Lifelong learning. Unique opportunities.

We seek the best environmental professionals in the business and demand much of our employees. Over the past decade, AARCHER has become a preferred employer of environmental professionals that thrive in a merit-based culture where new challenges drive individual growth. 

AARCHER has been named as one of the fastest growing American companies by Inc Magazine and Zweig White (2007 and 2008).  AARCHER was recently recognized as a 

"BEST ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES FIRM TO WORK FOR"
(2008 and 2009)

by ZweigWhite, CENews, and the Environmental Business Journal.

We offer a high-energy, small firm culture combined with compensation and benefits common only to very large corporations: partially or fully company funded health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, escalating paid time off, holidays, direct deposit, employee assistance program, flextime, and other employee benefits (representative listing; subject to change).  Aarcher was recently identified as one of the top 50 environmental consulting firms to work for by an industry watch group.

Each staff member is encouraged to continually develop their specific area of interest and expertise, while gaining a strong working knowledge of other AARCHER service areas. This form of development and cross-training results in a more robust, capable, and flexible team, and supports our belief in lifelong learning.

Because AARCHER experiences very limited staff turnover, gaining a position at AARCHER can be difficult. New opportunities to join our team are posted on this page, and we encourage you to respond to any opportunities that match your strengths.

Document Editor for Environmental Projects (Full-Time) - Lakewood, Colorado

Opportunity to apply and develop technical writing and document formatting skills as Full-Time editor for a wide range of environmental documents, including postcards, flyers, correspondence, annual reports, newsletters, and a variety of other smaller products. The editor will also occasionally be assigned larger environmental documents (e.g., environmental assessment) or portions of more complex documents (e.g., environmental impact statement, wilderness plan).

Editing work will range from correcting grammar and spelling (copy editing), to rewriting/ reorganizing text and document organization (substantive editing), to working with project managers to produce copy text (writing).

The editor should have sufficient skills to take rough copy to a "camera-ready" draft ready for printing. All work will be performed in a PC (non-Apple) environment.

Benefits:

Excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug plan, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401k, paid time off, holidays, employee discounts, life insurance, adoption assistance, healthcare flexible spending account, credit union, commuter benefits, 529 college savings plan, and education assistance.

Compensation:

Commensurate with experience

Requirements:

1.       Two to five years of editing and document formatting experience

2.       Comprehensive understanding of Microsoft Word, including advanced features such as developing and manipulating tables, inserting footers and headers, placing graphics within documents, bookmarking, and preparing tables of contents, and creating automatic indexes.

3.       Thorough knowledge of English usage, including grammar, diction, style, organization, and idea development; thorough knowledge of writing and editing principles, methods, and practices; ability to write original material and to synthesize,  organize, rewrite, refine, format, and edit rough-draft material while maintaining the integrity of ideas.

The following experience, skills, and knowledge are preferred:

·         Familiarity with/knowledgeable of Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition

·         Advanced knowledge of personal computers systems (PC platforms) and a thorough understanding of writing/editing electronic software (Microsoft Word), two-column page formatting, and able to insert graphics and photos, and working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat and Excel.

·         Proficiency in communicating, orally and in writing, to work as a member of a planning  team, and be able to help team members gain consensus for wording of specific and  sensitive topics, explanations, or descriptions.

·         Functional knowledge or the ability to quickly gain a functioning knowledge of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA); National Park Service (NPS) guidelines and management policies, including pertinent directors orders relating to NEPA and historic preservation compliance; the  NPS messaging program; and the Denver Service Center (DSC) Editing Manual.

·         Familiarity with environmental technical language.

·         Knowledge of team building skills and techniques such as problem solving, interpersonal communication, and maintaining a liaison with the project manager.

·         Thorough understanding of best practices, appropriate labor hours, and level of  effort necessary to edit documents and ability to realistically estimate writing and editing  workloads

Prior to employment, the successful candidate must pass a security background check conducted by the Federal Government.

Aarcher is an equal opportunity employer.

Send resume and salary requirements to: env121@aarcherinc.com