Document Controller - Engineering Records
Posted date [2026-06-21]
(ID: 46962)
Job Description and Requirements
Document Controller - Engineering RecordsJob Snapshot
Role: Document Controller - Engineering Records
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Administrative Support
Experience: Minimum 5 years document control experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Document Controller - Engineering Records in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity for an experienced documentation professional who can manage controlled project records, engineering files, document workflows, transmittals, logs, and electronic document systems within a site office environment. This role is ideal for a detail-focused candidate with strong document control experience in engineering design or consulting projects and the ability to support accurate, timely, and traceable information flow across project teams.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Administrative Support
Salary: 7000-12000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with
the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Document Controller - Engineering Records will support project operations by coordinating the movement, registration, tracking, scanning, storage, and release of technical and administrative documents. The role helps engineering, construction, and project teams work from accurate information while maintaining proper version control, approval routing, filing discipline, and reporting records. Reliable document control is essential for project compliance, audit readiness, technical coordination, and successful handover.
Key Responsibilities
* Coordinate the flow of documents between project operations, engineering disciplines, construction teams, and department groups.
* Process project documents through approved procedural steps while following established document control guidelines.
* Maintain document numbering systems, approval requirements, signature workflows, and controlled distribution procedures.
* Receive, register, track, monitor, and update project documents using document management programs and project databases.
* Prepare document logs, transmittals, status reports, register extracts, and other documentation reports as required.
* Enter project data accurately using standard office automation tools and department-specific applications.
* Scan documents for electronic storage and ensure files are stored in the correct digital location.
* Maintain electronic and physical filing systems for drawings, correspondence, reports, records, and technical documents.
* Support established data distribution schedules based on client, project, department, and supplier requirements.
* Expedite document review, signature approval, and release of supplier documents and internally produced records.
* Help ensure current document revisions are available to the right project personnel and superseded documents are controlled properly.
* Support site office teams with timely document retrieval, filing updates, document circulation, and administrative coordination.
* Work closely with project team members to maintain accuracy, confidentiality, and traceability across all document control activities.
* Perform additional document control and administrative duties aligned with project requirements and functional responsibilities.
Ideal Profile
* Degree or Diploma in a related discipline.
* Minimum 5 years of document control experience in an engineering design or consulting environment.
* Previous experience working in site offices is required.
* Working knowledge of Par-docs is required.
* Familiarity with EDMS and DMCS is an advantage.
* Good understanding of document control work processes and electronic documentation systems.
* Ability to identify, organize, and handle drawings and technical engineering documents.
* Proficient keyboard skills with working knowledge of MS Windows.
* Good knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
* Strong organizational skills with the ability to maintain accurate document records and registers.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Able to work effectively as part of a project team in a deadline-driven environment.
* Detail-oriented, reliable, and able to manage document priorities with consistency.
* Professional approach to confidentiality, coordination, and project information control.
Skills Set
* Document control
* Engineering records management
* Technical document handling
* Drawing control
* Project documentation
* Document registers
* Transmittals
* Document logs
* Document numbering systems
* Approval tracking
* Signature workflows
* Document scanning
* Electronic filing
* Physical filing
* Document distribution
* Version control
* Par-docs
* EDMS
* DMCS
* MS Windows
* Word processing software
* Spreadsheet software
* Database software
* Data entry
* Site office administration
* Project operations support
* Engineering design documentation
* Construction team coordination
* Supplier document tracking
* Documentation reporting
Why Join Us
This opportunity is well suited for a Document Controller who wants to support major Civil Engineering projects in Abu Dhabi through accurate documentation, structured workflows, and reliable project records management. The role offers exposure to engineering design, construction coordination, site office operations, document systems, and project handover requirements. It provides a stable path for a documentation professional seeking long-term growth in the UAE infrastructure and consulting sector.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, design, and project delivery company supporting major infrastructure, transportation, construction, and urban development programs. In Abu Dhabi, Parsons contributes to Civil Engineering projects through disciplined project controls, strong technical coordination, digital documentation practices, and a commitment to quality, safety, and reliable infrastructure delivery.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Document Controller - Engineering Records will support project operations by coordinating the movement, registration, tracking, scanning, storage, and release of technical and administrative documents. The role helps engineering, construction, and project teams work from accurate information while maintaining proper version control, approval routing, filing discipline, and reporting records. Reliable document control is essential for project compliance, audit readiness, technical coordination, and successful handover.
Key Responsibilities
* Coordinate the flow of documents between project operations, engineering disciplines, construction teams, and department groups.
* Process project documents through approved procedural steps while following established document control guidelines.
* Maintain document numbering systems, approval requirements, signature workflows, and controlled distribution procedures.
* Receive, register, track, monitor, and update project documents using document management programs and project databases.
* Prepare document logs, transmittals, status reports, register extracts, and other documentation reports as required.
* Enter project data accurately using standard office automation tools and department-specific applications.
* Scan documents for electronic storage and ensure files are stored in the correct digital location.
* Maintain electronic and physical filing systems for drawings, correspondence, reports, records, and technical documents.
* Support established data distribution schedules based on client, project, department, and supplier requirements.
* Expedite document review, signature approval, and release of supplier documents and internally produced records.
* Help ensure current document revisions are available to the right project personnel and superseded documents are controlled properly.
* Support site office teams with timely document retrieval, filing updates, document circulation, and administrative coordination.
* Work closely with project team members to maintain accuracy, confidentiality, and traceability across all document control activities.
* Perform additional document control and administrative duties aligned with project requirements and functional responsibilities.
Ideal Profile
* Degree or Diploma in a related discipline.
* Minimum 5 years of document control experience in an engineering design or consulting environment.
* Previous experience working in site offices is required.
* Working knowledge of Par-docs is required.
* Familiarity with EDMS and DMCS is an advantage.
* Good understanding of document control work processes and electronic documentation systems.
* Ability to identify, organize, and handle drawings and technical engineering documents.
* Proficient keyboard skills with working knowledge of MS Windows.
* Good knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
* Strong organizational skills with the ability to maintain accurate document records and registers.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Able to work effectively as part of a project team in a deadline-driven environment.
* Detail-oriented, reliable, and able to manage document priorities with consistency.
* Professional approach to confidentiality, coordination, and project information control.
Skills Set
* Document control
* Engineering records management
* Technical document handling
* Drawing control
* Project documentation
* Document registers
* Transmittals
* Document logs
* Document numbering systems
* Approval tracking
* Signature workflows
* Document scanning
* Electronic filing
* Physical filing
* Document distribution
* Version control
* Par-docs
* EDMS
* DMCS
* MS Windows
* Word processing software
* Spreadsheet software
* Database software
* Data entry
* Site office administration
* Project operations support
* Engineering design documentation
* Construction team coordination
* Supplier document tracking
* Documentation reporting
Why Join Us
This opportunity is well suited for a Document Controller who wants to support major Civil Engineering projects in Abu Dhabi through accurate documentation, structured workflows, and reliable project records management. The role offers exposure to engineering design, construction coordination, site office operations, document systems, and project handover requirements. It provides a stable path for a documentation professional seeking long-term growth in the UAE infrastructure and consulting sector.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, design, and project delivery company supporting major infrastructure, transportation, construction, and urban development programs. In Abu Dhabi, Parsons contributes to Civil Engineering projects through disciplined project controls, strong technical coordination, digital documentation practices, and a commitment to quality, safety, and reliable infrastructure delivery.
