Principal Document Controller

About us Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions. Purpose of the role You will be responsible for managing the Document Control function across large and complex projects, ensuring that all project documentation is accurately registered, controlled, maintained, and issued through the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS). You will take ownership of the accuracy and integrity of the project document database, ensuring that every document and drawing, including all revisions, is properly recorded and that the required metadata is captured throughout the project lifecycle. This includes maintaining a comprehensive history of documentation issued to each Company, providing a reliable and auditable record of project information. Where required, you will also provide specialist support for document management systems, helping teams resolve technical issues, improve processes, and make effective use of available tools and technologies. Through your technical expertise, independent judgment, and collaborative approach, you will help establish consistent document control standards, minimize information management risks, and support the efficient execution of project deliverables. Core Responsibilities You will be responsible for: Leading project document control activities: Manage the Document Control function for large and complex projects, ensuring that documentation workflows, procedures, and controls are consistently applied throughout the project lifecycle. Maintaining document integrity: Ensure the project document database accurately captures all documents and drawings, including every revision, transmittal, issue status, and required metadata. Managing document distribution: Coordinate the receipt, registration, review, tracking, and controlled issue of project documentation through the EDMS, ensuring that information is distributed to the appropriate stakeholders and Companies in accordance with project requirements. Overseeing revision control: Maintain complete and accurate revision histories, ensuring that current and superseded documents are correctly identified and that project teams have access to the appropriate information. Ensuring traceability and compliance: Maintain a reliable record of every document issued to each Company throughout the project, supporting contractual requirements, project governance, auditability, and information security. Providing technical leadership: Apply advanced document control knowledge to interpret complex requirements, resolve challenging issues, and determine appropriate courses of action in line with established organizational policies, procedures, and project objectives. Supporting EDMS functionality: Act as a technical resource for document management systems, assisting with system configuration, troubleshooting, process improvements, and the effective use of document control tools. Driving process improvements: Identify opportunities to improve document control workflows, systems, and procedures, contributing to the development and implementation of more efficient and consistent ways of working. Collaborating across project teams: Work closely with engineering, project management, procurement, construction, clients, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure document control requirements are understood and effectively implemented. Providing guidance and support: Share technical knowledge, provide instruction on document control methods, and support less experienced team members.…

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