Core Responsibilities and Duties
The Document Controller ensures that all documentsboth physical and electronicare traceable, version-controlled, and accessible only to authorized personnel. Key responsibilities include:
System Management: Implementing and maintaining the Document Control System (DCS) or Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) (., Aconex, SharePoint).
Version Control: Controlling the numbering, sorting, filing, and retrieval of documents, ensuring only the current, approved versions are in use and obsolete versions are archived.
Quality & Compliance: Performing quality checks on all documents (., drawings, contracts, reports) for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to company policies and industry regulatory standards.
Distribution & Transmittal: Managing the timely and correct distribution of documents to internal teams, external clients, vendors, and subcontractors via official transmittals.
Filing and Archiving: Scanning, copying, and organizing documents in both physical and digital records to maintain a comprehensive and easily searchable document log or register.
Security & Confidentiality: Controlling access to sensitive and confidential information and managing the secure destruction or disposal of records according to retention schedules.