Senior Document Controller

TALENTMATE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 201,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Senior Document Controller to manage and control all project documentation across the full lifecycle, ensuring compliance with ADNOC and PMC requirements and maintaining data integrity.

You will lead document control activities for Concept through handover, oversee EDMS usage (Aconex, SharePoint, OpenText), and mentor junior staff while coordinating with engineering, procurement and construction teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or engineering diploma with 10+ years in Electronic Documentation Management Systems in Oil & Gas or Petrochemical Projects.
• Minimum five years in GCC region.
• Proven experience supporting Concept, FEED, EPC, Construction, and Commissioning phases.
• ADNOC project experience is required.
• Offshore project experience is required.
• PMC experiences are preferrable.
• Experience in FEED & EPC Phases is required.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering documentation for Onshore and Offshore facilities.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain project document control procedures.
• Manage document control activities for Concept to close-out.
• Register, classify, archive engineering, vendor, contractor, and client documents.
• Ensure accurate numbering, revision control, metadata management, and document status tracking.
• Coordinate document review and transmittal between parties.
• Monitor document review cycles and proactively follow up for timely approvals.
• Maintain document registers, master indexes, and transmittal logs.
• Ensure EDMS is used and updated with current revisions.
• Generate periodic reports and KPIs for document control.
• Mentor junior Document Controllers and interface with cross-functional teams.

Skills

EDMS expertise

Document control

ISO 9001

MS Office

Aconex

SharePoint

Education

Bachelor's degree

Engineering diploma

Tools

Aconex

SharePoint

Documentum

OpenText

Job description

About Us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Job Description

About Us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Job Purpose

The Senior Document Controller is responsible for managing and controlling all project documentation throughout the Concept, FEED, EPC, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and handover phases of the Project. The role ensures that all engineering, vendor, contractor, client, and project documentation is processed, controlled, distributed, and archived in compliance with ADNOC, PMC, and project document control procedures while maintaining data integrity, traceability, and timely document flow across multidisciplinary teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish, implement, and maintain project document control procedures in accordance with ADNOC and PMC requirements.
• Manage document control activities for Concept, FEED, EPC, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project close-out.
• Register, classify, distribute, transmit, and archive all engineering, vendor, contractor, and client documents.
• Ensure accurate document numbering, revision control, metadata management, and document status tracking.
• Coordinate the submission, review, approval, and transmittal of engineering deliverables between PMC, ADNOC, EPC Contractors, licensors, vendors, and third-party stakeholders.
• Monitor document review cycles and proactively follow up to ensure timely approvals.
• Maintain document registers, master document indexes, deliverable trackers, and transmittal logs.
• Ensure all project documentation is uploaded, maintained, and updated within the approved Electronic Document Management System (EDMS).
• Generate periodic document control reports, KPIs, overdue review reports, and management dashboards.
• Support engineering disciplines by ensuring timely availability of current revisions and superseded document control.
• Coordinate vendor document review processes and ensure compliance with contractual document submission requirements.
• Verify completeness and quality of incoming and outgoing documentation before distribution.
• Support construction and commissioning teams by ensuring controlled distribution of approved drawings and technical documents.
• Manage project records, final documentation, turnover dossiers, and project close-out documentation.
• Ensure compliance with ADNOC document control standards, ISO quality requirements, and company procedures.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to Document Controllers and project administration personnel.
• Interface effectively with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Quality, Project Controls, and Client teams.

Minimum Qualification & Experience

• A bachelor's degree in any discipline or equivalent from an accredited university with a minimum of 10+ years in Electronic Documentation Management Systems in the Oil & Gas or Petrochemical Projects including minimum five (5) years in GCC region or Diploma in any Engineering from an accredited institute with a minimum of 15 years of experience in the Oil & Gas or Petrochemical industry including minimum five (5) years (preferred) in GCC region with the experience of Electronic Documentation Management Systems in Oil and gas projects.
• Proven experience supporting Concept, FEED, EPC, Construction, and Commissioning phases.
• ADNOC project experience is required.
• Offshore project experience is required.
• PMC experiences are preferrable.
• Experience in FEED & EPC Phases is required.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering documentation for Onshore and Offshore facilities.

Technical Competencies

• Strong knowledge of engineering document control processes and lifecycle management.
• Extensive experience with Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) such as Aconex, SharePoint, Documentum, OpenText, or similar platforms.
• Excellent understanding of document numbering systems, revision control, transmittals, workflows, and document distribution.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Word.
• Experience in preparing document registers, MDRs (Master Deliverable Registers), document status reports, and KPI reports.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality management systems and records management requirements.
• Ability to manage high-volume engineering documentation across multiple contractors and disciplines.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

Job Details

Role Level: Not Applicable Work Type: Full-Time Country: United Arab Emirates City: Abu Dhabi Company Website: https://www.worley.com Job Function: Administrative Support Company Industry/

Sector: Professional Services