Site Supervisor

Founded in 1989, SOSi is among the largest private, founder-owned technology and services integrators in the defense and government services industry. We deliver tailored solutions, tested leadership, and trusted results to enable national security missions worldwide.

Overview

SOSi is seeking a Site Supervisor to join our team overseeing the Linguists in support of our customer.

• Be the main liaison between SOSi Headquarters Program Management Office (PMO), SOSi personnel, and government officials.
• Serve as SOSi’s authorized representative for technical and administrative performance of all services require by the Field Division, District, Regional, or post of duty office they support.
• Be the single point of contact (POC) for the assigned location through which all government engagement and communications shall be conducted.
• Fulfill all the functions and duties described herein for Analytic Linguists.
• Effectively and efficiently plan and organize the various duties.
• Assign Linguists to monitor real-time oral telecommunications and/or written communication intercepts.
• Assign Linguists to transcribe, translate, and validate completed work.
• Be accountable for daily work assignments and products.
• Ensure that the Contractor’s QC Plan is implemented and fully operational.
• Ensure that each Linguist completes their work assignments(s) prior to the end of their shift.
• Oversee daily activity to ensure that all tasks are being properly executed.
• Maintain records of work production, evidence control, and other administrative records as required by DEA.
• Prepare and present to SOSi, the COR, or his /her designee, a quarterly schedule detailing adequate manpower coverage for each shift for the forthcoming quarter.
• Maintain time and attendance records for all Contract personnel.
• Monitor, recording, translating, transcribing, and synopsizing content of real-time oral and/or written communication.
• Transcribe from storage media, including but not limited to audio cassettes, video cassettes or other digital media and typing in both the required foreign language and English.
• Prepare typed English translations and /or transcriptions from other source media.
• Perform QC review(s) of completed work.
• Validate the accuracy of completed translations and transcriptions.
• Appear in court when subpoenaed to testify.
• Interpreting oral and/or written conversations, concurrently and/or simultaneously.

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in Spanish from an English-speaking college or university or bachelor’s degree with a major in English from a Spanish-speaking college or university OR a minimum of four (4) years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Five years of supervisory experience that demonstrates oral and written communication skills, organizational skills and administrative management skills.
• Must have experience that demonstrates an ability to effectively manage people and resources to satisfy project objectives and ensure completion of assigned tasks.
• Must have excellent command of the English language and the ability to provide clear, concise, oral, and written communications.
• Must possess the skills necessary to listen and comprehend a foreign language with native or near-native ability, and to follow accurately the basic elements of conversation, whether written or verbal.
• Must possess the skills necessary to read and comprehend foreign languages with a native or near-native ability and to read and understand various text-types.
• Must have the ability to comprehend slang and colloquial expressions in a foreign language and translate them into English.
• Must possess a sufficiently broad vocabulary in English that paraphrasing or explaining is unnecessary.
• Must have the ability to work well under pressure to meet specific deadlines.
• A minimum of 40 wpm typing/word processing skill and have managerial presentation skills.

• Normal office working conditions.
• Requires periods of non-traditional hours including consecutive nights or weekends when necessary.
• May require ability to lift/and or move objects or packages of up to 25 lbs.
• May require up to 25% travel in support of assigned tasks and responsibilities.

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.