TECHNICAL WRITER-EDITOR

01Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/27/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: You must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Experience that requires substantial subject-matter or technical knowledge of the field. This experience must have demonstrated the ability to acquire and present technical information through independent reading, interviews with subject-matter specialists, observation of tests and experiments, interpretation of blueprints or diagrams, or other appropriate methods.

Such experience may have been acquired as a writer or editor of technical reports, articles, manuals, or specifications.

You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of at least s a master's or equivalent graduate degree OR two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree which included a total of 15 semester hours in an appropriate scientific, technical or social science field(s) related to this position and at least one course above the introductory level in the field(s) covered by this position OR LL.B. OR J.D.

You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, first divide your total full-time months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.). You must include transcripts.

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

At the full performance level (GS-09) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Works closely with clients, team leaders, and senior Technical Writer/Editors in preparation and formulation of technical, scientific, engineering reports and web content.

Performs edits of text of technical manuals and reports such as comprehensive reviews and transmittal memorandums, appendices, congressional documents, and other documents for clarity, sentence structure, spelling, format, spacing, punctuation, indentation, headings, size and style of type, proper cross referencing, and coordination between text and illustrations, such as charts, maps, photographs, and other graphics.

Participates in team activities by assisting senior level Technical Writer/Editors with document scheduling and plan development. As a team member, advises team leader of document progress, any unresolved issues, and potential budget or scheduling conflicts or concerns.

Follows the coordination of technical writing/editing responsibilities provided by senior level Technical Writer/Editors and the supervisor to maintain 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. Prepares and optimizes documents in PDF format for digital distribution.

Uses technical writing and editing knowledge and expertise to advise co-workers, clients, and others on various publication requirements. Utilizes document templates and subject matter content templates as directed by the supervisor. Contributes to the update, maintenance, and storage of document templates and subject matter content templates.