Hybrid Engineering Document Control Specialist

Trant Engineering Ltd; Exeter; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company car or car allowance

Career development support

Job summary

Trant Engineering Ltd. is seeking a Technical Administrator to join the Project Support team in the South West England region.

You will provide essential administrative and coordination support to engineering, technical, and project teams across water and energy projects to ensure documents are controlled, up-to-date, and compliant. The role involves managing document control, preparing technical documents, and liaising with engineers, CAD/BIM teams, and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative, technical support, or project support role within engineering, construction, or infrastructure environments.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and document management systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to engineering and technical teams across multiple projects.
• Assist engineers and technical leads with the preparation, formatting, and issue of technical documents, reports, and correspondence.
• Maintain records of technical deliverables, approvals, and actions.
• Support document control activities, including document registers, transmittals, and tracking of revisions.
• Ensure technical documents are correctly filed, version-controlled, and accessible in document management systems.
• Liaise with Document Controllers to ensure alignment with document control procedures.
• Act as a point of contact for technical information requests within the project team.
• Support communication between design teams, project teams, site teams, and external stakeholders.
• Attend weekly Document Control Team meetings.
• Assist with tracking technical deliverables against project programmes and milestones.
• Support compliance with company procedures, client requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Assist with preparation for audits, inspections, and client reviews.
• Maintain trackers, logs, and schedules related to technical activities.
• Support onboarding of new team members with systems, processes, and documentation.

Skills

Administrative support

Document control

Microsoft Office

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

NVQ/HNC/HND in Business Admin or related

Degree in Engineering Support or Construction Management (desirable)

Tools

EDMS platforms

Aconex/Viewpoint/SharePoint

Job description

Trant Engineering Ltd. is seeking a Technical Administrator to join the Project Support team in the South West England region.

You will provide essential administrative and coordination support to engineering, technical, and project teams across water and energy projects to ensure documents are controlled, up-to-date, and compliant. The role involves managing document control, preparing technical documents, and liaising with engineers, CAD/BIM teams, and external stakeholders.