TRANSLATION PROJECT MANAGER H/F

About Bouygues

Founded in 1952, Bouygues is a group that firmly believes that meeting day-to-day needs with an ethical and responsible attitude helps drive improvement for society as a whole. Through its business activities, the Group makes life better every day for as many people as possible by creating sustainable solutions for its customers.

Now a diversified international group, Bouygues has four sectors of activity at the heart of the environmental, industrial and digital transitions. They operate in markets with long-term growth potential because they meet essential needs:

Construction businesses: Colas, Bouygues Construction and Bouygues Immobilier
Energy & Services: Equans, acquired in October 2022
Media: TF1
Telecoms: Bouygues Telecom

When you join Bouygues, you join a community of around 200,000 employees working in over 80 countries, united by a strong corporate culture. These men and women, whatever their background, are Bouygues’ most important resource. They put their passion and entrepreneurial spirit at the service of their customers and the Group, which takes care to recognise their contribution.

Joining Bouygues SA, a company listed on the CAC 40, means joining the parent company of a group whose mindset is its greatest strength. You will be part of one of its support departments, in contact with its six subsidiaries that are recognised in their sector and also offer good career prospects.

Job Description

To replace a colleague who will soon be leaving on extended maternity leave, we are looking to recruit a junior English Mother Tongue / Native-Level fluent translator to translate a wide variety of documents and handle translation projects with our internal clients and network of external translation providers. The period will be from mid-August 2025 until end-September 2026.

You will be joining our in-house team of two experienced senior translators based in Paris. Under their direction, one of your most important tasks will be to assimilate all the processes related to managing the company’s translation projects, particularly the most critical ones (Universal Registration Document, Integrated Report, Annual General Meeting, annual/half-year/quarterly results presentations).

You will be expected to reach rapidly a level where you would be able to take over part or all of these projects in the absence of either one of the senior translators.

Responsibilites

Working closely with the senior translators, you will take part in the translation projects of Bouygues SA and of its subsidiaries:

Producing and proofing translations from French into English

Managing translation projects in several different language combinations

Drafting of schedules in liaison with in-house clients and ensuring compliance with these schedules

Understanding and following the specific processes for each in-house client

Handling projects with external freelance translators

Using Trados Studio and Sturnis disclosure management software to assist translation project management

Updating and adding to in-house terminology using Trados Multiterm

Requirements

A university degree plus a post-graduate qualification in translation and at least three to five years as a translation professional (any other relevant combination of training and experience may be considered)

Must have an excellent command of the French language and culture

Strong organisational skills with an ability to work independently and as part of a team

Proficiency in Trados Studio (familiarity with Groupshare a plus) or in another CAT tool, and of Microsoft Office

Proven experience in financial and/or legal translation a plus

A very high level of proficiency in another language (German or Spanish) a plus

Bouygues SA is located in central Paris.