Technical Report Writer

🔥 10 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $21 - $31 / hour

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✏️ Content Writer

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Orbital Engineering, Inc.

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1969

🏗️ Construction

💼 Consulting

🏭 Manufacturing

Construction • Consulting • Manufacturing

Orbital Engineering, Inc. is a veteran-owned engineering and technical services firm that provides full-service solutions in engineering and design, construction management and QA/QC, asset integrity, and safety for industrial and infrastructure clients. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Pittsburgh with multiple regional offices, the company supports utilities, downstream and midstream oil & gas, metals (steel/aluminum), and public/private infrastructure projects, using advanced inspection technologies (drones/robotics) and proprietary tablet-based apps and databases to deliver inspections, retrofits, greenfield design, and turnkey asset management.

📋 Description

• Develop professional technical reports using Orbital's inspection databases, reporting platforms, and document management systems • Convert field observations, inspection findings, engineering recommendations, and repair actions into client-ready deliverables • Ensure consistency in report formatting, terminology, graphics, and presentation across business units • Review and edit reports for accuracy, completeness, grammar, readability, and technical consistency • Coordinate report revisions and incorporate review comments from inspectors, engineers, and project managers • Organize and manage field notes, inspection forms, photographs, sketches, and engineering documents • Verify inspection data and supporting documentation are complete before report generation • Maintain document templates, reporting standards, quality control checklists, electronic project files, and records • Support document retention and project closeout activities • Develop technical sketches, markups, exhibits, deficiency location drawings, condition maps, repair exhibits, and asset-specific visual documentation using AutoCAD, Bluebeam, GIS tools, or Orbital reporting systems • Incorporate photographs, figures, and supporting graphics into technical reports • Assist inspection and engineering teams with technical figures and presentation materials • Perform QA/QC reviews and verify consistency between field documentation, engineering recommendations, repair priorities, and final reports • Ensure compliance with Orbital's Quality Management System (QMS) • Identify discrepancies and coordinate resolution with project teams • Support continuous improvement of report-writing processes and deliverable standards • Coordinate with inspectors, field personnel, engineers, project managers, and office managers to meet deadlines • Monitor report schedules and support on-time contractual deliverables • Communicate report status and workload priorities to management • Assist with proposals, example deliverables, and marketing materials • Support emergency response inspections and accelerated reporting assignments • Utilize web-based inspection databases, digital inspection platforms, GIS solutions, and document management systems • Support migration and organization of digital inspection data • Assist with report templates and automated reporting tools • Participate in digital workflow improvements across the Asset Integrity organization

🎯 Requirements

• High school diploma or GED • Minimum 3 years of technical writing, report preparation, engineering documentation, inspection reporting, construction documentation, or related experience • Strong technical writing, editing, and proofreading skills • Excellent attention to detail and organizational abilities • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint • Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Experience working within document management systems and digital reporting platforms • Preferred: Associate or Bachelor's degree in English, Technical Communications, Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Business, or a related field • Preferred: Experience supporting engineering, inspection, construction, infrastructure, utility, steel, mining, power generation, manufacturing, or asset management organizations • Preferred: Experience with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, GIS platforms, Adobe Acrobat, or technical illustration software • Preferred: Familiarity with Asset Integrity, Asset Management, Mechanical Integrity (MI), or Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) programs • Preferred: Experience writing structural, mechanical, civil, or industrial inspection reports • Preferred: Familiarity with QA/QC procedures and document control systems • Preferred: Experience working with databases and web-based inspection platforms • Preferred: Ability to interpret engineering drawings, inspection forms, and technical specifications

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Career advancement opportunities • Medical coverage • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • Prescription drug coverage • 401(k)-retirement savings plan • Supplemental insurance options • Company-paid life and AD&D insurance • Company-paid short-term disability coverage • Generous paid time off program