Job Description: Document Controller
Position Overview / Purpose of the Role
The Document Controller is responsible for managing, organizing, and tracking all project-related documentation to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and compliance with company and industry standards. This role plays a critical part in maintaining the integrity of project records, supporting site and project teams, and ensuring the smooth flow of information across departments and external stakeholders.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
Document Management
- Establish, implement, and maintain a comprehensive document control system for both digital and physical records.
- Manage all incoming and outgoing project documents, ensuring correct filing, categorization, and timely distribution.
- Maintain strict version control to ensure teams are always working with the latest documents.
Tracking & Logging
- Create and update logs for drawings, RFIs (Requests for Information), MOMs (Minutes of Meeting), approvals, submissions, and other project documentation.
- Monitor document status and ensure timely follow-up on pending approvals or updates.
Coordination & Communication
- Coordinate document distribution across internal departments and with external consultants, contractors, and vendors.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for document-related queries and ensure smooth information flow.
Compliance & Quality Assurance
- Ensure all documents are formatted correctly and comply with company, client, and regulatory standards.
- Conduct periodic checks to confirm consistency, accuracy, and completeness of documentation.
Reporting
- Prepare and submit daily, weekly, and monthly document control reports as required by the project team or management.
- Highlight delays, discrepancies, or issues in document circulation.
Support to Site & Project Teams
- Provide updated drawings, procedures, and documentation to site teams for inspections, installations, and project execution.
- Assist in audits and inspections by ensuring availability of relevant records.
Qualifications & Skills (Optional — Add if needed)
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in engineering, business administration, or a related field.
- Proven experience in document control within construction, engineering, or similar project environments.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Proficiency in document control software.
- Excellent communication and coordination abilities.
- Attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.