Engineering Technical Author

Engineering Technical Author Location: Wednesbury, WS10 0AR Salary: £45,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits! Contract: Full time, Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months

Benefits

Free Travel on Trams & NX Buses (for you and your partner) + MML Pension + 25 Days Holiday (plus Bank Holidays) Help Keep the West Midlands Moving Are you an experienced Technical Author, Document Controller, or Information Management professional looking to play a key role in one of the UK's most exciting transport infrastructure programmes West Midlands Metro is seeking a Technical Documentation Author to support the successful integration of new network extensions into operational service.

Working across multiple engineering disciplines, you'll be responsible for creating, managing, and coordinating critical technical documentation that enables the safe and effective handover of infrastructure into day-to-day operations.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the heart of a growing light rail network, collaborating with engineering, project delivery, operations, asset management, and safety teams on complex infrastructure projects. The Opportunity As Technical Documentation Author, you'll act as the central point for technical information management, ensuring documentation is accurate, compliant, controlled, and readily available to support operational readiness and asset handover activities.

You'll be involved in the development and management of: Technical standards, procedures and work instructions Maintenance manuals and operational documentation Safety Management System (SMS) documentation Asset Integration Procedures Health & Safety files Engineering and project documentation Interface documentation between project delivery and operational teams You'll also play a key role in document control, version management, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives across the business.

Key Responsibilities Produce, review, edit and maintain high-quality technical documentation Gather and interpret information from engineers, contractors and subject matter experts Develop clear and user-friendly maintenance, operational and engineering procedures Coordinate document reviews, approvals and distribution processes Manage document control and version control activities within SharePoint and approved management systems Support infrastructure handover, commissioning and operational readiness activities Review contractor documentation for quality, compliance and accuracy Facilitate stakeholder workshops and documentation reviews Help improve documentation standards, templates and information management processes About You We're...

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