Technical Writer

Our client, a leading Defence consultancy, delivers engineering, technical assurance, and logistics governance to support platform integrity and long-term sustainment across critical Defence programs.

They’re looking for an experienced Technical Writer to lead the development, uplift, and ongoing management of enterprise process documentation within a complex sustainment environment. This role is heavily focused on structured process authoring, governance alignment, and documentation quality across multiple functional domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, write, and maintain high-quality technical and process documentation across the sustainment enterprise
• Produce standardised documentation including procedures, work instructions, and process maps across Maintenance, Supply Support, Engineering, Asset Management, and Commercial functions
• Translate complex operational and engineering inputs into clear, structured, and user-friendly documentation
• Ensure all documentation aligns with ISO 9001 and ISO 55001 standards, supporting quality and asset management compliance
• Collaborate with policy owners and SMEs to ensure documentation reflects current frameworks, governance, and operational reality
• Engage stakeholders to gather requirements, validate outputs, and support adoption of documented processes
• Support a structured approach to document lifecycle management, including review, optimisation, and continuous improvement
• Maintain strict configuration control, ensuring all documentation is accurate, current, and audit-ready
• Use Holocentric to manage, structure, and publish enterprise process frameworks

Essential Requirements

• Proven experience as a Technical Writer within a complex, regulated environment, ideally Defence or similar
• Strong capability in documenting end-to-end processes, including current-state and future-state articulation
• Demonstrated experience working within ISO-aligned environments (9001 and/or 55001)
• Hands-on experience with Holocentric is mandatory
• Active Defence Security Clearance (Baseline minimum) is mandatory
• Relevant qualification in Technical Writing, Engineering, Business Process Management, Quality, or similar

Important Note

Applicants must have both Holocentric experience and an active Defence Security Clearance. Candidates without these will not be considered.

Why this role

• Join a highly regarded Defence consultancy supporting nationally significant programs
• Play a key role in shaping how sustainment documentation and processes are structured and delivered
• Work in a disciplined, high-performing environment where documentation quality genuinely matters