Technical Writer-Editor DIRECT-HIRE

Job Title Technical Writer-Editor Direct-Hire, GS-1083-13
As a Technical Writer-Editor Direct-Hire, GS-1083-13, you will perform the following major duties:
Manages the production of key agency reports, including the Annual Report to Congress, budget submissions, and the Performance and Accountability Report. Coordinates with project managers to write, rewrite, and edit agency reports, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and alignment with agency goals. Collaborates with the Investigator-in-Charge and other modal staff to address editorial and technical concerns and assists in determining the relevance of information for inclusion in documents.
Serves as the agency's expert on style, grammar, and usage, and oversees updates to the Product Development Guide (e.g. NTSB style guide) to reflect changes in technical editorial policy. Provides training and guidance to junior writers, editors, and new staff, helping them align with the agency's tone, phrasing, and writing standards. Reviews the work of mentors' junior staff, offering constructive feedback and ensuring consistent quality for correspondence, agency directives, and other routine documents.
Writes and/or revises internal policy documents, including Board orders, operation bulletins, and standard operating procedures. Sets standards and guidelines for document production within the agency.
Develops content for replies to incoming general correspondence related to the public's questions, especially regarding recent transportation events and investigations, suggestions for transportation safety improvements, and other issues and requests. Often confers with the Investigator-in-Charge, modal directors or deputies, and modal division chiefs for technical content and scope.
Writes, rewrites, and edits correspondence, memoranda, and other products (e.g., chairman correspondence, notation memos) for the Office Director's and the Chair's signatures.