Stantec

Technical Editor

Stantec$67K — $97K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in English, journalism, communications, history, or a scientific field like environmental science or biology; at least 3 years of editorial experience required.
  • Familiarity with U.S. accessibility compliance policies and willingness to learn specialized software (CommonLook).
  • Excellent written communication skills with expert-level grammar knowledge.
  • High proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Review and ensure clarity, consistency, and accuracy in reports, proposals, and correspondence.
  • Edit technical documents including environmental reports and permit applications.
  • Assist with preparing proposals and business development materials like memos and presentations.
  • Remediate documents for accessibility compliance using CommonLook software.
  • Support project managers with technical editing to ensure consistency across deliverables.
  • Oversee quality control, production, and distribution of documents adhering to schedules.

Benefits

  • Access to medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • 401(k) plan and employee stock purchase program.
  • Tuition reimbursement and professional membership fee coverage.
  • Ten paid holidays each calendar year.
  • Accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year, plus paid sick leave.
Full Job Description
Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Technical Editor to contribute to our Document Support team housed within the Environmental Services division. The successful candidate will edit documents such as technical reports, publications, and proposals for grammar, clarity and comprehension, appropriate style, consistent voice, and acronym and reference usage. Additionally, the successful candidate will format deliverables with consistently applied Word styles to meet company documentation standards or client-specific guidelines and will, toward the conclusion of the document production process, remediate PDFs to comply with Section 508/accessibility policies. Our team is highly collaborative, fast-paced, and geographically diverse. A team-first mentality along with hard work, flexibility, exceptional customer service, and personal accountability are the keys to our success.

Your Key Responsibilities
  • Review reports, publications, proposals, and correspondence to ensure clarity of content, consistency of format, and accuracy of grammar.
  • Edit technical documents including National Environmental Policy Act studies and reports, biological reports, cultural resources reports, and permit applications, among other deliverables.
  • Assist with the preparation of proposals and other business development work products, such as memos, fact sheets, PowerPoints, and emails.
  • Remediate public-facing documents published by federal and state agencies for Section 508/accessibility compliance using specialized software (CommonLook).
  • Provide technical editing support to project managers; ensure consistency of work products across clients and programs.
  • Responsible for quality control, production, and distribution of documents in accordance with schedules.

Your Capabilities and Credentials
  • Excellent written communication skills, including an expert-level knowledge of English grammar.
  • High proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (primarily Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
  • Organizational skills and ability to perform detail-oriented work.
  • Proactive approach to problem solving, including a self-starter attitude.
  • Familiarity with different style guides, such as Chicago and APA, and the ability to implement client-specific protocols for technical editing while incorporating company stylistic standards.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment and possess flexibility when juggling numerous projects simultaneously in a rapidly changing environment.

Education and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in English, journalism, communications, history, or a similar writing-intensive discipline-or a bachelor's degree in a scientific field such as environmental science or biology-and at least 3 years of editorial experience; this experience can include internships and part-time roles so long as they featured writing/editing as a core component of the position. A master's degree in a writing-intensive, research-focused field and prior editorial experience with an environmental or AEC firm are preferred.
  • Familiarity with policies and practices related to U.S. accessibility compliance, including the willingness to learn specialized software (CommonLook) to remediate documents in Word and/or PDF.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required of the employee, and other duties, responsibilities, and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Pay Range:
• Various Locations in ME, VA-$60,800.00 - $88,100.00 Annually
• Locations in MN, OH, VT, & Various CA, ME, NY, VA Areas-$67,500.00 - $97,900.00 Annually

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements

Primary Location: United States | NY | Albany
Other Locations: United States | KS | Wichita
Organization: 2391 EnvSvcs-US Project Support-Reno NV
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 15/09/2026 03:09:29
Req ID: 1007733

About Stantec

Stantec Inc. is a global engineering consulting firm headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The company provides professional consulting services in the areas of infrastructure, water, environment, buildings, and energy. Stantec has over 22,000 employees working in more than 400 locations across six continents. The company has a diverse client base that includes public and private sector clients. Stantec is committed to sustainability and has implemented green practices in its operations. The company has received numerous awards for its work, including the American Council of Engineering Companies' National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement.
Learn more about Stantec
Size
25,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.1 billion
Industry
Founded
1954
5 Year Trend
+3.3%
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