Senior Document Controller

Worley Group, Inc; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley Group, Inc is seeking a Senior Document Controller for Field Services based in Austin, TX. The role leads document management for projects, ensuring accurate control, tracking, distribution, and archival of all documentation within the EDMS.

You will liaise with project teams, customers, suppliers, and stakeholders to maintain data integrity and compliance. Responsibilities include overseeing document revisions, generating reports, and supporting turnover and closeout activities.

Qualifications

• Technical or equivalent education with hands-on document control experience.
• Experience managing large volumes of technical docs, drawings, vendor data, and records.
• Strong understanding of revision control processes, transmittals and metadata management.
• Advanced EDMS knowledge and document control best practices.
• Experience supporting turnover, closeout, and final documentation requirements.
• Ability to train and mentor junior document control personnel.
• Excellent organization and attention to detail in fast-paced project environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead document control resource for assigned projects and field services operations.
• Interface with project personnel, customers, suppliers, and stakeholders on document control matters.
• Administer project docs within the EDMS and ensure accurate logging and revision control.
• Maintain databases capturing revision histories and metadata across project lifecycles.
• Produce and manage document registers, status reports, transmittals, and tracking logs.
• Coordinate workflows between engineering, procurement, construction, quality, and customers.
• Support turnover, closeout and final documentation packages for projects.
• Provide guidance and training on document control processes and systems.

Skills

EDMS proficiency

Document control

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Training others

Education

Technical school diploma or equivalent

Tools

EDMS software

MS Office Suite

Job description

About us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Play an integral role in ensuring the accurate management, control, and distribution of project documentation that supports the successful delivery of complex construction and field services projects. As a Senior Document Controller - Field Services, you will serve as the primary document management resource for project teams, ensuring critical information is properly controlled, tracked, distributed, and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.

This is a highly visible position that sits at the intersection of engineering, construction, project controls, quality, and customer organizations. Your ability to maintain document integrity, manage project data, support compliance requirements, and serve as a trusted liaison between project teams and customers will directly contribute to project execution, communication efficiency, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction.

Working within a dynamic field services environment, you will play a critical role in ensuring that project teams have access to accurate, current, and properly controlled documentation while supporting operational excellence and successful project delivery.

Purpose of the role

The Senior Document Controller - Field Services serves as the lead document control professional on assigned projects and acts as the primary interface between project personnel, customers, suppliers, and stakeholders for all document management activities. You will be responsible for ensuring all project documentation is accurately logged, controlled, distributed, archived, and maintained within the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS).

You will establish and maintain accurate project databases that capture every revision of project documents, drawings, specifications, vendor data, quality records, and other controlled information throughout the life of the project. Through strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and technical expertise, you will help ensure project teams maintain compliance with customer requirements, company procedures, and document management standards.

As a senior-level specialist, you may also provide guidance, training, and support to less experienced document control personnel while contributing to the development and improvement of document control systems, processes, and best practices.

You will be responsible for:

• Serving as the lead document control resource for assigned projects and field services operations.
• Acting as the primary interface between project personnel, customer representatives, suppliers, and stakeholders for document control matters.
• Administering project documentation within the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS).
• Ensuring all project documents, drawings, specifications, procedures, vendor data, and records are accurately logged, tracked, and maintained.
• Controlling document revisions and ensuring current revisions are distributed to appropriate project stakeholders.
• Maintaining document databases that capture complete revision histories and required metadata throughout the project lifecycle.
• Managing the receipt, review, processing, distribution, transmittal, and archival of project documentation.
• Coordinating document workflows between engineering, procurement, construction, quality, suppliers, and customers.
• Verifying documentation is issued, received, and recorded in accordance with project requirements and established procedures.
• Generating and maintaining document registers, status reports, transmittals, and tracking logs.
• Monitoring document progress and identifying issues that may impact project execution or information flow.
• Supporting project turnover and closeout activities through the compilation and verification of final project documentation packages.
• Assisting project teams in meeting document control requirements associated with contractual obligations and customer expectations.
• Conducting document audits and quality checks to ensure database integrity, accuracy, and compliance.
• Troubleshooting document control system issues and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Providing guidance, training, and support to project personnel regarding document control processes, procedures, and systems.
• Supporting the development and implementation of enhanced document control workflows, systems, and processes.
• Maintaining confidentiality and security of project information and controlled documentation.

What you'll bring to the role

• Technical school diploma or an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
• Experience in document control, records management, project administration, engineering support, or related project services functions.
• Experience supporting engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), field services, industrial, manufacturing, energy, chemicals, resources, or infrastructure projects.
• Advanced understanding of Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) and document control best practices
• Demonstrated experience managing large volumes of technical documentation, drawings, vendor data, and project records.
• Strong knowledge of document numbering systems, revision control processes, transmittals, and records management methodologies.
• Experience supporting project turnover, closeout, and final documentation requirements.
• Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Excellent attention to detail with a commitment to maintaining document accuracy and data integrity.
• Ability to independently resolve document control challenges and recommend process improvements.
• Experience training or providing guidance to project teams and less experienced document control personnel.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across multiple disciplines and organizations.
• Ability to prepare reports, presentations, document status summaries, and project documentation metrics.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced project environment.
• Commitment to operational excellence, customer service, quality, and continuous improvement.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.