Korean Translator & Construction Project Coordinator

World Wide Professional Solutions; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) with company match

Job summary

World Wide Professional Solutions in Peoria, AZ, is seeking a skilled Korean Translator/Project Coordinator to join a large-scale manufacturing construction project. You will translate documents, coordinate schedules, and ensure timely delivery while coordinating with Korean-speaking stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has five years of translation experience, native Korean fluency, and experience with construction terminology and project management tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications or linguistics preferred.
• Minimum five years’ experience in the translation field.
• Native fluency in Korean highly preferred.
• Experience with stakeholder engagement and project management.
• Proficiency in translation tools and software such as Déjà Vu, memoQ, Wordfast, and Trados.
• Familiarity with construction/engineering terminology

Responsibilities

• Translate construction management documents including technical documents, drawings, design documents, and communications.
• Handling and translation of specialized documents such as construction contracts, specifications, building permits, and safety manuals
• Ensure that specific terms, like construction codes or regulatory terms, are consistently translated across all materials.
• Implement a quality assurance (QA) process to ensure translations are contextually and technically correct
• Provide simultaneous interpretation at business meetings, and other events.
• Assist with administrative duties such as report processing, award issuance, and record keeping.
• Support other divisions and departments with their language needs.
• Provide cultural expertise
• Conduct tours for non-English-speaking visitors.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.
• Maintain translation database by using translation management software
• Provide quality assurance for the translation process
• Work with a wide range of media and translation software
• Resolve issues associated with translation, localization, and culture
• Engage with other departments to provide translation services
• Implement feedback and changes whenever possible

Skills

English-Korean bilingual

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Translation experience

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications or linguistics

Tools

Déjà Vu

memoQ

Wordfast

Trados

Job description

World Wide Professional Solutions in Peoria, AZ, is seeking a skilled Korean Translator/Project Coordinator to join a large-scale manufacturing construction project. You will translate documents, coordinate schedules, and ensure timely delivery while coordinating with Korean-speaking stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has five years of translation experience, native Korean fluency, and experience with construction terminology and project management tools.