Document Controller in Manchester, Greater Manchester

Exciting new opportunity for an experienced Document Controller to join a leading Tier 1 principal contractor and developer in Manchester.

Due to the award of contracts valued in excess of £250m for major commercial & residential developments in Manchester, a brand new job opportunity is available for an experienced Document Controller to join a thriving, dynamic team to work on a flagship high end complex building project in Manchester.

Reporting to the Technical Director, you will be responsible for overseeing & management of the company information systems and site documentation.

Document Controller responsibilities include:

• Manage the requirements for document control on one or more projects to ensure implementation and compliance to standards established within the company protocol documents.
• Manage the Asite CDE, including but not limited to, all Workspaces/Workspace Templates, User Rights, Workflows, Configurable Auto-fetch Attributes, Status Codes, Project Forms, Reports and Global/Individual Dashboards.
• Undertake QA Checks, Status Changes, Distribution, Commenting and Mark-up of Design Information
• Liaise with project teams and all associated with the project to ensure they have a full understanding of document control and system procedures.
• Provide training and instruction as required such that the document control requirements are met.
• Manage the experience of the team to ensure positive relationships are established and maintained.
• Provide regular reports illustrating status of documents issued and approved, as well as clearly identifying blockages within Workflows.
• Ensure completion of O&M Manuals in line with project requirements, liaise with external providers, project stakeholders, site team, clients, consultants and subcontractors.
• Provide training and instruction across multiple projects to ensure established requirements are met, including the hosting of Asite workshops at project inception.
• Ensuring the procedures are fully implemented to meet the requirements of the business.
• Identifying contractual requirements in relation to document control, to ensure work is carried out in accordance with client and project requirements.

Experience required for Bid Writer

• 5 years Document Controller experience in construction sector
• Ideally working knowledge of Asite
• Experience working for a main contractor or a consultant within construction
• Ideally understanding of the Building Safety Act process and the stages of design to development
• Capable of taking ownership of tasks and communicating outcomes with clarity.

• Comfortable and confident in developing strong personal relationships with clients, consultants, and staff.

• Comfortable and confident in the management of external contributors to the design and delivery process.

• Ability to prioritize, mange time effectively & see tasks through to completion, with excellent planning and organisational skills, accurateness and diligence.

• Excellent communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work at pace under pressure
• Proficiency in MS Office platforms; Excel and have strong time management skills

Salary & Package on offer:

• Base salary of £40,000 - £48,000 (dependent on length of experience/ seniority)
• Excellent Pension Scheme up to 7%
• Private healthcare
• 26 days holiday plus opportunity to add another 3 (salary sacrifice scheme)
• 12 Month personal development plans
• Additional company benefits.