Document Controller

• Salary: £ DOE
• Location: Brighton area, East Sussex
• Date posted: 18th May 2026

Skilled Careers is seeking a meticulous and proactive Document Controller to join one of our key clients in East Sussex.

Job Description

The Document Controller will play a key role in the successful delivery of up to 3 construction projects in the South East. We are looking for someone with a proactive mindset and an awareness of modern digital construction practices.

The Document Controller will be responsible for managing and maintaining project information, ensuring the right information is available to the right people at the right time. This includes implementing structured workflows, enforcing naming conventions, supporting design and delivery teams, and helping the business uphold its commitment to collaborative working.

You will be working closely with the Project Delivery teams across multiple disciplines, ensuring consistency, transparency, and traceability of project data throughout the lifecycle from tender to handover. This role is critical in supporting the commitment to delivering high-quality, secure and reliable information to clients and the supply chain.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the gatekeeper for project information, ensuring documentation follows correct naming conventions, metadata application and version control.
• Support the implementation and enforcement of the project’s Information Standard and Information Production Methods and Procedures
• Administer and configure document workflows, approvals and permissions within software platforms.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure timely upload, review and publishing of documentation aligned to the Master Information Delivery Plan (MIDP) and Task Information Delivery Plans (TIDPs)
• Manage and maintain document registers and transmittals, ensuring auditability and traceability of information exchanges
• Provide training and support to internal teams and supply chain partners in CDE usage and information requirements.
• Assist the Project Leaders with compliance reviews against the Information Protocol, and support assurance checks on deliverables before information exchange or delivery
• Coordinate information flows between multiple delivery teams, ensuring alignment with the responsibility matrix and role-specific obligation

Essential Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in document control roles within the construction or public sector environment.
• Practical experience managing a CDE.
• Strong attention to detail and understanding of document control best practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders including clients, designers, and contractors.