About the role
Job Title: Document Controller (Part-Time / 4 day week)
Location: Aberdeen - #LI-Onsite
Company: Balfour Beatty Group
About Us:
We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Document Controller to join our team in Aberdeen on a part-time basis. This role is key to managing and controlling all project document flow, ensuring compliance with information management protocols, and maintaining confidentiality of sensitive project information.
You will support project teams and subcontractors by providing subject matter expertise in document control systems, ensuring accurate and efficient information management throughout all project stages.
What you'll be doing
As a Document Controller you will have the following accountabilities:
* Basic understanding of BIM processes.
* Manage requirements for document control on the project, ensuring compliance with ISO 19650 information management and file naming standards.
* Control documentation accurately from pre-construction through to completion and archive.
* Utilise Balfour Beatty internal SharePoint and Common Data Environment (CDE) platforms.
* Manage document review workflows, collaborating with the design manager, site team, design team, subcontractors, customers, and external suppliers.
* Provide training and guidance to project teams on document control procedures and CDE systems.
* Ensure stakeholders receive up-to-date project information promptly.
* Maintain business archives to ensure documentation is efficiently stored, accessible, and referenceable.
* Provide feedback to design and project managers regarding documentation issues.
* Identify and support improvements in information management systems.
Who we're looking for
About You
To succeed in this role, you will bring:
* Proven administration skills with experience in document control.
* Knowledge of ISO 19650 standards and document naming conventions.
* Experience working with Common Data Environment (CDE) platforms.
* Basic understanding of BIM processes.
* Strong planning, organisation, and attention to detail.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Determination to see tasks through to completion.
* Ability to work collaboratively across teams and stakeholders.
What We Offer
* Part-time working hours to suit work-life balance.
* Opportunity to work on diverse and exciting projects in Aberdeen.
* A supportive and collaborative team environment.
* Access to training and development opportunities.
Professional and personal development
The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.
We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.
We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it's sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.
* 70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.
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Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
* Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
* 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
* Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
* Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About us
From Dunfermline's tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.
We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.
Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland's transition towards net zero in the built environment.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:
Job Reference: BBUK15071