• All RegionsAll Regions:
    Birmingham
  • Vacancy TypeVacancy Type:
    Permanent
  • Advertising SalarySalary Details:
    Up to £26,000 per annum depending on experience
  • Service:
    Head Office

  • About The Role

  • Reports to
    General Manager
     
    Main Purpose of Job

    Do you thrive on the challenge of managing multiple projects and prioritising a busy workload?

    Are you a meticulous planner and organiser?

    Do you have experience & a proven track record in Project Management?

    Yes? Then this role may be for you.

    Word360 are the largest language services company in the Midlands delivering services in over 450 languages/dialects, through a national and global network of linguists.

    Due to continued growth, we are looking for another Translation Project Manager to join our Team. We are looking for an efficient and self-motivated individual, who will be able to ensure best in class customer service ensuring our projects are managed effectively for timely delivery through joint efforts whilst achieving outstanding quality standards within demanding timeframes and tight budgets.

     
    Responsibilities and Duties 
    • Managing a range of new projects from initial enquiry to project delivery
    • Providing project costs and lead times
    • Planning workflows and deliver on time and within budget.
    • Build translation memory for each projects
    • Build and maintain relationships with Vendors and Linguists.
    • Coordinate translator and workflow schedules, to ensure projects are delivered on time.
    • Provide clients with project status updates.
    • Drive use of machine translation systems to deliver maximise efficiencies
    • Ensure Translators perform according to agreed service level agreements regarding time, quality, and budget.
    • Implement and maintain a thorough QA process to ensure translations are accurate, consistent, and meet client specifications.
    Skills and Attributes Required 
    • Have proven experience in Project Management (a minimum of 2 years is required).
    • Ability to estimate costs and manage to budget.
    • Excellent project management and organizational skills.
    • Ability to work independently to achieve results.
    • Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously as well as complex and remote projects.
    • Positive, professional, and flexible personality.
    • Creative thinker who can bring new ideas to the table.
    • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
    The Ideal Candidate will:
    • Experience working within a language translation environment
    • Have experience of working with e.g.TMS, Trados, MemoQ, SmartCAT, Hubspot
    • Have experience of working within a complex fast paced organisation.
    • Have excellent planning and organising skills
    • Have excellent communication and negotiation skills.
    • Be adaptive, flexible, and comfortable working at pace.
    • Possess an attention to detail.
    • Have the ability to build and maintain relationships in a professional manner.
    • Be able to hit the ground running and get stuck into the role at pace and with minimal supervision.
    • Be a team player but with the ability to work under own initiative to deliver to deadline.
    • Familiarity with translation management systems, translation memory and terminology management.
    • Be a tenacious learner and stay updated with technical knowledge
    Benefits
    • Holiday Allowance: 24 days of holiday per year, plus bank holidays, and an additional day off for your birthday.
    • Loyalty Reward: Earn an extra paid holiday for every two years of service, up to a maximum of 29 days.
    • Comprehensive Training: Enjoy a structured onboarding process, full training, and ongoing development opportunities, including annual group training to help you excel.
    • Employee Recognition: Celebrate achievements with our employee awards and development programs.
    • Health and Wellness: Benefit from health insurance, free gym memberships, free cinema tickets, and more.
    • Career Growth: Your efforts drive your success. With our ambitious growth plans, you’ll continually expand your expertise and opportunities.
    • Cycle to Work Scheme: Join the cycling revolution with our support.
    • Pension Scheme: Secure your future with our workplace pension plan.
    • Paid Sick Leave: Rest assured with paid time off during illness.
    • Social Events: Engage with colleagues and innovate through business-wide social events.
    Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing
    Diversity, inclusion and wellbeing is an important part of Word360's culture and values. We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture. We create an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals. We offer flexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/ life balance and we encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role to apply for any of our vacancies.
     
    Additional Information
    If you are successful in receiving an offer of a role with our company a variety of pre-employment screening checks will be completed. Our screening checks can include but are not limited to your eligibility to work, professional and academic qualifications, any criminal records, your financial stability, and references from previous employers. The screening that takes place will be relevant to your role and will vary from role to role.

  • About Us

  • Word360 is the largest Interpreting and Translation company in the United Kingdom and we are lucky to be working alongside some brilliant clients across nationwide.

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