Technical Writer

Overview

We are excited to share once again TranSystems has been recognized as a top 100 design firm by Engineering News-Record in 2024. TranSystems is committed to building strong relationships with our clients, partners, and communities, because we believe we can go farther together. We act with integrity, use resources wisely, and proactively enhance projects with new thinking for sustainable infrastructure solutions. Our team incorporates these core values every day: All-In Always - Passionate Problem Solvers - Driven to Serve.

Interested in joining our team? Great! We’re looking for top talent to grow with our firm.

Responsibilities

What you'll be challenged to do:

TranSystems is currently seeking a Technical Writer for their Baltimore office. The Technical Writer is responsible for directly supporting the production of technical documents and submittals.

Primary Responsibilities (others may be included):

• Performs editing and rewriting of technical reports, documents, and specifications subject for approval by author for engineering projects. Works regularly technical staff to clarify reports, meaning, format, and style of their work.
• Ensures consistency and clarity of style within technical reports.
• Supports the production of technical reports and studies ensuring consistency of multiple authors and assisting the compilation of the report.
• Supports in the development of project memoranda and letters.
• Occasional supports with general office administration duties.
• Demonstrate an understanding and passion for language, grammar, punctuation, and spelling through the creation of a coherent message that is concise and compelling to the end reader.
• Demonstrate an ability to translate technical information into easy-to-understand language.
• Project a confident, organized, self-starting personality with the ability to understand and clearly communicate through writing.
• Possess good time management skills with the proficiency to multi-task and balance short-term deadlines against long-term goals.
• Demonstrate a proven ability to work with multiple people in a persistent, tactful, and enthusiastic manner.
• Exercise excellent creative, communication, and problem-solving skills focusing attention on details.
• Demonstrate a willingness to assume responsibility and make decisions.
• Demonstrate strong technical skills with Microsoft Office.
  
  
  

Qualifications

What you bring to our firm:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or 4 years of relevant experience in Lieu of a degree.
• Actively engages multiple perspectives when solving problems, seeks to learn from peers, and encourages reciprocal learning among team members.
• Actively advocates for full inclusion in the workplace, fostering an environment that welcomes diversity and values equity for all employees, partners, clients, and the communities that TranSystems serves.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
  
  

What we’d prefer for you to bring to our firm:

• Experience developing technical specification and/or papers is a plus.
• Experience with SpecsIntact and/or MasterSpec is a plus.
• Construction Documents Technologist (CDT) and/or Certified Construction Specifier (CCS), or ability to obtain, is a plus.
  
  
  

Featured Benefits:

• Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment.
• Comprehensive health benefits package including wellness, maternity/paternity leave, and employer paid AD&D, STD, and LTD.
• 401(k) company match
• Vacation accrual separate from sick time.
• Eleven (11) paid holidays for 2024 with the option to substitute 2 holidays for employees to celebrate other day(s) of significance.
• Six (6) day winter break in 2024 that is included in the paid holiday schedule.
  
  
  

TranSystems is proud to be an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer and ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity in all programs and activities in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, age, national origin, pregnancy status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status, disability, protected Veteran status or any other status protected by law. In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, we will hire only U.S. citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States (if the position is or will be one which is subject to U.S. law).

As the employer of choice, we are committed to action and strive for a company that reflects the vast diversity of our country and the communities we serve. TranSystems is committed to embracing diversity in all forms, including race, culture, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, thought and religious background. We acknowledge the impacts of prejudice and discrimination on historically underserved communities. We commit to establishing a more diverse, inclusive and positive work environment that drives innovation.

Recruiters or staffing agencies: TranSystems is not obligated to compensate any external recruiter or search firm who presents a candidate, their resume, or profile to a TranSystems employee without 1) a current, fully-executed agreement on file and 2) being assigned to the open position (as a search) via our applicant tracking solution.