[Hiring] Senior Spanish to English Government Technical Translator @Group SSI

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Spanish-to-English Translator to provide accurate, high-quality translation services for technical, legal, engineering, scientific, environmental, and water-resource management documents. The selected individual will support a federal contractor government program involving cross-border infrastructure, environmental compliance, water management, engineering projects, scientific reports, presentations, and official correspondence.

The translator will be responsible for translating approximately 32,200 words per month, with the majority of work consisting of Spanish-to-English translation. Assignments may include:

• Technical reports
• Engineering documentation
• Legal correspondence
• Environmental studies
• PowerPoint presentations
• Spreadsheets
• News articles
• Other official government documents

Qualifications

• Native or Subject-Matter-Expert in Spanish and English.
• Demonstrated experience translating complex legal, technical, engineering, scientific, or environmental documents from Spanish to English.
• Strong knowledge of technical terminology related to water resources, environmental management, infrastructure, engineering, wastewater treatment, public works, or related fields.
• Experience using Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) tools, preferably MemoQ.
• Ability to provide translation samples demonstrating technical Spanish-to-English translation competency.
• Excellent proofreading, editing, and quality assurance skills.
• Strong communication, organization, and document management abilities.
• Ability to successfully complete a U.S. Government Non-Sensitive Public Trust background investigation.

Requirements

• Approximately 32,200 translated words per month.
• Contractual Part-Time position.
• Workload may include periodic surges requiring expedited completion within 24 hours.
• Approximately 90%+ Spanish-to-English translation and less than 10% English-to-Spanish translation.
• Additional responsibilities include document tracking, coordination, formatting, translation memory maintenance, and administrative support related to translation activities.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task.

Work Environment

• Remote position.
• Must be available during normal (U.S.) Mountain Time Zone business hours.
• Mandatory virtual meetings conducted via Microsoft Teams or Zoom.