Technical Author

Job Title:              Technical Author
Location:              Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:    Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:               SF63790

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Technical Author at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

The Role
As a Technical Author, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary, you’ll be responsible for the delivery of Technical Documentation requirements for some of the most challenging and interesting defence programs which support the UK Armed Forces and its global equivalents.

Day-to-day, you’ll be expected to research and analyse complex technical information and translate this analysis into high quality technical documentation, enabling end-users to operate and maintain military equipment correctly and safely in all operating conditions.

• Develop skills in both structured and unstructured documentation which complies with both international and customer specific specifications. 
• Structure content in compliance with the international specification for Technical Publications using a common source database, ASD-S1000D Issue 4.1. 
• Develop non-structured content using MS Word in compliance with UK MOD Technical Publication Standards. 
• Capability of producing high quality graphics.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides flexible hybrid working arrangements with working days onsite and days working from home.

Essential Experience of the Technical Author

• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external customers, taking the lead where necessary.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) with the confidence and ability to communicate at all levels with both customers and stakeholders.
• Ability to contribute to multiple technical projects which embrace the holistic capability that the S1000D specification can support.

Be familiar with:

• Desktop publishing including XML Text Editors, Adobe Acrobat and MS Office.
• Digital imaging software.
• Computer Aided Design software.
• Spreadsheets.

Qualifications for the Technical Author 

• You will be educated with a minimum of an HNC (or equivalent) in an Engineering discipline and ideally you will have developed some practical experience in mechanical / electrical skills.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
 

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What We Offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
• A relocation package for those outside of the region

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 30/04/2025

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