Balfour Beatty plc
Senior Document Controller
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About The Role
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Location – Motherwell
Hybrid working - 3 days on site at Motherwell and 2 days working from home
By joining our Power Transmission and Distribution team as a senior Document Controller you will be responsible for establishing governance and assuring data and information flow to and from Balfour Beatty (BIM 360 Docs), Client common data environments, and Subcontractor systems.
As a line manager, the Senior Document Controller supervises and mentors document controllers. They conduct performance reviews and provide feedback to team members, ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures. Demonstrating strong interpersonal and communication skills, they build and maintain positive relationships with project stakeholders, resolve conflicts, and address issues promptly and effectively. They encourage a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
What you'll be doing
- Work to the Project Information Plan and Asset Information Plan set out at project start-up (IM will be identified at this stage).
- Assist with the set-up of projects in BIM 360 NextGen/ACC (folders, user rights, workflows).
- Assist the Document Control Manager with the roll-out of ACC to newly identified projects and complete support training and visits.
- Assist Project Team Members in assembling information for Project Outputs.
- Enable reliable information exchange through a common data environment.
- Resource allocation, manage and allocate resources effectively to ensure the document control team meets project demands and deadlines.
- Performance monitoring, regularly monitor and evaluate the performance of the document control team, providing feedback and implementing improvement plans as necessary.
- Team development, foster a culture of continuous improvement and professional development within the document control team, encouraging skill enhancement and career growth.
Who we're looking for
The Following Qualities/experience Are Essential
- Background and understanding of a variety of engineering projects and processes.
- Understands and has experience working with Document Control/Management.
- Strong Leadership Skills, ability to inspire and motivate team members, set clear goals, and lead by example. Previous experience in successfully managing a team and handling conflicts.
- Effective Communication, excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey expectations and provide feedback. Experience in roles requiring regular communication with diverse stakeholders.
- Problem-Solving and Decision-Making. Ability to quickly identify issues and make informed decisions. Demonstrated experience in managing challenging situations and implementing solutions.
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The Following Qualities/experience Are Desirable
- Experience using BIM 360 Docs/ACC.
- Experience and understanding of site-based Operational business processes and practices.
- Knowledge of Engineering applications and their associated data structures.
- An awareness of the Utilities / Power / Construction industry.
- A working knowledge of an Engineering Drawing Office, Design Office and document control processes.
- A working knowledge of BIM (Building Information Modelling) tools, processes and practices.
- Awareness and knowledge of BS1192 / ISO19650.
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?
Benefits
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.
- 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…
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About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
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 www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.
We are 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: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.
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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com.
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