Translator-reviser (English to French)

Hybrid work environment and/or remote

Summary
Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is seeking a Translator-Reviser to join the Translation Services team. This collaborative team is committed to delivering high-quality work in a timely manner, within a context that values professionalism, teamwork and personal growth.

Language requirement: Bilingualism mandatory

Location: 100% remoteor hybrid work environment; 2 days a week in the office in Ottawa

What you bring
Organized. Reliable. Comfortable juggling competing demands. That’s you – committed to linguistic excellence and putting your best work forward. You seek meticulous attention to detail, especially in the quest to find the right word or the perfect phrase to communicate an idea. You’re intrigued by complex linguistic problems and the challenges of solving them quickly. No detail is too small, no deadline too tight. Research is one of your favourite pastimes. You have the people and project-management skills it takes to be a service-oriented professional. You’re a team player who’s just as comfortable working alone. When it’s time to pitch in, everyone can count on you.

Your opportunity and responsibilities
As a translation and review expert, you’ll apply your skills to a range of technical and creative documents. These include contracting and contract management, project and program management, environmental services, real property management, as well as various organizational functions, such as human resources, information technology, communications, governance and legal affairs. Among other activities, you will:

• Translate and review texts relating to all of DCC’s activities
• Perform translation quality control to ensure concordance, accuracy, clarity, etc.
• Support development and maintenance of a comprehensive terminology management database
• Support development and implementation of innovative translation processes
• Stay up to date with DCC-related terminology
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal clients, external suppliers and networks

Your skills and experience

• Minimum: university degree in translation, terminology, linguistic or related field
• Experience: At least four years in translation, editing and use of translation software, preferably in an agency setting or as part of an internal translation service
• Professional working knowledge of:
  • translation software and terminology management databases
  • professional writing rules and practices
  • current translation trends and best practices

As the successful candidate, you may fulfill your role in hybrid mode (2 days a week in the office) if you live in the National Capital Region. You may also work remotely elsewhere in Canada (within easy commuting distance of a major centre or travel hub).

Meet the team
Join a growing collaborative translation team that works like an in-house agency, supporting a variety of business units and projects. Day to day, you’ll work as part of a supportive team of expert linguists that constantly collaborate to meet the needs of internal client groups located wherever there are military bases across Canada.

Check out your benefits

Working with us offers excellent opportunities for growth and advancement—and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages valued at between 25 and 30% of your salary.

Your package includes:
Health and Wellness

• 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, and health and dental premiums
• $400 wellness allowance to help cover expenses such as a gym membership
• $2,500 for mental health services on top of regular $2,500 paramedical coverage
• Telus Virtual Health Care and $750 Health Care Spending Account for some expenses not covered under provincial plans

Home and Family

• Life, accidental-death, and short-term disability insurance
• Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
• Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for up to 37 weeks
• Flexible workplace options, including a $400 allowance every two years, to support working from home

Leave and Retirement

• Public-service pension
• Comprehensive vacation and other paid-leave plans, along with deluxe travel benefit plans
   

How to apply?

To be considered for this position, please submit the following:

• Recent resume
• Cover letter telling us about your recent experience as a linguistic expert. How do you feel that experience has prepared you to take on this role?
• Three 300-word samples attached to the cover letter:
  • English to French translation (source and target texts)
  • various fields
  • translated and revised by you only
  • sensitive or confidential information redacted