Position Description

Translator-Reviser, Translation Services (English to French)
Location ON, Ottawa - Communications
Requisition Number 6538
Openings 1
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Who Can Apply?:
Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)
Salary Range:
$77,139 - $100,281
Employment status:
Term
Term Length:
13 months
Security Level:
Reliability
Language Requirement:
Bilingual Mandatory
Closing Date:
16/04/2025
Country:
Canada

 

 

**Flexible and hybrid work schedule**

Translator-Reviser, Translation Services (English to French)
Looking for an employer who values your passion for language and a job well done? Join Defence Construction Canada’s new translation unit. We’re a growing team of linguistic professionals that thrives on producing high-quality work.

Let’s talk about you
Organized. Reliable. Comfortable juggling competing demands. That’s you – committed to linguistic excellence and putting your best work forward. You’re excited about a job that lets you pay 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.

Here's your opportunity
As a translation and review specialist, you’ll apply your skills to a range of technical and creative documents in procurement, HR, IT, policy, finance and other fields. Among other activities, you will:

  • Translate and review texts for all DCC service lines
  • Perform translation quality control to ensure concordance, accuracy, clarity, etc.
  • Develop and maintain 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

As the successful candidate, you may fulfill your role in hybrid mode (2-3 days a week in the office) if you live in the National Capital Region. You may also work remotely in Canada (within easy commuting distance of a major centre or travel hub), in which case we’ll bring you to DCC headquarters in Ottawa twice a year for in-person team meetings.

You’re a good fit if you have these qualifications
You have a professional working knowledge of:

  • Translation software and terminology management databases
  • Current translation trends and best practices
  •  Project- and client-management best practices

Education: University degree in translation or related field

  • Experience: At least four years in editing, translation and use of translation software, preferably in an agency setting

Meet your team
As the successful applicant, you’ll join our small but growing translation unit within DCC Communications. In fact, we’ll count on you to help build the unit– and our reputation. Day to day, you’ll work as part of a supportive team of expert linguists that offers the full range of translation skills and expertise. We collaborate constantly and will look to you for your expert advice and insight as we meet the needs of internal client groups located wherever there are military bases across Canada

Check out the benefits
Working with DCC offers excellent opportunities for growth and advancement – and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages. In your role as Translator-Reviser, your package is valued at 25% to 30% of your salary.

Your package will include:

  • Public service pension
  • $400 Wellness Allowance (e.g., gym membership)
  • $1,500 for mental health services on top of regular $1,500 paramedical coverage
  • Telus Virtual Health Care
  • Hybrid workplace options including $400 allowance every two years to support work-from-home options
  • Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program 
  • Deluxe travel benefit plans
  • Comprehensive vacation and other paid leave plans

Join our diverse and inclusive workplace
At DCC, we want to ensure that everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. We encourage applications from all, including women, people of colour, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ communities. We also welcome applications from those who are not Canadian citizens, yet who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least five years of verifiable background information in Canada.

DCC is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all requests for accommodation based on a medical contraindication, religion or another prohibited ground for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act. Should you require accommodation, please email careers@dcc-cdc.gc.ca.

Defence Construction Canada
DCC is a Crown corporation of the federal government. Since 1951, we have provided contracting, infrastructure and environmental services to help build and maintain facilities for Canada’s armed forces. Our projects range from control towers to dockyards, community centres to accommodation facilities, and roads to sewer and water systems. Our Client-Partners are the Department of National Defence and the Communications Security Establishment. 

To begin a career with Defence Construction Canada (DCC), you must be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.  As a condition of employment with DCC, a minimum reliability security status clearance is required and some roles may require secret security status clearance.

DCC is responsible for the Personnel Security Clearance process. Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance, you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information. The process usually involves reference inquiries, verification of qualifications, criminal records checks, and credit checks (as required) and may require fingerprints. For more information about obtaining a security clearance, please review the Standard on Security Screening.

The appropriate security clearance is a condition of employment and it is the candidate’s or employee’s responsibility to ensure, they are able to obtain and maintain their required security level clearance to begin or continue their employment with DCC.  Failure to obtain or maintain, the appropriate level of security clearance means either the candidate or employee will not receive a job offer, the conditional offer will be rendered null and void or their employment will be terminated with cause. A thorough security clearance process will be applied to all candidates or employees considered for an appointment; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not limited to:

  • criminal record checks

  • reference checks

  • previous employment

  • open source checks

  • credit/financial status


DCC's Code of Business Conduct (Code) is a condition of employment. It serves to enhance public confidence in the integrity of DCC Employees and provides clarity to Employees on a number of issues, including real or perceived conflicts of interest. Before applying to this (or any) position at DCC, candidates shall familiarize themselves with the Code, because new employees are required to certify that they have read, understood, and agreed to observe the Code upon commencing work at DCC. Employees are further required to review their obligations under the Code and notify the President's Office of any changes in their circumstances at the earliest possible opportunity, and to complete the Annual Update once a year.


Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace!

At DCC, we are committed to ensuring everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. We actively encourage applications from all, including but not limited to, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and members of the LGBTQ2+ community. We also welcome applications from those who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information.

DCC is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all requests for accommodation based on a medical contraindication, religion or another prohibited ground for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act. Should you require accommodation, please email careers@dcc-cdc.gc.ca.

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