Document Controller
Job description
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Exeter
Permanent
£30k - £40k
Document Controller
A leading Contractor is seeking an experienced Document Controller to support project delivery and maintain high-quality documentation standards working on a number of their projects within the Devon Region.
In this role, you will be responsible for managing the flow of project documentation, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and accessibility across all teams.
You will act as a key point of coordination between project stakeholders, maintaining organised records and safeguarding sensitive information.
Key Responsibilities:
- Control, track, and maintain project documentation (electronic and hard copy)
- Ensure documents are accurate, up-to-date, and compliant with company standards
- Liaise with project teams to distribute and retrieve information efficiently
- Maintain document control systems, logs, and revision records
- Support audits and ensure proper document storage and archiving
- Handle confidential information with discretion
- Previous experience in document control within Construction /Civils
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Familiarity with document management systems and Microsoft Office
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive employee benefits package
- Opportunity to work on major infrastructure projects in the south west
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Application advice
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📋 Emphasise your Construction/Civils document control experience prominently as this is explicitly required for the Devon projects
🗂️ Highlight specific document management systems you've used (SharePoint, Aconex, etc.) to demonstrate technical capability
🎯 Quantify your document control achievements: "Managed 500+ technical drawings across 3 concurrent projects"
🔍 Showcase your compliance experience with construction standards (CDM, ISO 19650) relevant to infrastructure work
🤝 Demonstrate stakeholder coordination skills as you'll be the key liaison between project teams
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- •Managed document control systems for 8 concurrent construction projects, maintaining 99.2% accuracy across 1,200+ technical drawings and specifications
- •Coordinated project documentation flow between 15 stakeholder teams, reducing document retrieval time by 40% through improved filing systems
- •Supported compliance audits for infrastructure projects worth £12M, ensuring all documentation met CDM regulations and client standards
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Dear Hiring Manager,
RGB Recruitment's Document Controller position perfectly aligns with my construction documentation expertise and experience with document management systems across infrastructure projects. My background in maintaining compliance standards and coordinating project stakeholders makes me well-suited for supporting your Devon region developments.
My background in construction document control has equipped me with the organisational skills and attention to detail essential for managing complex project documentation workflows while ensuring accuracy and compliance across multiple teams.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Which document management systems have you used in construction projects?
- ›How do you ensure document version control across multiple project teams?
- ›What's your approach to maintaining compliance with construction documentation standards?
- ›How do you handle confidential project information and data security?
- ›Describe your experience with electronic vs hard copy document workflows
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to manage competing deadlines for document delivery
- ›Describe a situation where you identified a documentation error that could have caused project delays
- ›How do you handle pressure when multiple teams need urgent document access?
- ›Give an example of when you improved a document control process
- ›Tell me about a challenging stakeholder relationship you managed in document control
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to manage competing deadlines for document delivery
Describe a situation where you identified a documentation error that could have caused project delays