Spanish Translator – Transportation Safety

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Convert written survey materials between English and Spanish while preserving tone and meaning.

• Partner with the project team to ensure linguistic precision and cultural appropriateness.

• Translate written comments from Spanish into English.

• Review translated content and rectify any linguistic or contextual inconsistencies.

• Assist in creating high-quality survey materials aimed at Spanish-speaking participants.

• Support a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration survey concerning attitudes and behaviors related to alcohol and drug usage.

• Adhere to project deadlines and delivery timelines.

• Execute responsibilities in a professional, ethical, and thoroughly documented manner.

• Build and sustain client relationships.

• Draft technical documents, reports, proposals, scopes of work, budgets, and schedules.

• Deliver presentations to management, clients, public groups, and boards of directors.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Linguistics, Translation, or a related discipline.

• Native or near-native fluency in both English and Spanish.

• Demonstrated experience in translation and language interpretation.

• Exceptional attention to detail and cultural awareness.

• Strong written communication abilities in both English and Spanish.

• Previous experience in translation and language interpretation is preferred.

• Capability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical documents or journals.

• Proficiency in writing scopes of work, budget estimates, schedules, findings reports, proposals, correspondence, and technical documents.

• Ability to present information to senior management, clients, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

• Clear vision and depth perception.

• Capacity to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• Ability to engage and communicate with clients at all levels.

• Proficiency in understanding and communicating in both written and spoken Spanish and English within the context of Transportation Engineering.

• Ability to multitask while maintaining a strong focus on detail.

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and time management skills.

• Strong oral and written communication capabilities.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Adobe.

• Familiarity and proficiency with business tools and technology; advanced skills in Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word are preferred, along with proficiency in Adobe Acrobat, data analytics tools, and Visio.

• No H-1B or TN visa sponsorship is available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive Compensation.

• Group health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Employer contribution of 50% towards employee-only premiums under the Health and Vision Plan.

• 401(k) Safe Harbor Retirement Savings Plan with employer basic match.

• Vacation and Paid Time Off (PTO): 2 weeks for vacation/sick days.

• 10 Federal Government holidays.

• Pre-Tax Payment Programs.

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plan.

• Purchasing discounts and savings through the ProSidian Corporate Perks Benefit Program.

• Employee & Contractor Referral Bonus Program: up to $5,000 after the referred new hire has been employed for 90 days.

• Performance incentives.

• Opportunities for professional connections, client interaction, leverageable experience, and thought leadership.

• Security clearance as a valuable professional asset.