Senior Document Controller – Data Center & Telecom

Decima International; Dubai; On-site; AED 279,000 - 468,720; Full time

Job summary

Decima International is seeking a Senior Document Controller to support major data center and telecommunications programs in the UAE. The role involves building, administering, and maintaining a structured technical document management system for drawings, manuals, procedures, and records across the facility lifecycle.

Ideal candidates have extensive document control experience in mission-critical environments, with strong version control, metadata standards, and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Engineering, Information Management, Document Control, or related field.
• 15+ years of document control experience.
• Minimum 3 years managing technical documentation on mission-critical infrastructure programs.
• Experience building/maintaining structured document management systems.
• Experience retrieving/consolidating documents from designers, contractors, vendors, OEMs, commissioning teams.
• Experience managing version control, revision histories, and audit trails.
• Fluent in Arabic and English, written and spoken.
• Ability to commute between project locations within KSA as required.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, follow-up, reporting, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain a structured technical document management system for engineering drawings and manuals.
• Define and enforce document numbering, classification, file-naming conventions, and metadata standards.
• Retrieve, collect, consolidate, and register technical documentation from originators.
• Track outstanding technical documentation against delivery schedules and close gaps.
• Verify completeness and accuracy of documentation packages before filing.
• Maintain rigorous version control across all documents and ensure current revisions are used.
• Manage revision histories and audit trails for controlled documents.
• Coordinate updates from equipment upgrades, design changes, or firmware updates.
• Build and maintain a complete equipment manual library mapped to asset registers.
• Maintain as-built and current design drawing sets across systems.
• Archive superseded drawings and documents for audit/reference.
• Respond to internal/client requests for document retrieval within turnaround times.
• Provide access to current-revision documents to operations, maintenance, and engineering teams.
• Produce periodic reports on documentation status and library health.
• Administer the document control platform, workflows, and access controls.
• Continuously improve document control standards to support project scaling.

Skills

Arabic-English fluency

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Follow-up

Reporting skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Engineering / Information Management / Document Control / Business Administration

Tools

EDMS platforms (Aconex, SharePoint, BIW, Procore)

Job description

Decima International is seeking a Senior Document Controller to support major data center and telecommunications programs in the UAE. The role involves building, administering, and maintaining a structured technical document management system for drawings, manuals, procedures, and records across the facility lifecycle.

Ideal candidates have extensive document control experience in mission-critical environments, with strong version control, metadata standards, and governance.