Bilingual Administrative Assistant - Translation

Posted 14 days ago

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Job Details

Full Time

Location

Montreal, QC

Job Description

This role is a junior position for translation, proofreading, and formatting in WSP Earth & Environment - Mining. In this role, the incumbent works under the supervision of the Senior Technical Writer and Editor, Team Lead and mentorship of Technical Editors to provide formatting, proofreading, and translation support to technical teams across Canada.

Areas of Responsibility

Translate, format, and proofread technical documents in French and English:

Convert technical documents from one language to another while confirming technical accuracy and maintaining the original meaning.
Apply consistent styles and layouts to documents using MS Office applications and WSP templates so that they are professional and easy to read.
Review documents for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and technical accuracy, ensuring they meet the company's quality standards.

Create and compile PDF documents:

Convert various file formats (e.g., Word, Excel) into PDF format for easy sharing and printing.
Combine multiple PDF files into a single document, confirming proper order and consistency in formatting.
Use PDF editor tools to make minor edits, add comments, and apply security settings to protect sensitive information.

Communicate with project managers, authors, and reviewers to obtain approval for documents:

Regularly interact with project managers to understand project requirements, timelines, and document specifications.
Follow up with project teams to obtain necessary approvals so that documents are finalized and distributed on time.

Qualifications

Required: university degree

Required: proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office products

Required: proficient in French and English (for translation and communication purposes)
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

We value our people and our reputation
We are locally dedicated with international scale
We are future focused and challenge the status quo
We foster collaboration in everything we do
We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.

About WSP Canada

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international expertise. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, planners, landscape architects and urban designers, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Buildings, Transportation, Infrastructure, Environment, Geomatics, Energy, Resources, and Industrial sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services. With over 8,000 talented people across Canada, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for generations to come.