Technical Writer/Document Writer - Standards and Procedures
$72,800–$104,000 year
HybridOakland, California, United States
Job Summary
Draft, revise, and maintain standards, procedures, work instructions, and job aids in alignment with approved templates and governance requirements. Partner with subject matter experts, process owners, and stakeholders to gather requirements, clarify technical content, and resolve open questions. Analyze processes to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and opportunities to simplify and standardize documentation. Translate complex operational and technical information into clear, concise, audience-appropriate instructions. Map current-state and future-state processes, including roles, decision points, handoffs, and dependencies. Coordinate document reviews, approval routing, version updates, and traceability across related materials. Support Management of Change by documenting key changes and required implementation actions. Track, update, and report guidance document status, quality, and compliance metrics. Requires a Bachelor's degree and three years of technical writing experience; rate is $35–50 hourly on 1099 for Bay Area, CA candidates.
Required Qualifications
- Local to Bay Area, CA
- 1099 employment classification
- Bachelor's degree in Technical Writing, Communications, Business, Process Improvement, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Three or more years of experience in technical writing, procedure development, operational documentation, or a related documentation governance role
- Strong writing, editing, organization, and document-structuring skills, with the ability to produce clear, consistent, audience-appropriate content
- Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional stakeholders, manage feedback, and drive documentation through review and approval processes
- Working knowledge of document control principles, including version management, ownership, revision tracking, metadata, and controlled repositories
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, SharePoint, Teams, Excel, and collaboration or review tools
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with process mapping, workflow analysis, continuous improvement, compliance documentation, or procedure lifecycle management
- Background in asset management, facilities, utilities, operations, or other technical support environments
- Familiarity with standards governance, Management of Change, stakeholder communication planning, or enterprise guidance documentation
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