Job Description

At Costain we help to improve people's lives by deploying technology-based engineering solutions across the UK's energy, water and transportation infrastructures. Costain is contracted to manage the key investment and operational activities for Cadent's Eastern Gas Distribution Network; and as the document controller you will be helping Cadent keep 55 million people warm.


The Document Controller is required to implement and manage processes relating to our contract Document Control and Management systems. Working with the contract team you will implement and control these systems, managing the distribution of all documentation and ensuring good relationships with external and internal stakeholders



Assisting the Area Managers, Project Managers and Functional Managers with maintaining a compliant and organised document filing structure Assisting the contract team by ensuring document conformance - appropriate use of templates, referencing & document formatting etc. Maintaining a record schedule and document distribution matrix; index and store records and documents to ensure that they are easily retrievable. Undertake regular reporting on the status of documentation to Area managers and the senior team. Working in conjunction with the Contract and Data Team, carry out activities in compliance with document and records procedures to ensure that documents and records are managed appropriately. Work with the Contract Team by taking a proactive approach to status updates, maintaining the flow of documentation & important information across the contact Develop, load and maintain documents on the Contract Management System & the Document Management System implemented to ensure that approved documents are readily available.

Experience of document management within a project environment. Competent with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe, Visio and Outlook, Experience of using an Electronic Document Management System to maintain documents and records. Possess high standards of organisational skills, have the ability to prioritise workload Able to work under pressure, a team player and self-motivated. A good understanding of electronic file types and the requirement for accurate document referencing. A good knowledge of filing systems and the aim of distribution matrices, engineering and design document control and vendor data. #LI-AW1



Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.



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