Designation:Document Controller
Location:East-Wharf Port, Karachi (On-Site)
Employment Type:Contractual / Third-Party
Experience:Minimum 3 years of relevant document control experience
Education:Minimum Bachelor's Degree /14 years of education
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
The company is a leading terminal operator managing port berths under a long-term concession with the Karachi Port Trust (KPT). It plays a critical role in facilitating Pakistans maritime trade by delivering efficient, reliable, and technology-driven terminal operations. With a strong focus on trade facilitation.
Core Responsibilities:
- Manage all communication and correspondence between organisation
and counterparties (PMC, Contractors, Suppliers, Consultants, and End
Users) in accordance with ADPG standard operating procedures, using theADPG mandated EDMS platform (Wrench).
- Develop and maintain project-specific document workflows, assigning
clear owners and approval steps at each stage to ensure accountability
and traceability.
- Maintain up-to-date correspondence registers and highlight any
outstanding actions or pending responses to organisation, PMC,Contractor, or Supplier counterparts for timely closure.
- Ensure that all incoming and outgoing documents are directed to the
correct recipients and copied in accordance with the approved Project
Communication Plan.
- Maintain accurate and current drawing registers, ensuring all latest
revisions and necessary documents are accessible to authorised project
personnel through the EDMS.
- Manage the distribution and tracking of Change Management approval
forms through the internal review and approval process, ensuring closurewithin target timelines.
- Manage the distribution of contractor and supplier invoices through the
internal approval process and track each to completion, supporting cashflow forecasting and payment control.
- Receive, register, and distribute revised contractor programmes, weeklyand monthly reports, and other periodic deliverables to the relevantproject stakeholders.
- Act as the first point of contact between external parties and internal
project personnel for all document-related matters, ensuring professional,controlled, and auditable communication.
- Support audit, claim defence, and dispute resolution activities by ensuringproject records are complete, properly version-controlled, and retrievable.
- Maintain document control compliance in line with organisation and contractual standards, including confidentiality and data protection requirements.
Education, Qualifications & Requirements:
- Recognized certification in Document Control / Records Management /
EDMS is preferred (e.g. CDC – Certified Document Controller, or equivalentindustry certification). Working knowledge of EDMS platforms (Wrench,Aconex, SharePoint, or equivalent) is essential, alongside strongproficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and PDFmanagement tools.
- Familiarity with ADPG standard operating procedures,ISO 9001 / ISO 19650 information management principles, and port / EPCproject documentation standards is advantageous.
- Physical and mental fitness to operate in a project environment, includingsite visits and extended working hours during peak project phases.
- Available to work extended hours, including weekends and public holidays,during critical project milestones.
People Management Responsibilities:
- Ensure effective administration and discipline for self and team, includingadherence to break schedules, attendance, overtime, leave policies, anddress code standards, where applicable.
- Monitor and manage the achievement of individual and team Performance,ensuring accountability and consistent performance where applicable.
- Ensure continuous training and development opportunities for self and
direct reports; mentor and assist junior staff as needed.
- Ensure Quality, Occupational Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance.
- Promote & maintain a culture of self and team motivation, engagement,and happiness.
Strategic Responsibilities:
- Drive continuous improvement of the project control framework, EDMS
workflows, and records management practices to align with evolving
project, ADPG, and industry best-practice requirements.
- Capture lessons learned and embedded document control best practice
across the project portfolio, supporting standardisation and knowledge
transfer to future ADPG project initiatives.
- Support the Project Director and Project Management Function with
timely, accurate documentation evidence to safeguard the project againstcontractual, claim, and audit exposure throughout the project lifecycle.
- Note: Additional / Other tasks and projects may be assigned as per
requirement.