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)