Technical Writer with Active Secret Security Clearance at Booker DiMaio

Job description

U.S. Citizenship and an Active Secret Security Clearance is required. This job is 100% onsite in Portsmouth, VA. Position Overview We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Technical Writer to support the Naval Shipyard Support Office (NSSO) on a U.S. Navy program in Portsmouth, VA. This role focuses on developing, maintaining, and improving technical documentation, process manuals, formal agreements, and corporate documentation. The successful candidate will support documentation standardization, configuration control, process documentation, and reporting efforts in support of Navy shipyard operations. Key Responsibilities • Develop, edit, and publish technical documentation, manuals, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and process materials. • Gather and interpret technical information and coordinate document formatting, organization, and layout for publication. • Provide technical writing support, including configuration control, version management, and maintenance of corporate documentation. • Develop and maintain Advanced Industrial Management - Next Generation (AIM-NG) process manuals and related documentation. • Prepare memoranda of agreement (MOAs), memoranda of understanding (MOUs), performance-based agreements (PBAs), NAVSEA correspondence, and other formal documentation. • Coordinate internal and external reviews of AIM-NG chapters and related documentation with stakeholders across the shipyard maintenance community. • Create and maintain SOPs and process documentation across multiple functional areas. • Prepare meeting minutes, action items, summaries, action plans, presentations, and out-briefs. • Support the development of technical reports, metrics packages, and documentation related to data analysis and performance reporting. • Maintain documentation repositories and collaboration tools, including SharePoint and Microsoft Teams. • Maintain and update business process and requirements documentation, including current-state ("As-Is") process maps. • Ensure documentation accuracy, consistency, quality, and adherence to established standards and document-control procedures. Basic Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Technical Writing, Journalism, or a related field. • Minimum of three (3) years of experience with configuration management processes. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and documentation management systems. • Active Secret security clearance. • U.S. work authorization. • Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) or U.S. Navy programs. Preferred Qualifications • Master's degree in a related field. • Eight (8) or more years of experience developing and maintaining technical documentation. • Four (4) to seven (7) years of experience in technical writing or documentation management. • Familiarity with Naval Shipyard processes and documentation standards. • Experience developing and maintaining process manuals, SOPs, business process maps, and formal agreements. • Certified Professional Technical Communicator (CPTC) certification or a similar credential. Location: Portsmouth, VA Security Clearance: Active Secret required

Requirements

Must-haves

U.S. Citizenship and an Active Secret Security Clearance is required.
This job is 100% onsite in Portsmouth, VA.
Position Overview
Develop, edit, and publish technical documentation, manuals, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and process materials.
Gather and interpret technical information and coordinate document formatting, organization, and layout for publication.
Provide technical writing support, including configuration control, version management, and maintenance of corporate documentation.
Develop and maintain Advanced Industrial Management - Next Generation (AIM-NG) process manuals and related documentation.
Prepare memoranda of agreement (MOAs), memoranda of understanding (MOUs), performance-based agreements (PBAs), NAVSEA correspondence, and other formal documentation.
Coordinate internal and external reviews of AIM-NG chapters and related documentation with stakeholders across the shipyard maintenance community.
Create and maintain SOPs and process documentation across multiple functional areas.
Prepare meeting minutes, action items, summaries, action plans, presentations, and out-briefs.
Support the development of technical reports, metrics packages, and documentation related to data analysis and performance reporting.
Maintain documentation repositories and collaboration tools, including SharePoint and Microsoft Teams.
Maintain and update business process and requirements documentation, including current-state ("As-Is") process maps.
Ensure documentation accuracy, consistency, quality, and adherence to established standards and document-control procedures.
Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Technical Writing, Journalism, or a related field.
Minimum of three (3) years of experience with configuration management processes.

Nice-to-haves

Master's degree in a related field.
Eight (8) or more years of experience developing and maintaining technical documentation.
Four (4) to seven (7) years of experience in technical writing or documentation management.
Familiarity with Naval Shipyard processes and documentation standards.
Experience developing and maintaining process manuals, SOPs, business process maps, and formal agreements.
Certified Professional Technical Communicator (CPTC) certification or a similar credential.
Location: Portsmouth, VA

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