Senior Document Controller
About This Role
What You'll Be Doing:
- Identify and recommend improvements to project-specific DC processes.
- Conduct quality checks on documentation to ensure accuracy, compliance, and completeness.
- Ensure closure of outstanding and overdue documentation.
- Support lessons learned and close-out reviews by ensuring proper documentation archiving and retrieval.
- Prepare document control reports, KPIs, and dashboards for submission to the project s DC Manager.
- Track and monitor document turnaround performance, overdue actions, and team workload.
- Highlight recurring issues or process gaps and recommend corrective measures.
- Provide input for management reports, presentations, and performance reviews.
- Act as the key DC liaison with engineering, construction, quality, contracts, and IT teams to ensure documentation supports project deliverables.
- Coordinate with project controls to align DC outputs with schedules, reporting, and risk management.
- Support the project s DC Manager in preparing project mobilization packs, and client presentations.
- Ensure smooth coordination with external stakeholders, including consultants, contractors, and client representatives.
- Supervise the receipt, registration, distribution, and archiving of project documents.
- Ensure the effective use of EDMS platforms (e.g., Aconex, SharePoint, client-specific systems).
- Monitor and validate DC registers, trackers, and workflows.
- Support the final handover of documentation packages in line with client requirements.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Degree holder and typically 8 years experience minimum of relevant work experience including 8+ years of prior document control experience.
- Strong knowledge of EDMS platforms (Aconex, SharePoint, ProjectWise, or client systems).
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and reporting tools.
- Strong leadership, mentoring, and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage sensitive data and permissions in line with security and compliance requirements.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Proven ability to prepare for and support audits, reviews, and client inspections.
- Ability to analyze data, generate reports, and provide actionable insights.
- Team player with a proactive attitude towards continual improvement and knowledge sharing.
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and support project deadlines.
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