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[Remote] Writer/Editor 3

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Spectra Tech, Inc. is seeking an experienced Writer/Editor 3 to support the development, review, and maintenance of Safety Basis documentation for nuclear and high-hazard facilities. The role focuses on editing, formatting, quality-checking, and managing technical and regulatory documents while coordinating with engineers, safety analysts, and subject matter experts.

Responsibilities

  • Editing, formatting, and quality-checking Safety Basis documents, including but not limited to Documented Safety Analyses (DSAs), Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs), Hazard Analyses and supporting calculations, and Safety Evaluation Reports and change packages
  • Ensuring documents comply with applicable DOE orders, standards, and site-specific requirements (e.g., DOE O 420.1, 10 CFR 830)
  • Improve clarity, organization, and consistency of highly technical material without altering technical intent
  • Apply and enforce document standards, templates, style guides, and configuration management requirements
  • Coordinate with authors, engineers, and nuclear safety analysts to resolve comments and improve document quality
  • Support internal reviews, audits, and readiness activities by preparing documents for approval and submittal
  • Track revisions, manage comment resolution, and maintain version control

Skills

  • Demonstrated experience editing technical or regulatory documentation
  • Strong command of grammar, technical style, and document structure
  • Experience working with SMEs in highly regulated environments
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word and document control tools
  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • Ability to manage multiple documents and deadlines simultaneously
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Comfort working in a highly regulated, compliance-driven environment
  • Ability to quickly learn complex technical subject matter
  • Typically requires bachelors or master's degree in English, journalism, technical communication, or a physical/social science and 6-8 years of experience
  • Remote
  • Experience editing DOE Safety Basis documents (DSA, TSR, USQ-related documentation)
  • Familiarity with configuration management and formal document review processes
  • Active DOE clearance or eligibility to obtain one

Benefits

  • Remote work

Company Overview

  • Spectra Tech is an environmental services company providing engineering, environmental, and nuclear services. It was founded in 1995, and is headquartered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://spectratechinc.com.