Qualification: Graduate in any discipline; candidates with a technical or engineering background will be preferred.
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Document Controller to manage, coordinate, track, and maintain project documentation for a high-rise building construction project. The candidate will be responsible for controlling design documents, drawings, technical submissions, material submittals, method statements, RFIs, and other project-related correspondence, ensuring proper document flow, revision control, timely distribution, and compliance with project documentation procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Design Documentation Management
- Manage and maintain all design-related documents, including architectural, structural, MEP, and other engineering drawings.
- Maintain drawing registers, revision histories, transmittals, and document distribution records.
- Ensure the latest approved drawings and documents are available to the relevant project teamsand site personnel.
- Track drawing submissions, reviews, comments, revisions, and approvals from consultants, designers, and other stakeholders.
- Coordinate the circulation of revised drawingsand ensure superseded versions are withdrawn from active use.
- Technical Submissions and Approval Tracking
- Maintain and monitor technical submittals, including material submissions, technical data sheets, product catalogues, method statements, shop drawings, and technical specifications.
- Track submissions, review comments, resubmissions, approvals, and pending actions.
- Coordinate with design consultants, PMC, contractors, subcontractors, and internal engineering teams to ensure timely processing of technical documents.
- Maintain registers for RFIs, technical queries, design clarifications, inspection requests, and other technical correspondence, as applicable.
- Follow up with concerned stakeholders to resolve pending reviews and approvals within the required timelines.
- Document Control and RecordsManagement
- Establish and maintain a systematic document control system for all project documentation.
- Maintain incoming and outgoing documentregisters, correspondence logs,drawing registers, technical submittal logs, and approval trackers.
- Ensure correct documentnumbering, coding, naming conventions, revisionidentification, and status classification.
- Maintain soft and hard copies of documents in an organized, easily retrievable manner.
- Ensure proper versioncontrol, traceability, confidentiality, and controlled accessto project records.
- Project Coordination and Reporting
- Coordinate with design, planning, construction, QA/QC, MEP, contracts, and commercial teams for document circulation and follow-up.
- Prepare periodic reports on pending submissions, overdue approvals, outstanding RFIs, and drawing status.
- Highlight delays in document approvals that may affectconstruction progress.
- Support project meetings by preparing document status reports and maintaining records of technical correspondence and action items.
- Digital Document Management and Handover
- Ensure documents are uploaded, indexed, categorized, and maintained according to projectprocedures.
- Support the preparation and compilation of as-built drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, warranties, test certificates, and final handover documentation.
- Maintain proper archival records and ensure smooth document retrieval during audits and project closeout.