Technical Translator

Egis is a global organisation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. With our head office based in Paris, we offer global career opportunities, as well as offer rewarding careers for our people locally.

Egis is an organisation with a capacity to make meaningful industry and community change in the space of place-making, sustainability and creating connected cities. Different to other engineering firms, Egis offers true end-to-end capability across the entire design-to-operation lifecycle, offering advisory, architecture, engineering, design, asset management and operations services.

We are committed to creating great teams doing innovative work and would love you to join us to Impact the Future.

Job Description

Provide oral and written translation and interpretation of correspondences, forms, articles, technical manuals and other instructional and technical materials from English to Arabic and vice versa; perform related clerical duties; and provide direction and guidance to the Translator. The Senior Translator classification serves as a lead, training and providing work direction to assigned personnel.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform translation of written text from Arabic into English (and vice versa) in various business settings.
• Translate accurately and concisely documents and other materials from English into Arabic and vice versa, with attention to fact and nuance, so that the intent and tone of the original meaning is preserved.
• Edit, standardize, proofread, revise and finalize translated material prepared by other employees and contractors.
• Organize translated material and finalize translation according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.
• Research legal, technical and scientific phraseology pertinent to the assigned projects.
• Consult with experts in specialist areas; retain and develop specialist knowledge on specialist areas of translation.
• Create writing instructions, reference and maintenance manuals for the translation service team.
• Contribute to creating and enriching an in-house terminology database.
• Maintain confidentiality of the company documents and correspondences.
• Contribute to developing and coaching other translators in a less senior role.
• Prepare translation reports and documentation.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the company.

General:

1. Incorporate zero harm into staff yearly performance reviews by incorporating and taking into consideration, staff commitment to the Qatar Rail values of safety and environment.
2. Commitment to the Zero Harm Ethos by leading by example and taking personal responsibility for their own health and safety and proactively ensuring that any health and safety concerns observed are raised to prevent harm.