Document Controller

Join Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution team as a Document Controller and help deliver critical infrastructure that powers communities across the region.
The role is to be split between the Wallend & Norwich projects. It requires attendance at the Wallend project based in Kent at least 2-3 days per week and travel to Norwich occasionally.
Responsible for establishing governance and assuring data and information flow to and from Balfour Beatty (BIM 360 Docs), client common data environments, and subcontractor systems. To manage the Common Data Environment for several projects/one project ensuring all project information is available and up to date on the digital systems in use (BIM360, SharePoint, Client EDMS). To encourage collaborative working, information exchange and aid the project team throughout. A key role in providing project related training, support and guidance on using BIM360 to the project engineering team, including subcontractors, the client and designers. Responsible for liaising with DE Manager on BIM360 project level Quality Audit implementation, operation and record, keeping for their project on BIM 360 reports and Power BI Dashboards.
Assisting the Information Manager in providing initial training and ongoing support, assisting on evaluation, selection, and training of BIM360 Champions, also promoting ongoing deployment of BIM360 on all projects and assist on setting up of projects in liaison with the Information Manager.
Work to the Project Information Plan and Asset Information Plan set out at project start up (IM will be identified at this stage)
Assist with the set-up of projects in BIM 360 NextGen (folders, users rights, workflows)
Assist the Information Manager with the roll out of BIM 360 to newly identified projects and complete support training and visits
Assist the Document Control manager with implementation and ongoing use of BIM360 on the project(s)
Assist Project Team Members in assembling information for Project Outputs and reporting
Enable reliable information exchange through a common data environment
The Following Qualities/experience Are Essential
Background and understanding of a variety of engineering projects and processes.
Understands and has experience working with Document Control/Management
The Following Qualities/experience Are Desirable
Experience using BIM 360 Docs.
Knowledge of Engineering applications and their associated data structures.
A working knowledge of an Engineering Drawing Office, Design Office and document control processes.
A working knowledge of BIM (Building Information Modelling) tools, processes, and practices.
Ability to work as part of a project team as well as a wider Document Control team, looking for opportunities to improve procedures across the UK through thoughtful and actionable suggestions.
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.
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…
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
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