Project Coordinator, Translation Services

Defence Construction Canada
Ottawa, ON

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Détails du poste

Il y a 2 jours

Avantages

Assurance Invalidité
Assurance Dentaire
Congés payés
Programme d'Aide aux Employés

Compétences

Bilingue
Gestion de projet
Gestion de projet
Baccalauréat
Affaires

Description complète du poste

Who Can Apply?:

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range:

$80,886 - $105,152

Employment status:

Continuing

Flexible work option:

Remote

Term Length:

Security Level:

Reliability

Language Requirement:

Bilingual Mandatory

Closing Date:

24/07/2026

Country:

Canada

**Flexible and hybrid work schedule**

Summary
Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is seeking a Project Coordinator to join our evolving Translation Services team—a collaborative group of professionals that thrives on producing high-quality timely work and that values professionalism, teamwork, and personal growth.

Language requirement: Bilingualism mandatory

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

What you bring

You have outstanding organizational, client service and project management skills. You’re comfortable managing the tightest of deadlines and engaging constructively with clients. The more balls you have in the air, the happier you are. You’re excited about a job that lets you balance deep translation project management knowledge with the ability to coordinate team workflow. You enjoy putting your ideas to work while developing and maintaining business processes. Your network is vast and growing—and you can’t wait to tap into it to source creative solutions to business challenges.

Your opportunity and responsibilities

As a Project Coordinator, Translation Services, you will coordinate the rapid flow of translation work at the heart of a vibrant Crown corporation. Among other activities, you will:

Analyze client needs, coordinate translation requests and ensure timely service
Engage in the modernization and optimization of translation activities
Contribute to the maintenance of linguistic tools, databases and translation software
Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal clients, external suppliers and networks
Stay up to date with government- and DCC-related terminology in construction, procurement and infrastructure
Ensure quality standards are met

Your skills and experience

Minimum: university degree in translation, linguistics, project management, business management or related field
Experience: At least three years’ relevant experience, preferably in an agency or similar setting
Professional working knowledge of:
- Business management processes
- Best practices and trends in translation project management
- Linguistic tools, databases and translation software

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 in Canada (within easy commuting distance of a major centre or travel hub)

Meet the team
Join a small but 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 collaborate constantly to meet the needs of internal client groups located wherever there are military bases across Canada.

Check out your benefits
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.

Your package includes:

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 $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

How to apply?
To be considered for this position, please submit the following:

Recent resume
Cover letter telling us about your recent experience as a project coordinator. How do you feel that experience has prepared you to take on this role?

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!

Roles at DCC will require security at various levels including Reliability, Secret, Top Secret and for Canadian Eyes Only (proof of Citizenship required). While we welcome applications to our roles who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information, selection will depend on the specific role’s requirements.

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.

DCC’s goal is to provide barrier-free access to employment opportunities and workspaces for employees and candidates. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. Should you require accommodation, please email [email protected].

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