Job Description
This is an excellent opportunity for a Chinese – English Translator, to work at our clients engineering site to support seamless communication between Chinese and English-speaking teams. This role involves translating technical and business content, interpreting during meetings, and ensuring cultural nuances are respected. This is a full-time role requiring at least a one-year commitment.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\n * Document Translation: Accurately translate technical documents, business reports, and internal communications between Chinese and English.\n\n * Meeting Interpretation: Provide real-time interpretation during meetings, conferences, and training sessions, ensuring clarity and mutual understanding.\n\n * Content Localisation: Adapt training materials, presentations, and other communications to reflect cultural and linguistic differences between China and the U.K.\n\n * Cultural Mediation: Bridge cultural differences between Chinese and U.K.
teams, promoting effective collaboration and mutual respect.\n\n * Technical Support: Leverage an engineering background to accurately translate technical terms and concepts.\n\n * Terminology Management: Develop and maintain a glossary of technical terms to ensure consistent and high-quality translations.\n\n * Project Coordination: Collaborate with multiple departments to manage translation projects and ensure timely delivery.\n\nExperience & qualifications Required:\n\n * Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in Engineering, Translation, Linguistics, or a related field.\n\n * Fluency in both written and spoken Chinese and English, with excellent grammar and vocabulary in both languages.\n\n * Ability to commit to a full-time role for at least one year.\n\n * Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver accurate, context-sensitive translations.\n\n * Familiarity with translation tools (e.g., Trados, MemoQ) is a plus.\n\n * Understanding of cultural differences between China and the U.K., with the ability to navigate cross-cultural communication effectively.\n\n * Strong communication, organisational, and time management skills.\n\nWhat our client can offer:\n\n * A unique opportunity to gain in-depth experience in a global organisation.\n\n * Mentorship from professionals in translation, engineering, and cross-cultural communication.\n\n * An inclusive and dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth.\n\n * Competitive compensation package and potential pathways to long-term roles within the business