Senior Document Controller

Balfour Beatty; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company is seeking a Senior Document Controller to support civils and infrastructure projects. You will establish robust document control processes, ensuring compliance with ISO 19650 standards. The ideal candidate has strong document control experience, familiarity with BIM fundamentals, and hands-on knowledge of CDE platforms. This role provides opportunities for flexible working and generous benefits, contributing to vital infrastructure development in Scotland.

Benefits

Smart working with up to 40% remote work

25 days paid annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Strong experience in document control within a construction or infrastructure environment.
• A solid understanding of ISO 19650 standards and BIM fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with CDE platforms such as Viewpoint, SharePoint, Aconex.
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Diligent, proactive, and thorough approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Setting up and maintaining project-specific CDE systems, workflows, and procedures.
• Ensuring compliance with ISO 19650 naming conventions.
• Managing document control requirements from pre-construction through to completion.
• Leading document review workflows across teams.
• Providing training and support to project teams.

Skills

Document control

ISO 19650 standards

CDE platforms (Viewpoint, SharePoint, Aconex)

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal abilities

Job description

About the role

We're looking for a highly skilled Senior Document Controller to join our UKCS Scotland team, supporting major West of Scotland civils and infrastructure projects. In this role, you'll take the lead on establishing robust document control processes, ensuring project teams, subcontractors, and clients operate in line with ISO 19650 information management standards. You’ll serve as a subject matter expert, supporting the wider project team on CDE systems, workflows, compliance, and best practice, and ensuring accurate, timely, and secure information management across the entire project lifecycle.

What you’ll be doing

• Setting up and maintaining project‑specific CDE systems, workflows, processes, and procedures.
• Ensuring full compliance with ISO 19650 naming conventions and information management standards.
• Managing document control requirements from pre‑construction through to project completion.
• Leading and managing document review workflows across project teams, designers, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Providing training, support, and coaching to project teams and administrators.
• Identifying and interpreting project‑specific contractual document control requirements.
• Liaising with key stakeholders to ensure adherence to document control protocols.
• Ensuring confidentiality and secure handling of sensitive information.
• Supporting a culture that upholds company values and promotes Zero Harm.

Who we’re looking for

A professional with:

• Strong experience in document control within a construction or infrastructure environment.
• A solid understanding of ISO 19650 standards and BIM fundamentals.
• Hands‑on experience with CDE platforms (such as Viewpoint, SharePoint, Aconex, etc.).
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities, with confidence coaching others.
• A diligent, proactive, and thorough approach to work.
• The ability to collaborate across departments and support best‑practice project delivery.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family‑friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

About us

From Dunfermline’s tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.

Our award‑winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland’s transition towards net zero in the built environment.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.

Disability Confident Employer

We are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail].