and electronic document process.
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Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through five global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals; and Manufacturing & Technology. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.
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Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
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