Translator-reviser (English to French)

Defence Construction Canada; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness

Wellness allowance

Mental health services

Flexible workplace options

Remote/hybrid work options

Job summary

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) seeks a Translator‑Reviser to join its Translation Services team. This role focuses on delivering high-quality linguistic work within a collaborative environment that values professionalism and personal growth.

Hybrid or remote work is available; 2 days per week in Ottawa. Requires a university degree in translation or a related field and at least four years of translation experience, with strong terminology management and translation software skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum: university degree in translation, terminology, linguistic or related field.
• Experience: At least four years in translation, editing and use of translation software.
• Knowledge of translation software and terminology management databases, professional writing rules and practices.

Responsibilities

• Translate and review texts relating to all of DCC’s activities
• Perform translation quality control to ensure concordance, accuracy, clarity
• 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

Skills

Linguistic excellence

Attention to detail

Research skills

Team player

Project management

Education

University degree in translation/linguistics

Tools

Translation software

Terminology management databases

Job description

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.

CA$95,000.00 yearly

Permanent

Location:100% remote or 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.

• 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 databasesprofessional writing rules and practicescurrent 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

• Comprehensive vacation and other paid‑leave plans, along with deluxe travel benefit plans