Location: Halifax - Wilkinson, Canada

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Senior Technical Writer, ILS Support Halifax, N.S./ Victoria, B.C./ Ottawa, ON., (CAN.) - Hybrid

Key Areas of Responsibility

- Maintain and revise existing CFTOs, incorporating updates from OEM manuals, specifications, and preventive maintenance routines.
- Author, edit, and format technical documentation with a high standard of grammar, clarity, consistency, and style.
- Perform editorial reviews of technical documentation to ensure accuracy, consistency of terminology, and compliance with editorial and formatting standards.
- Collaborate with LCMMs, engineers, procurement, and configuration management teams to ensure technical documentation reflects the latest approved system/equipment configuration.
- Support configuration control by analyzing Document Change Requests, preparing Change Packages, and ensuring revisions are properly tracked, reviewed, and implemented.
- Conduct thorough research and cross-referencing to confirm documentation accuracy and completeness.
- Coordinate verification and validation of CFTO updates and associated technical data packages.
- Ensure preventive maintenance routines in Logistics Support Analysis Records (LSARs) remain aligned with current technical publications.
- Manage indexing, cataloguing, and control of documentation in alignment with the National Defence Index of Documentation and Equipment Registration processes.




- Support translation processes and accuracy checks for CFTO updates when required.

Minimum Qualifications

- Canadian citizenship with a valid Secret Level II security clearance (or ability to obtain).
- Diploma or degree from a recognized college/university in a relevant technical field (mechanical, electrical, electronic, naval architecture, computer science, or equivalent).
- Minimum 4 years of demonstrated experience maintaining or revising technical documentation such as CFTOs, OEM manuals, equipment specifications, or preventive maintenance documentation.
- Direct experience with configuration management principles, tools, and processes, including change control, revision tracking, and version management.
- Proven editorial, grammar, proofreading, and editing skills, with the ability to produce polished, high-quality documentation.
- Proficiency in requirement gathering, analysis, and documentation procedures.
- Strong proficiency in word processing and documentation management tools.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly convey technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Language: English (Essential), French (Desirable).

Preferred Qualifications





- Completion of a Technical Writer Ontario College Graduate Certificate program (or equivalent).
- Experience with configuration management software or PLM tools (e.g., Windchill, or equivalent).
- Working knowledge of S1000D specification, IETM formats, and AG-006 standards.
- Experience with Canadian Forces Technical Orders (CFTOs) and adaptation of OEM publications to government standards.
- Familiarity with the National Defence Index of Documentation and equipment registration processes.
- Experience in desktop publishing and graphics production tools (Adobe Suite or equivalent).
- Exposure to Logistics Support Analysis Record (LSAR) tools or raw XML data handling.

Special Position Requirements

- Schedule : Core business hours Monday – Friday.
- Physical Environment : Hybrid position – which is a mix of working from home and onsite (in office, at customer site or on-board ships alongside in harbour.
- Physical Demands : Predominantly office work but may be required to work in dockyards and onboard Naval ships.
- Travel : Occasional domestic travel maybe required in support of the ships.

Regulatory Compliance Requirements

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List and/or the US the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access.

What We Offer

The reference Total Target Compensation (TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between Total Target Cash (TTC) $74,146.88– $126,733.63 CAD Annual. This reflects how co

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