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Document Controller

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In-Office
Houston, TX
Senior level
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Houston, TX
Senior level
Manage and maintain project document control for life sciences construction projects: implement EDMS/SharePoint workflows, handle transmittals, ensure change control and archival, train staff, support SOX controls, and coordinate document flow among stakeholders and PMC.
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Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. 

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. 

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. 

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Document Controller based in Houston, Texas, to support major Life Sciences construction projects. This individual will play a critical role in managing project documentation, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficient information flow across project teams and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have experience in document control within construction, engineering, or capital projects environments and possess strong organizational and communication skills. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing team delivering complex, high-impact projects within the life sciences sector.

  • Responsible for implementing and maintaining document control processes assuring document control, cataloging, change control and archival requirements are met for the owner operator. 
  • Support the workflow and delivery of required documents for a capital project, overseeing the flow and management of documents from the PMC and other sources. 
  • Manage interfaces with all parties involved with the PMC’s EDMS, ensuring the workflows and distribution matrices are managed for accurate, fast, and efficient information sharing. Identify and mitigate obstacles as necessary. 
  • Develop and maintain the project SharePoint based system ensuring necessary documentation is managed properly. 
  • Manage transmittals from PMC’s EDMS, coordinate workflow responses for the WLNG team, and other associated tasks. 
  • Trains team members in processes and document control software as necessary.  
  • SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. 

Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field is preferred.  
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience 
  • Proficient in Microsoft 365 products 
  • Proficiency in using spreadsheet tools to manage large amounts of data 
  • Experience utilizing Power BI, Data Studio, Tableau or any equivalent program for data analytics and data visualization, preferred. 
  • Prior experience managing people is a plus 
  • Strong Electronic document management system (EDMS/DMS) experience 
  • Understanding of construction documentation 
  • Excellent communication skills  

 

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters  If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan, please email [email protected].  If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at 713-457-9400 or [email protected].  This telephone line and email address is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a response.

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