What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Writer position at Jacobs?
Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.
Your Impact:
At Jacobs, we solve the most important problems. We create solutions for the real world – making life simpler and more seamless along the way. We’re united by the drive to dream big while keeping our feet firmly planted on the ground.
As a Technical Writer, you’ll provide professional-level support for the development and delivery of short-term local projects to long-term, complex programs that encompass work around the globe. You’re a self-starter, eager to demonstrate your creative communication solutions, tackling challenges, crushing deadlines, and far exceeding client expectations along the way.
Here’s What You’ll Need:- Experience writing technical or industry-based documents in a professional environment
- Expertise in Microsoft Office applications (including but not limited to Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
- Competency in Adobe publishing programs (specifically Acrobat; knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop is a plus)
- Experience managing all aspects of a deliverable program (template development, file management, program standards and styles, budget and schedule, resource management, team communication, and change management)
- Understanding of a wide variety of shared workspace platforms (SharePoint, ProjectWise, etc.), document-related software techniques, visual mediums, and delivery options
- Firm grasp of grammatical rules, clear and concise writing, and references and citations
- Experience delivering on deadlines
- Demonstrated time management skills
At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With $13 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 55,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.
Salary : $1 - $1,000,000
