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Document Controller

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Posted on Jul 3, 2026 by CV-Library
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
Construction
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Description

Join Trant Engineering and help shape the delivery of complex, high-impact projects.

Trant Engineering is a leading EPC contractor with a strong reputation for delivering innovative engineering solutions across the UK and internationally. With over 1,000 employees and a £150m turnover, we’re growing—and now looking for an experienced Document Controller to play a key role in our project delivery teams.

The Role

As a Document Controller you'll responsible for the accurate control, distribution, and storage of project documentation in accordance with company, client, and regulatory requirements. The role supports engineering, construction, and commercial teams by ensuring the correct information is available at the right time to enable safe, efficient, and compliant project delivery across multiple sites.

In addition, the role ensures that technical information such as O&M manuals, work instructions, technical reports, and asset information packs. documentation, and processes are organised, up to date, and compliant, enabling efficient project delivery in a regulated infrastructure environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

1) Technical Responsibilities - Document Control

Receive, log, distribute, and archive project documentation in line with document control procedures.

Maintain document registers, transmittals, and audit trails across multiple projects.

Ensure correct document naming, numbering, revision control, and approval status.

Manage incoming and outgoing correspondence in controlled systems.

Assist engineers and technical leads with the preparation, formatting, and issue of technical documents, reports, and correspondence.

Produce technical documents including Operation & Maintenance (O&M) manuals in Client specific formats (electronic, hardcopy, USB), technical reports, procedures, work instructions, and asset information packs.
2) Systems Management

Operate internal Document Management systems.

Apply document workflows, metadata, and permissions as directed.

Support continuous improvement of document control processes and digital systems.

Support the use of Clients systems, and their administration if required.

3) Project & Contract Support

Work closely with Clients, Subcontractors, engineers, project teams, and site teams to ensure timely access to current documents, attending meetings if required.

Ensure Subcontractors information is compliant to our Client’s standards, logged and distributed accordingly.

Support bid, pre-construction, construction, and handover documentation requirements.

Assist with the compilation of handover documentation, including as-built records and O&M manuals.

Attend weekly Document Control Team meetings.

4) Compliance & Standards

Ensure documentation complies with company standards, client requirements, and regulatory obligations.

Support compliance with ISO standards (e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 19650 where applicable).

Support internal and external audits, inspections, and client reviews.

Escalate document control issues or non-compliance to senior team members.

5) Stakeholder Communication

Senior Document Controller

Document Control Manager

Project Managers / Project Engineers

Project Controls / Planning Teams

Design Managers / Engineering Managers

Engineers & Design Teams (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Process)

Construction Managers / Site Managers

Site Engineers / Supervisors

Estimators / Commercial / QS Teams

Bid / Proposal Teams

HSEQ Teams / Quality Teams

6) Core Values
Uphold and promote the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.
What We’re Looking For
Essential

Experience as a Document Controller in engineering, construction, or infrastructure environments.

Ability to manage multiple documents, deadlines, and priorities.
Desirable

Document control or information management certification is advantageous.

Experience using EDMS platforms and managing digital workflows.

Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. Good team player, personable character, good communicator.

Experience working on multi-site projects.

Experience compiling Site Operational Manuals, Information Packs, Databooks and Health & Safety Files.

Why Join Trant?
At Trant, we offer the opportunity for career development and progression within a professional working environment, and we strongly encourage employees to gain professional qualifications and fully support individuals on their journeys towards chartership.

Work on complex, meaningful engineering projects

Be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team

Strong pipeline of secured work and career progression opportunities

Innovative environment with in-house design and manufacturing capability

Long-term secured framework work

Clear career development opportunities

Strong safety and wellbeing culture

Competitive salary and benefits package

Our company benefits package includes.

Competitive salary

Company car or car allowance (some levels)

Mentored support within our ‘Career Development Association’, to work towards chartership

24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays

Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice

Company Pension Scheme

Flexible working based on a ‘core hours’ system

1 x Professional Membership paid annually

Hybrid working

Employee Assistance Program

Free onsite parking

Bike to Work Scheme

Discretionary annual bonus

Ready to take the next step in your planning career? Apply now and be part of something bigger

Reference: 225329638

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Document Controller

CV-Library

Posted on Jul 3, 2026 by CV-Library

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Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
Construction
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Description

Join Trant Engineering and help shape the delivery of complex, high-impact projects.

Trant Engineering is a leading EPC contractor with a strong reputation for delivering innovative engineering solutions across the UK and internationally. With over 1,000 employees and a £150m turnover, we’re growing—and now looking for an experienced Document Controller to play a key role in our project delivery teams.

The Role

As a Document Controller you'll responsible for the accurate control, distribution, and storage of project documentation in accordance with company, client, and regulatory requirements. The role supports engineering, construction, and commercial teams by ensuring the correct information is available at the right time to enable safe, efficient, and compliant project delivery across multiple sites.

In addition, the role ensures that technical information such as O&M manuals, work instructions, technical reports, and asset information packs. documentation, and processes are organised, up to date, and compliant, enabling efficient project delivery in a regulated infrastructure environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

1) Technical Responsibilities - Document Control

Receive, log, distribute, and archive project documentation in line with document control procedures.

Maintain document registers, transmittals, and audit trails across multiple projects.

Ensure correct document naming, numbering, revision control, and approval status.

Manage incoming and outgoing correspondence in controlled systems.

Assist engineers and technical leads with the preparation, formatting, and issue of technical documents, reports, and correspondence.

Produce technical documents including Operation & Maintenance (O&M) manuals in Client specific formats (electronic, hardcopy, USB), technical reports, procedures, work instructions, and asset information packs.
2) Systems Management

Operate internal Document Management systems.

Apply document workflows, metadata, and permissions as directed.

Support continuous improvement of document control processes and digital systems.

Support the use of Clients systems, and their administration if required.

3) Project & Contract Support

Work closely with Clients, Subcontractors, engineers, project teams, and site teams to ensure timely access to current documents, attending meetings if required.

Ensure Subcontractors information is compliant to our Client’s standards, logged and distributed accordingly.

Support bid, pre-construction, construction, and handover documentation requirements.

Assist with the compilation of handover documentation, including as-built records and O&M manuals.

Attend weekly Document Control Team meetings.

4) Compliance & Standards

Ensure documentation complies with company standards, client requirements, and regulatory obligations.

Support compliance with ISO standards (e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 19650 where applicable).

Support internal and external audits, inspections, and client reviews.

Escalate document control issues or non-compliance to senior team members.

5) Stakeholder Communication

Senior Document Controller

Document Control Manager

Project Managers / Project Engineers

Project Controls / Planning Teams

Design Managers / Engineering Managers

Engineers & Design Teams (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Process)

Construction Managers / Site Managers

Site Engineers / Supervisors

Estimators / Commercial / QS Teams

Bid / Proposal Teams

HSEQ Teams / Quality Teams

6) Core Values
Uphold and promote the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.
What We’re Looking For
Essential

Experience as a Document Controller in engineering, construction, or infrastructure environments.

Ability to manage multiple documents, deadlines, and priorities.
Desirable

Document control or information management certification is advantageous.

Experience using EDMS platforms and managing digital workflows.

Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. Good team player, personable character, good communicator.

Experience working on multi-site projects.

Experience compiling Site Operational Manuals, Information Packs, Databooks and Health & Safety Files.

Why Join Trant?
At Trant, we offer the opportunity for career development and progression within a professional working environment, and we strongly encourage employees to gain professional qualifications and fully support individuals on their journeys towards chartership.

Work on complex, meaningful engineering projects

Be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team

Strong pipeline of secured work and career progression opportunities

Innovative environment with in-house design and manufacturing capability

Long-term secured framework work

Clear career development opportunities

Strong safety and wellbeing culture

Competitive salary and benefits package

Our company benefits package includes.

Competitive salary

Company car or car allowance (some levels)

Mentored support within our ‘Career Development Association’, to work towards chartership

24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays

Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice

Company Pension Scheme

Flexible working based on a ‘core hours’ system

1 x Professional Membership paid annually

Hybrid working

Employee Assistance Program

Free onsite parking

Bike to Work Scheme

Discretionary annual bonus

Ready to take the next step in your planning career? Apply now and be part of something bigger
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