Job Description
Job Description
Purpose of the Position
The Technical Writer – Front-End Capital Projects is responsible for developing, coordinating, and delivering high-quality technical documentation to support early-stage project development. This role combines strong technical writing capabilities with practical experience in front-end engineering phases to ensure accurate, consistent, and effective communication of project scope, design basis, and execution strategies.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- UPDATE or develop, edit, and maintain technical documentation, including:
- Project Execution Plans (PEPs)
- Design Basis Memoranda (DBMs)
- Operating and control philosophies
- Engineering standards and specifications
- Reports supporting feasibility and FEED phases
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and project management) to gather and validate technical information.
- Support front-end project activities, including:
- Scope definition and clarification
- Development of deliverables for decision gate reviews
- Alignment of documentation with project objectives, cost estimates, and schedules
- Ensure consistency, quality, and compliance with company and client documentation standards
- Prepare information and participate in Assurance Reviews, workshops, and project meetings to capture key decisions and changes.
Job Requirements
- Experience in oil & gas
- Proven experience in technical writing within industrial or energy-related projects.
- Proven experience in technical writing within industrial or energy-related projects.
- Strong understanding of engineering documentation such as PFDs and P&IDs, Control philosophies, equipment, and system descriptions.
- Ability to interface effectively with engineering and project teams.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Background in engineering or technical discipline (Instrumentation, Process, Mechanical, or similar).
- Familiarity with project stage-gate processes and capital project workflows.
- Experience working with document management systems.
- Able to work in the Alaska time zone (AKT) for most of the day.
Terms & Conditions
- Position starts with 2 to 4 weeks in Anchorage, and then could be remote
- Project Duration: TBD
- Work Schedule: 40 hrs./week