Translator - English / Arabic - Consultancy Experienced.

Kuwait  |  Permanent

Our multi-national Engineering consultancy client has a new requirement for a well experienced English / Arabic Translator to join their team in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Successful candidates will have extensive Translation experience on large scale Construction projects.

This role is available for immediate joining and is a direct hire, permanent employment opportunity.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the translation of various documents and letter primarily from English to Arabic or vice versa as required by the CMU;
• Act as an interpreter in meetings; if required;
• Establish and maintain the Project Translation Register
• Reads through or listens to material in one language, ascertains understanding of the meaning and context of that material, and converts it into a second language, making sure to preserve the original meaning;
• Consults with subject matter experts and other colleagues to understand specialised concepts and translate them appropriately;
• Refers to online translation tools for additional assistance with translation;
• Follows up with clients to ensure satisfaction and understanding;
• Adheres to industry quality standards established by the Association of Translation Companies to ensure that all completed work follows legal and ethical obligations;
• Translates a variety of documents including literary, legal, research, technical, scientific, educational, and commercial materials.

Translator Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years experience post graduation ideally in a similar environment with experience in major infrastructure or building projects or programmes;
• Understanding of grammar, knowledge of specific subjects, accuracy, attention to detail, software proficiency;
• Motivation, ability to meet deadlines;
• Demonstrable track record in the working within a large team with multidisciplinary projects and within governmental departments;
• Strong communication skills both orally and written to build and maintain excellent working relationships within complex structures, both internally and with various project stakeholders.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in translation services with some previous technical experience on construction projects;
• Experience of working on PPP projects or large developmental projects;
• Bachelor's Degree, Fluency in at Least Two Languages (English & Arabic are must), written and verbal communication.
• Experience of working in Kuwait and/or the Gulf region

Interested candidates are invited to share their up to date CV directly to jobs@j10consulting.ae for further review and shortlisting.

Date Posted: 07 Jan 2022

Status: Filled