About the position
M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most recognizable mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. Our success is predicated on building trusted teams of the very best people, working together to solve the hardest problems in our industry for our customers. We invest in developing great people we love to work with, building trust with great customers we love to work for, and innovating great solutions for work we love to do. M.C. Dean is proud to be a 2023 Top Virginia Employer for Interns, recognizing our commitment to providing work-based learning opportunities for students through our internship offerings. We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Technical Writer to support our highly technical engineering teams worldwide. The technical writer will be responsible for creating clear and comprehensive design and test documentation for our cloud, hybrid, and private IT systems. The candidate will possess a strong understanding of IT infrastructure, enabling them to translate complex technical information into user-friendly documents. It is essential that the candidate is a US citizen and is able to obtain and maintain a US federal government Secret clearance.
Responsibilities
- Write, edit, and proofread proposal materials in response to client requests and requirements while meeting established schedules and deadlines
- Learn the Federal procurement and contracting process
- Work to develop solutions to the challenges and requirements of some of the largest businesses, organizations, and Federal agencies in the world
- Create strategies for addressing business challenges and opportunities
- Collaborate with subject matter experts across a range of specialized business units to research and document proposal details and to create winning responses while learning first-hand how work is performed
- Conceptualize graphics, figures, tables, and other presentation techniques to optimize impact of information provided
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and function effectively as a member of a team
- Ability to grasp new concepts quickly and write about complex subject matter
- Excellent time management and organization skills, handling multiple simultaneous projects with stringent deadlines
- Ability to work effectively with a diverse range of people with a variety of skills, experience, and personalities
- Meet eligibility requirements to obtain a Government security clearance
- 0+ years' relevant experience
Nice-to-haves
- Bachelor's degree in English/Literature or similar
- Bachelor's degree in Political Science or similar
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration or similar
- Involvement with student newspapers or other publications
- Involvement with research journals
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