Requisition/Vacancy No\. 115635BR
**Position Title** Levantine Arabic Linguist
**Job Category** Linguist
**Business Line** Government
**Office Region** USA \- Southeast
**Office Location** OCONUS
**Why Choose AECOM?** AECOM is a premier, fully integrated professional and technical services firm positioned to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets around the world for public\- and private\-sector clients\. With nearly 100,000 employees — including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals — serving clients in over 150 countries around the world, AECOM is ranked as the \#1 engineering design firm by revenue in _Engineering News\-Record_ magazine’s annual industry rankings, and has been recognized by _Fortune_ magazine as a World’s Most Admired Company\. The firm is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, oil and gas, water, high\-rise buildings and government\. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering customized and creative solutions that meet the needs of clients’ projects\. A _Fortune 500_ firm, AECOM companies, including URS Corporation and Hunt Construction Group, have annual revenue of approximately $19 billion\. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at ;www\.aecom\.com\.
**About the Business Line** **Government**
AECOM’s Global Support Services \(GSS\) organization resides within AECOM's Government business line and is comprised of three divisions — International Development, Operations and Mission Support, and Global Programs\. GSS has the international presence, personnel networks and procurement infrastructure to deliver support for any mission, anywhere\. We optimize the reliability, availability and sustainability of equipment, logistics systems and facilities for clients around the world\. GSS supports the U\.S\. Government, non\-U\.S\. Governments and industry clients with worldwide program management, planning, design, operations and maintenance, logistics, aviation services, security, international development, environmental and civil engineering and mission and intelligence support\.
**Job Summary**
This position is pending contract award
• Provides monitoring, selection, translation, transcription, source discovery, and summary/gist services\.
• Performs quality control of all foreign language translations and transcriptions\.
• Reviews and analyzes translated foreign language source material\.
• Assigned broad area of translation responsibility and may delegate portions of work to lower level personnel\.
• Translates advanced level recorded materials including audio and videotaped programs and technical discussions\.
• Monitors select Internet and media outlets based on guidance provided by supervisor\.
• Identifies items for further processing on key areas of interest\.
• Reviews audio material transcribes/summarizes with high\-degree of accuracy and expression\.
• Identifies, locates, and researches new open sources for potential coverage\.
**Minimum Requirements**
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft applications, Internet research\.
• Able to identify and accurately summarize factual points as well as abstract concepts\. Can triage documentation to isolate pertinent factual and nuanced information\.
• Can translate texts that not only contain facts but also some abstract language, showing an ability to capture intended implications and many nuances\. Can generally capture socio\-cultural elements in text\.
• Able to perform quality control activities on reports and documents
• Able to translate and transcribe audio, video, and text\.
Education:
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
**Preferred Qualifications** • Experience working in journalism\.
• In\-depth knowledge of Middle Eastern or East African affairs, media, and cultural specific nuances
• Verifiable prior work experience in a related substantive field
• Ability to use critical thinking/analytic skills to process large amounts of information, to detect important factors and elements
**What We Offer** AECOM is a place where you can put your innovative thinking and business skills into high gear and work alongside other highly intelligent and motivated people\. It's a place where you can apply your skills to some of the world's most challenging, interesting, and meaningful projects worldwide\. It's a place that values the diversity of our areas of practice and our people\. It's what makes AECOM a great place to work and grow\. AECOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer\.
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