Technical Writer | Mon to Fri (38hrs per week) | 6 Month Contract | Balcatta Support Centre

Key Responsibilities

📘 Documentation Development

• Develop comprehensive NPI Boundary Agreements for each site using information gathered from SMEs and operational teams.
• Analyse existing draft agreements to replicate structure, RACI allocations, asset categories, and formatting across additional sites.
• Standardise document layouts, terminology, and content structure to ensure consistency across all NPI documentation.

🤝 Information Gathering & Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with departmental stakeholders to obtain accurate asset and boundary information.
• Conduct interviews and working sessions with SMEs to clarify responsibilities and asset ownership.
• Consolidate technical input into clear, logical documentation that reflects agreed boundaries and maintenance accountabilities.

🔍 Content Validation & Review Coordination

• Facilitate internal review cycles and incorporate technical feedback into updated drafts.
• Manage version control and track approvals across senior stakeholders (e.g., Facilities, MP&E, IS&T).
• Ensure all documentation aligns with operational standards, compliance requirements, and site‑specific asset data.

📝 Approval & Publication

• Coordinate and record the approval process for each Boundary Agreement.
• Finalise documents for distribution and storage within approved document control systems.
• Support uploading, filing, and integration of documents into client platforms such as SharePoint or project documentation systems.

✔️ Quality & Compliance

• Ensure all documents accurately reflect RACI designations, asset ownership, and operational boundaries across civil assets, hydrocarbon systems, electrical distribution, buildings, and IS&T infrastructure.
• Apply strong technical writing standards, including clarity, readability, controlled language, and traceability.

• Experience

• Experience in technical writing or documentation development (e.g., Procedure Writer, Asset Documentation Officer).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, SharePoint).
• Experience producing documentation involving multiple stakeholders.
• Exposure to NPI, mining, asset management, or facilities operations environments.

• Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to produce clear, structured technical documentation within mining, facilities, or infrastructure environments.
• Strong capability in document formatting, consistency, and version control across multi‑site documentation.
• Solid understanding of asset management concepts, operational boundaries, and RACI/accountability frameworks.
• Confident stakeholder engagement skills, working effectively with SMEs, supervisors, and managers.
• Ability to interpret technical information across civil, electrical, utilities, communications, and mechanical disciplines.
• High attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and the ability to work autonomously to meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical inputs into accessible content.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and general business applications.
• Understanding of Work Health and Safety requirements relevant to documentation and operational environments.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Technical Writing, Communications, Engineering, Asset Management, or a related field (desirable).