Document Controller - Kiln Lane

Laing O'Rourke; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a on-site Document Controller to support the Kiln Lane Substation project in Suffolk. You will manage project documentation, ensure accuracy and accessibility for internal teams and external partners, and support QA, archiving and training tasks.

Ideal candidates will have 1–2 years of document control experience in construction, familiarity with EDM systems such as Asite, ACC and Field View, and strong organisational skills to map and follow established processes.

Qualifications

• Experience using EDM/c-document systems to manage project documents.
• Understanding digital handover processes and records control.
• Strong organisational, communication and attention to detail skills.
• 1–2 years document control experience, ideally in construction.
• Ability to map and follow project processes effectively.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Collaboration/EDM systems

Digital handover

Organisation

Communication

Document control

Tools

Asite

ACC

Field View

Job description

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.

Role Overview

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

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain document control 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' document control experience, ideally within construction.
• Ability to map and follow processes effectively.

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.

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