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Senior Technical Editor
Job Location:
Job Location:
McLean, MD - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 140000 - 160000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
21 August 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
18 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
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Senior Technical Editor
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center 6300 Georgetown Pick McLean VA 22101 or Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington DC 20590
Salary: $140000 and up depending on qualifications
11 Paid Holidays sick leave and vacation.
Benefits Offered: Medical Dental Vision Life STD LTD & 401k plans
Employment Status: Full-Time
POSITION SUMMARY:
The senior level editor oversees the entire editorial process for high stakes technical documentation ensuring stylistic consistency across large-scale programs and mentoring junior staff. You and your team are responsible for transforming raw data and engineering jargon into authoritative documents that meet the stringent requirements of the agency including reference checking fact checking and ensuring copyright compliance. The technical editors focus on substantive editing verifying technical accuracy and ensuring compliance with agency style guides for all documents reports and manuals. This position requires an expert-level command of the GPO Style Manual and an eye for detail when ensuring quality control for all publications and documents. You and your team are expected to work independently managing the full lifecycle of a document from outline to final publication including online and web publishing.
Education:
Masters Degree (Senior) in English Journalism or a technical field.
Experience:
10 years for Senior with supervisory and project management experience. Transportation experience especially in highway and surface transportation is preferred.
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
ADC Management Services Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer disability and vet.
Senior Technical Editor
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center 6300 Georgetown Pick McLean VA 22101 or Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington DC 20590
Salary: $140000 and up depending on qualifications
11 Paid Holidays sick leave and vacation.
Benefits Offered: Medical Dental Vision Life STD LTD & 401k plans
Employment Status: Full-Time
POSITION SUMMARY:
The senior level editor oversees the entire editorial process for high stakes technical documentation ensuring stylistic consistency across large-scale programs and mentoring junior staff. You and your team are responsible for transforming raw data and engineering jargon into authoritative documents that meet the stringent requirements of the agency including reference checking fact checking and ensuring copyright compliance. The technical editors focus on substantive editing verifying technical accuracy and ensuring compliance with agency style guides for all documents reports and manuals. This position requires an expert-level command of the GPO Style Manual and an eye for detail when ensuring quality control for all publications and documents. You and your team are expected to work independently managing the full lifecycle of a document from outline to final publication including online and web publishing.
Education:
Masters Degree (Senior) in English Journalism or a technical field.
Experience:
10 years for Senior with supervisory and project management experience. Transportation experience especially in highway and surface transportation is preferred.
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
ADC Management Services Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer disability and vet.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
ADC-TMS, LLC is an Alaska Native Village Corporation (ANC) 8(a) certified Small Disadvantaged Business with strong management experience and extensive, diverse past performance in government contracting with offices across the United States.
