Proofreader \xe2\x80\x93 Remote (part-time)

This role is open to international applicants.

Key responsibilities include:

• Proofreading, quality and formatting review of work, largely complex environmental services reports, often of a technical nature
• Being familiar with in-house and client-specified style guides and updating and improving them when required
• Copy editing to ensure the sense of text written by technical staff and improve its consistency and readability.

Person specification:

• Educated to degree level, ideally in a technical or scientific discipline
• Over three year\xe2\x80\x99s experience of working in a similar role and the ability to demonstrate a good understanding of what the role requires is advantageous
• Able to commit to an average of 15 hours/week (workloads during individual weeks may vary)
• High level of skill in written English, particularly spelling, grammar and punctuation
• Competent user of all Microsoft packages (Word, Outlook, Teams, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Attention to detail and the ability to maintain high levels of accuracy
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a large volume of information/documents
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Ability to work with a variety of people at all levels of the business, inside and outside of the immediate team

Salary:

• Commensurate with experience
• Regular training and career development

RSK is committed to our Corporate Responsibility strategy. We seek to minimise our impact on the environment; to engage positively with the community and education groups; to provide a safe and supportive atmosphere in which to work; and to promote Corporate Responsibility throughout our supply chain.

Do you want a challenging and rewarding career, accelerated experience and the chance to make a difference in the natural environment? At RSK Middle East, we are always looking for ambitious, enthusiastic and driven people to join our team.

RSK Middle East is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and has offices in Dubai, UAE, and Basra, Iraq. Through these established offices and a network of trusted local partners, we provide engineering, environmental, technical and laboratory services to local, international and government clients across the full Gulf Cooperation Council region \xe2\x80\x93 Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman \xe2\x80\x93 and Iraq.

We built the first fully integrated environmental and geotechnical ISO-17025-accredited laboratory in Iraq, and we are building on this success by continually growing and expanding our services in the region. We undertake environmental and social impact assessments, carry out environmental monitoring, implement remediation programmes and provide waste-management services.

RSK Middle East is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then. In fact, Environment Analyst recently highlighted RSK\xe2\x80\x99s growth commenting, \xe2\x80\x9cFew companies in the environmental services sector can claim to be expanding at the same pace as RSK.\xe2\x80\x9d

RSK operates as a group of synergistic businesses with a growth strategy centred on diversification to build a resilient business that can withstand external pressures while also bringing more value to clients and opportunities to employees.

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