Our oil sands group is working on a comprehensive business document for one of our projects and needs some full-time writing support to help us meet critical deadlines. We're looking for a technical writer to help us out on a contract basis for two to three months, with the potential for more work upon completion of this contract.

Working with a project manager who will facilitate the process, the contractor will help us compile information from different teams working on various sections of the document and will weave it together, ensuring consistency and clarity throughout (e.g. tone, message, units of measurement, formatting, etc.).

The successful candidate will:

• Be a seasoned and experienced technical writer.
• Have a strong background in the oil sands industry, particularly SAGD.
• Have a keen attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Understand the technical side of our business and be able to interpret it and communicate it effectively.
• Be able to supply us with industry references and work samples that illustrate your expertise.
• Be available to us full-time to help us meet a number of deadlines in September and October.

Our company, Canada's leading oil, fuel and coolant analysis provider, would like to improve the way we communicate with our French speaking customers. As a result of this initiative, we have recently created an opening for a French translator. This new position will commence on a six-month contract basis and may be extended indefinitely.

Reporting to the Chief Technical Officer, with input from both the General Manager and the Regional Account Manager responsible for Quebec & Maritimes, the successful candidate will accurately and efficiently translate general documents, website materials, and PDF documents from English to French (approximately 180,000 words). The material contains business, technical and scientific information.

Position Qualifications and Experience:

• Possession of an Undergraduate Degree in one or more languages,
• Completion of a specialized program in translation, or a certificate in Translation Studies
• In addition, two or more years of translation experience would be considered an asset.
• This position will require the successful candidate to demonstrate competence translating a technical section of writing that will be provided to those candidates we are interested in interviewing.

Required Skills and Competencies:

The successful Translator should enjoy transcribing and analyzing text, and determining the most appropriate and technically sensible adaptation from English to French. In addition they will need the following characteristics:

• Inquisitiveness and an interest in researching information
• The ability to pay close attention to detail for extended periods of time
• Adaptability
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong written communication skills in technical French and in English.
• A thorough knowledge of grammar and punctuation in technical French and in English
• Superior organizational skills
• Sound proofreading skills