Technical Writer Building Services

Project overview

We are looking for an experienced Technical Writer for the conception and creation of operating manuals in the field of building services. The location is Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, with a hybrid working model.

Your tasks include the independent conception, structuring, and elaboration of operating manuals for building services systems. You will research and analyze existing documentation, conduct inventory assessments, and develop modular manual structures for various technical trades. You will create technical schematics, process flow diagrams, and checklists using professional software tools and write documentation, taking into account current standards and legal requirements.

Furthermore, you will coordinate review meetings with internal departments and stakeholders to integrate operational, technical, and regulatory requirements into the documentation. Your work will be characterized by comprehensible, user-friendly, and revision-proof structures.

You have a successfully completed degree in building services engineering, building technology, or engineering sciences. Practical experience in the technical documentation of heating, cooling, sanitary, HVAC/smoke extraction, or building management systems is required. You are familiar with relevant standards such as VDI 6022 and the German Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health (Betriebssicherheitsverordnung).

Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, FrameMaker, as well as graphics and documentation tools like Microsoft Visio or AutoCAD is required. You possess strong skills in preparing complex technical information for the target audience, work in a structured and quality-oriented manner, and are independent. Very good German language skills (at least C1 level) are required.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Bergheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE
• Languages: German