Procedures Editor

About the role

The Procedures Editor provides input to edit Operations Group procedures, standing instructions and assessment packages so they are clear, consistent in presentation and compliant with company competency assurance standards. The role reports to the Procedures Lead and involves frequent contact with Technical Writers and with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and Projects, and periodic contact with contractors, vendors and third-party service providers. Its main challenge is presenting complex technical instructions clearly and concisely so that end users can work safely and efficiently.

Key responsibilities

• Develop all required documentation in line with company policies, oil and gas industry and international standards, and ISO 9000 and 14000 requirements.
• Review Operations Policies and Procedures (P&Ps) for grammar, punctuation and spelling errors, and check readability and style against company editorial policy and QatarEnergy LNG standards.
• Ensure precision, simplicity, clarity and consistency of language and style in Operations documents, and suggest revisions to vocabulary, phrasing, syntax and paragraph order.
• Research and confirm sources for Technical Writers, verify facts, dates and statistics, and arrange page layouts.
• Proofread Operations and Maintenance procedures and assessment packages against company competency assurance standards.
• Help identify operating areas needing technical change, determine impacts on plant documentation, develop solutions and ensure affected personnel receive the required training.
• Work with the QGMS Documents Section to standardise document layout and display on intranet portals.
• Mentor Technical Writers by developing writing guides.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry or Petrochemicals.
• 6 years' diversified experience writing and editing oil and gas operations procedures, including 3 years as a technical author.
• Excellent verbal and written English.
• Self-starter able to anticipate and execute changes as required.

Required skills

• Extensive knowledge of the MS Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and MS SharePoint.
• Familiarity with electronic publishing, graphics, web design and multimedia production.
• Advanced organisational and planning skills.