Senior Document Controller

Decima International
Dubai
Workplace: OnsiteContractFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Attention to detail","Organizational skills","Prioritization","Follow-up","Communication"]

Build and administer a structured technical document management system for major data center and telecommunications infrastructure programs in the UAE. Own document numbering, classification, file standards, access controls, and rigorous version control across engineering drawings, equipment manuals, O&M and operating procedures. Coordinate documentation intake from EPCs and vendors, track gaps against delivery schedules, maintain audit trails and as-builts, and administer the EDMS to ensure teams can retrieve accurate current-revision records.

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Decima International
Decima International
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Senior Document Controller

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Job Summary

Build and administer a structured technical document management system for major data center and telecommunications infrastructure programs in the UAE. Own document numbering, classification, file standards, access controls, and rigorous version control across engineering drawings, equipment manuals, O&M and operating procedures. Coordinate documentation intake from EPCs and vendors, track gaps against delivery schedules, maintain audit trails and as-builts, and administer the EDMS to ensure teams can retrieve accurate current-revision records.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and maintain a structured technical document management system for engineering drawings, equipment manuals, O&M/manuals, and related documentation.
  • •Define and enforce document numbering/classification, file-naming, folder structures, metadata standards, and access controls.
  • •Retrieve, collect, consolidate, and register documentation from designers, EPC contractors, equipment vendors, OEMs, commissioning teams, and other originators.
  • •Maintain rigorous version control with revision histories and audit trails, ensuring only current/approved revisions are in active use and superseded documents are archived.
  • •Administer the document control platform/EDMS (workflows, user access, version control settings) and provide timely documentation retrieval with periodic status reporting.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Engineering, Information Management, Document Control, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • •15+ years of document control experience.
  • •Minimum 3 years managing technical documentation (engineering drawings, equipment manuals, O&M manuals, operating procedures) on mission-critical, telecom, or large-scale infrastructure programs.
  • •Experience building/administering structured document management systems from multiple sources, including document retrieval, consolidation, verification, and control.
  • •Strong working knowledge of EDMS platforms (e.g., Aconex, SharePoint, BIW, Procore) and familiarity with ISO 19650 and ISO 9001 documentation practices.
Experience:15+ yearsData centersTelecommunicationsInfrastructureMission-critical facilitiesEDMS
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Attention to detailOrganizational skillsPrioritizationFollow-upCommunication
Languages:EnglishArabic
Tech Stack:AconexSharePointBIWProcoreEDMS

Company Brief

Decima International
International recruitment and talent solutions firm providing executive search, professional recruitment, and workforce consulting to place senior and specialist candidates across multiple industries and geographies.
Industry: Recruitment Agencies
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