Chief Translation & Cross-Cultural Strategy Lead

CC7 Global Engineering Solutions | CC7 Emirates Engineering Solutions; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

CC7 Global Engineering Solutions L.L.C. in Dubai seeks a Head of Translation & Cross-Cultural Affairs (English–Chinese) to lead translation standards, terminology, and interpretation for executive governance, contracts, and EPC project delivery.

You will advise senior leadership on cross-cultural practices and manage multilingual communications across offices and projects. The role requires overseeing legal, technical, and corporate documentation with discretion and autonomous execution,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Translation, Interpretation, Linguistics, Law, Engineering, International Relations, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in senior-level English-Chinese translation and interpretation.
• Native or near-native proficiency in Mandarin Chinese and English, both written and spoken.
• Proven experience supporting senior executives, Boards, complex negotiations, and confidential engagements.
• Strong experience with legal, contractual, technical, and corporate documentation.
• Good understanding of international EPC projects, corporate governance, and contract structures.
• Ability to work independently with exceptional accuracy, discretion, confidentiality, and professional judgment.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain company-wide English-Chinese translation and interpretation standards.
• Develop bilingual terminology databases, glossaries, style guides, and translation protocols.
• Provide high-level consecutive and simultaneous interpretation for Board meetings, executive committees, contract negotiations, and major external engagements.
• Translate and review strategic correspondence, presentations, reports, and official communications.
• Review and validate EPC contracts, MoUs, Letters of Award, claims, variation orders, side letters, and dispute-related documentation.
• Work closely with Legal, Contracts, and Commercial teams to ensure consistency of legal meaning and contractual intent.
• Translate and quality-check engineering documents, specifications, procedures, method statements, HSE materials, and project correspondence.
• Advise senior leadership on Chinese and international business practices, communication styles, cultural expectations, and negotiation protocols.
• Support the selection and responsible use of translation technologies and AI-assisted tools.
• Build and maintain the company’s bilingual knowledge base.
• Provide guidance, training, and quality oversight to translation and interpretation resources across offices and projects.

Skills

English-Chinese translation

Consecutive interpretation

Simultaneous interpretation

Legal document review

Cross-cultural advisory

Stakeholder management

Education

Master’s degree in Translation or related field

Tools

CAT tools

AI-assisted translation tools

Job description

CC7 Global Engineering Solutions L.L.C. in Dubai seeks a Head of Translation & Cross-Cultural Affairs (English–Chinese) to lead translation standards, terminology, and interpretation for executive governance, contracts, and EPC project delivery.

You will advise senior leadership on cross-cultural practices and manage multilingual communications across offices and projects. The role requires overseeing legal, technical, and corporate documentation with discretion and autonomous execution,