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Peyton Resource Group

Proposal Writer Job at Peyton Resource Group in Houston

Peyton Resource Group, Houston, TX, United States, 77246

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Content Summary: Proposal Writer at Houston, for Peyton Resource Group

Job Summary

Responsible for creating and writing various types of user documentation, including how-to guides, references, manuals, cheat sheets, or instructions. An understanding of the solid waste industry and market, including commercial and industrial hazardous materials, is highly desirable. A background in technical business writing is also acceptable.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with SMEs to capture current workflows, identify gaps, and define optimized procedures
  • Create, update, and standardize process and procedure documents for business operations, including those specific to Oracle HCM.
  • Ensure technical verbiage is easy to understand for the layperson.
  • Gather information on subjects from libraries and the web.
  • Ensure fields flow in the correct sequence.
  • Write clear and concise policies and procedures.
  • Create tables of contents and cite sources.
  • Submit copies to managers for feedback.
  • Adjust copy as necessary and proofread for grammar and spelling.
  • Follow a document development life cycle.
  • Release the document following final approval.
  • Provide updates and different editions as necessary.


Qualifications

Education and Experience

  • Required: Bachelor’s degree in professional writing, English, journalism, marketing, communications, or a related field and zero to two years of previous experience, or four to six years of previous experience in proposal writing, technical writing, copywriting, speech writing, editing, or a related field in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree plus experience.
  • Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in professional writing, English, journalism, marketing, communications, or a related field plus two to four years of related experience.


Other Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities Required

  • Excellent understanding of a Microsoft Office environment, including PowerPoint, Visio and Desktop Publishing.
  • Advanced knowledge of Oracle HCM processes
  • Ability to effectively demonstrate and/or document large mathematical formulas extracted from Excel, systems, or other documentation.