Mandarin Translator - Twin Hills

With offices in Southern Africa, Australia, Canada, USA, Ghana, Philippines, Argentina and Peru, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Lycopodium Africa is currently recruiting for a Mandarin Translator to join our growing project team in Namibia.

Reporting to the Project Manager, the Mandarin Translator will provide accurate written and verbal translation services between Mandarin and English, supporting effective communication across project teams, contractors, clients and stakeholders to ensure seamless project delivery.

The tasks you'll perform

• Provide accurate verbal interpretation between Mandarin and English during meetings, site discussions and project engagements.
• Translate technical, operational and project documentation from Mandarin to English and vice versa.
• Facilitate effective communication between local and international teams to ensure project objectives and timelines are achieved.
• Support site personnel, management and contractors with day-to-day communication requirements.
• Maintain confidentiality and accuracy when handling sensitive documentation and information.
• Assist with cultural and business communication practices to support collaboration across diverse teams.
• Prepare and review translated reports, correspondence and presentations to ensure consistency and quality.
• Coordinate with project teams to ensure translation deliverables are completed within required deadlines.

The expertise you'll bring

• Tertiary qualification in Languages, Translation, Linguistics or related discipline preferred.
• Fluent in both Mandarin and English (written and spoken).
• 3+ years’ experience in translation and interpretation services within a construction, mining, engineering or EPCM environment preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across multicultural teams.
• High level of accuracy, professionalism and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced project environment and manage multiple priorities.

The benefits we'll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we:

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Provide employees with a variety of additional benefits such as coverage for professional memberships, discount and rewards programs, and much more.   

Lycopodium is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity and maintaining a discrimination free workplace, guided by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Diligence. 

As part of our commitment to providing the best possible care and service to you the candidate, we commit to respond to every applicant.

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