Technical Specialist

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Job Description:

Parsons has an immediate opening for a Senior Technical Writer within our Rail and Transit division. In this role you will support the production of project technical requirements/specifications and coordinate the integration into the construction documents. Additionally, your writing skills will be leveraged for technical inputs to proposal responses. We need our Senior Technical Writers to be versatile, enthusiastic to work in highly flexible, team-oriented environments and to hold exceptional communication, and organizational skills. This role would be based in the Greater Toronto Area.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Develop, revise, and maintain technical specifications;
• Develop technical documents to support design, construction, contracts, and operations processes for rail and transit projects;
• Develop and revise solicitation documents, including, but not limited to, Statements of Work, Requests for Information, and/or Requests for Bids/Proposals;
• Prepare policy and procedure documentation;
• Maintain the most up-to-date versions of technical standards in an orderly manner; and
• Conduct timely technical reviews of draft documents.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Certification or degree in a related field;
• 15+ years of writing and editing experience;
• 5+ years of experience in preparing technical specifications and related documents;
• Familiar with National Master Specifications and CCDC Contracts;
• Business acumen for proposal and bid development;
• Experience preparing contract documents with Transit Agencies in GTA (Metrolinx, TTC, Municipalities)
• Ability to work collaboratively and coordinate multi-discipline inputs to technical reports, specifications, and proposals;
• Experience in a variety of contract delivery models (traditional and alternative);
• Proficient in Microsoft Office;
• Ability to write clearly and professionally;
• Ability to produce communications quickly, efficiently, and to a high standard;
• General knowledge of rail transit agencies' design, construction, contracts, and operations processes; and
• Certifications in project management will be an asset.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions-and to help them see what's next!

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.

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