Technical Author / Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Technical Author/Manager to join this global electronics designer and manufacturer of tools and systems for industry and research, based in Bristol.

This is a hybrid role with 3 days on site in Bristol and 2 days working from home.

Key Responsibilities of a Technical Author/Manager

• Manage a deliver a project portfolio
• Manage a team of technical authors and adopting a hybrid working style
• Ensure projects have clear content plans, timescales, budgets, resources and deliverables
• Be a point of contact for new technical content requests or improvements
• Maintain high standards of content quality. Drive team adherence to industry standards with a view to enable the team's competency through certification
• Establish a modular content management system with strong version control. Ensure this can be integrated into the business's existing product lifecycle management (PLM) systems.
• Manage internal and external cost drivers i.E. Licensing, 3rd party content suppliers or consultants.

Requirements of a Technical Author/Manager

• Degree in engineering or technical discipline or Qualification in English language or literature with a demonstratable technical portfolio
• Strong experience working with Madcap Flare
• Highly self motivated and ability to motivate and influence others, including those without direct line management
• Leadership experience, performance monitoring and coaching skills
• Experience working with Adobe FrameMaker
• Strong planning, budgeting and resource management skills
• Project management skills are a plus

Benefits Package of a Technical Author/Manager

• Basic Salary up to 50,000 per annum
• Hybrid working
• Career development opportunities
• Private Healthcare
• Share incentive
• Group Pension plan
• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays

This is an exciting job opportunity for a Bristol based Technical Author/Manager to apply for this role please send your CV to (url removed) or for a confidential discussion, please call (phone number removed) / (phone number removed)