-Works with authors from the outset to strategize and create plans to develop documents, advising on writing guidelines, and proposing supplemental material.
-Independently interviews subject matter specialists and/or performs literature searches to collect, analyze, and rewrite material.
-Writes/rewrites and edits documents for clarity, consistency, adequacy, and compliance with Reclamation policy.
-Develops or modifies writing/editing guidelines.
-Functions as a team leader and/or member of interdisciplinary teams.
-Mentors lower-graded staff in technical writing and editing areas.
-Provides consulting, writing/editing, and reviewing services for Reclamation and external agencies on preparing and publishing documents.
-Performs assembly of digital documents.
-Serves as a technical expert in writing and editing.
-Attends project team meetings and participates in project management and team building, all of which may involve skillful and thoughtful communication.
-Provides overall coordination of technical writing/editing responsibilities and maintains working relationships with team leaders, team members, study managers, and project coordinators to ensure that all components of a document (maps, figures, photographs, tables, appendices, etc.) are complete and assembled correctly and within controllable time and funding constraints.
-Performs edits of text of technical manuals and reports such as comprehensive reviews and transmittal memorandums, appendices, congressional documents, and other documents.
Starting at $80,665 Per Year (GS 11)