Document Controller

**Document Controller - Construction and Energy**

**32k - 34k**

**Hackney based**

Howells Solutions are currently recruiting for a permanent Document Controller to work for a main construction contractor and join the Operations Team. The position is office based in Hackney.

You will need to demonstrate your understanding of the project lifecycle and general progression of drawing phases from preliminary to record drawings.

**Job Purpose**:

- To lead the collation and distribution of drawings (Post Contract) to ensure their contractual and technical obligations are achieved and recorded.
- To liaise with the operational teams to ensure drawings, design and specification are collated and issued to ensure procurement and construction activities can be progressed in accordance with prestart and target programmes.
- Working as a central support for departments to coordinate the receipt of design and specification information both internally and externally

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Following hand over from Technical Admin, maintain drawing registers and drawing folders up to date to ensure latest information is available to populate into Project Plus at the relevant time.
- Collate with support the specification and finishes schedules for each project from tender to design start and ensure this is concluded ahead of procurement and start on site.
- Ensure drawings are recorded with revision numbers and revision description correctly.
- Develop a distribution schedule in collaboration with the project team to ensure document distribution is fully considered depending on the type of design information received.
- Obtain access to portals and ensure relevant documents are uploaded. Record date and design information uploaded and record this in the correspondence section of project plus for each project
- During the construction phase ensure drawings received from technical, operations, commercial, sales and procurement teams are recorded, saved and issued in a timely manner in accordance with the distribution schedule for the project.
- Ensure that sectional agreement technical and legal packs are saved correctly within project plus following signature and collate the sectional agreement tracker
- Issuing drawings to site, clients, sub-contractors, procurement, designers, technical, legal and portals in accordance with the distribution schedule under direction of the project lead depending on the stage of the design and construction process.
- Keeping all drawing files (both electronic files and hard copies) up to date
- Ensure technical specifications from external suppliers are included with design information where relevant with support from the project team.
- Ensure the CDM tracker is collated with support from the project team
- Health and Safety - All employees have a statutory duty to look after their own safety and to give due consideration for the safety of others. Employees also have specific responsibilities as set out in the Company Health and Safety Policy.
- Equality & Diversity - All employees must comply with the Company Equality and Diversity Policy, ensuring that at all times behaviour is fair and non-discriminatory.

Applicants will need to demonstrate previous experience in a similar role, with a good standard of education, excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent IT skills and a keen eye for detail.

You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believe the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the group's success.

**Salary**: £32,000.00-£34,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person