Document Controller

Laing O'Rourke group; Saxmundham; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

Job summary

Laing O\'Rourke is seeking a Document Controller for the Kiln Lane Substation project in Suffolk. This full-time, on-site role focuses on managing project documentation to ensure accuracy, compliance, and accessibility for internal teams and external partners.

You will maintain document control systems and collaborate with project stakeholders, support QA cycles, and provide system training. Prior experience in construction document control and EDM tools is preferred.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years document control experience, preferably in construction.
• Experience with EDM systems and project documentation processes.
• Strong organization and detail orientation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain document control systems and collaboration tools (Asite, ACC, Field View).
• Check, publish, track, and distribute documents per procedures.
• Support QA cycles and document approvals.

Skills

Document control

EDM systems

Attention to detail

Process mapping

Communication

Tools

Asite

ACC

Field View

Job description

Are you passionate about Document control? Would you like to step into the world of Power Project and be the key individual managing documentation for the Kiln Lane substation in Suffolk.

This full‑time, on‑site role supports the Kiln Lane Substation project in Suffolk by managing project documentation and ensuring information is accurate, compliant, and accessible for internal teams and external partners.

Full‑time | On‑site | VISA Sponsorship not available

Travel can be paid as a daily travel allowance

About the Great Grid Partnership

The Great Grid Partnership is a National Grid initiative that brings together key delivery partners to design and deliver major electricity transmission upgrades across England and Wales as part of the Great Grid Upgrade. This project helps modernise the grid to deliver more renewable, green energy across the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain documentcontrol systems and collaboration tools (e.g., Asite,ACC, Field View).
• Check, publish, track, and distribute documents in line with project procedures.
• Support approval cycles and complete QA checks.
• Resolve document/drawing queries and support users with system training.
• Produce project reports and maintain training records.
• Assist with digital H&S files, archiving procedures, and reprographics.
• Ensure mobile devices are synced and functioning correctly.
• Supervise other Document Controllers where required.

You Should Have:

• Experience with collaboration/EDM systems.
• Understanding of digital handover processes.
• Strong organisation, communication, and attention to detail.
• 1–2 years' documentcontrol experience, ideally within construction.
• Ability to map and follow processeseffectively.

About Us

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.