Document Controller

Overview

National Gas plays a vital role in maintaining Great Britain's gas infrastructure to ensure energy security today while transitioning towards a cleaner energy future. This role is hybrid based with at least 3 days per week in the office in one of multiple UK locations (including Aberdeen, Livingston, Warwick, Bristol, Warrington, Peterborough, or Nottingham) with occasional travel required.

Role Purpose

As a Document Controller, you will be integral in ensuring that accurate, accessible, and compliant project documentation supports project teams throughout each project’s lifecycle. Your organisation and control of vital information will enable effective decision-making, compliance, smooth operations, and safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain project documentation storage, organisation, and retrieval systematically.
• Ensure timely distribution of documents to relevant stakeholders.
• Support adherence to document control standards, quality requirements, and reporting.
• Work closely with project teams to uphold consistent document control procedures.
• Keep records accurate, and ensure correct archiving of documents.
• Generate reports on document status, revisions and compliance.
• Drive continuous enhancements in document management and information workflows.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, values information organisation, and builds trusted relationships. Customer focus, collaboration, and commitment to effective project data management are essential. This role offers meaningful impact on infrastructure projects and ongoing career development.

Essential Qualifications

• Experience in administration or document control within construction, engineering, infrastructure or related technical fields.
• Hands-on expertise managing and tracking project documents.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with a client-centric approach.
• Good understanding of document management and version control procedures.
• Experience supporting change control and maintaining records.
• Familiarity with quality management and governance procedures.
• Knowledge of construction or engineering documentation standards.
• Excellent organisational capabilities to balance multiple priorities.
• Proficient with digital document management systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Possession of a full UK driving licence.

Desirable Experience and Skills

• Background in project, programme, or PMO environments.
• Awareness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology.
• Experience with Common Data Environments (CDEs).
• Professional certifications such as PRINCE2 Foundation or APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ).

Benefits and Remuneration

• Competitive salary between £37,455 and £41,861 plus an annual bonus of up to 6%.
• Market-leading pension scheme with up to 12% contribution from the company.
• Access to the Tusker salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Generous leave entitlements of 26 days plus statutory holidays.
• Life assurance at 10 times salary and income protection.
• Flexible benefits including healthcare, dental, and technology options.
• Family-friendly policies, wellbeing support, and ongoing professional development opportunities.

Additional Information

National Gas promotes an inclusive recruitment policy that fosters diversity and supports reasonable adjustments during recruitment and employment. The company is a Disability Confident employer and adheres to the Armed Forces Covenant.