Technical Editor in Winnipeg, Manitoba

The Opportunity:

The Technical Editor role is an intermediate level position for technical writing and editing in WSP Earth & Environment – Mining. In this role, the incumbent works under the supervision of the Senior Technical Writer and Editor, Team Lead and mentorship of the Senior Technical Writer and Editor to provide editorial support to technical teams across Canada. This role may require more complex editing tasks that will involve the use of independent judgement and sound decision making.

We are open to consider candidates across Canada.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging

• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.

• A Canadian success story – we’re proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.

• Enhance the world around you – from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.

• Outstanding career opportunities – we’re growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday – we’re open to your ideas and trying new things.

• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it’s like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

#WeAreWSP #GlobalMining

What you can expect to do here:

Technical Work

• Edit documents prepared by subject matter experts across business lines to the agreed upon level (i.e., copy edit, stylistic edit, proofread) to improve readability, promote consistency, and manage risk;

• Support development and maintenance of internal procedure and guideline documents;

• Assist with the development of technical writing training; provides training presentations to staff as required;

• Prepare and maintain project-specific style sheets for use by authors, reviewers, editors, and administrative support staff;

• Prepare and maintain editing checklists for large, multi-discipline projects;

• Assist in the preparation of new technical procedures and revisions to existing technical procedures;

• Communicate in a professional and courteous manner with all clients, internal and external.

Supervising and Mentoring

• Assist Senior Technical Writer and Editor and Senior Technical Writer and Editor, Team Lead with mentoring consultants on technical writing and mentoring new staff on team norms;

• Mentor staff in other roles (e.g., administrative and word processing) who are looking to develop their editing skills.

What you’ll bring to WSP:

• University degree and five years of technical writing and/or editing experience;

• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office products;

• Desired: formal training in technical writing or editing;

• Desired: editing certification.

WSP is one of the world’s leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP :

• We value our people and our reputation

• We are locally dedicated with international scale

• We are future focused and challenge the status quo

• We foster collaboration in everything we do

• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY. (https://www.wsp.com/en-CA/careers/notice-to-staffing-agencies)