Who Can Apply?

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public).

Salary Range

$80,886 - $105,152.

Employment Status

Continuing.

Flexible Work Option

Remote.

Security Level

Reliability.

Closing Date

08/11/2026.

Country

Canada.

Hybrid work environment and/or remote

100% remote or hybrid work environment; 2 days a week in the office in Ottawa.

Summary

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is seeking a Translator-Reviser to join the Translation Services team. This collaborative team is committed to delivering high-quality work in a timely manner, within a context that values professionalism, teamwork and personal growth.

What You Bring

Organized. Reliable. Comfortable juggling competing demands. That’s you – committed to linguistic excellence and putting your best work forward. You seek 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.

Your Opportunity And Responsibilities

- Translate and review texts relating to all of DCC’s activities
- Perform translation quality control to ensure concordance, accuracy, clarity, etc.
- Support development and maintenance of 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 days a week in the office) if you live in the National Capital Region. You may also work remotely elsewhere in Canada (within easy commuting distance of a major centre or travel hub).

Your Skills And Experience

- Minimum: university degree in translation, terminology, linguistic or related field
- Experience: At least four years in translation, editing and use of translation software, preferably in an agency setting or as part of an internal translation service
- Professional working knowledge of:
- translation software and terminology management databases
- professional writing rules and practices
- current translation trends and best practices

Meet the team

Join a growing collaborative translation team that works like an in-house agency, supporting a variety of business units and projects. Day to day,



you’ll work as part of a supportive team of expert linguists that constantly collaborate to meet the needs of internal client groups located wherever there are military bases across Canada.

Check Out Your Advantages

Working with us offers excellent opportunities for growth and advancement—and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages valued at between 25 and 30% of your salary.

Health and Wellness

- 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, and health and dental premiums
- $400 wellness allowance to help cover expenses such as a gym membership
- $2,500 for mental health services on top of regular $2,500 paramedical coverage
- Telus Virtual Health Care and $750 Health Care Spending Account for some expenses not covered under provincial plans

Home and Family

- Life, accidental-death, and short-term disability insurance
- Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
- Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for up to 37 weeks
- Flexible workplace options, including a $400 allowance every two years, to support working from home

Leave and Retirement

- Public-service pension
- Comprehensive vacation and other paid-leave plans, along with deluxe travel benefit plans

Required

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

📌 Translator-reviser (English to French) (Canada)
🏢 Defence Construction Canada
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