Document Controller

Document Controller West Thurrock (with UK travel as required) Salary - £40,000 - £45,000 Pin Point Recruitment is working with a leading Upper Tier COMAH chemical business to recruit an experienced Document Controller to support its Group Engineering function. This is a newly created role, offering the opportunity to establish and shape document control systems across the organisation. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring engineering and project documentation is effectively managed, controlled, and accessible across multiple UK sites. Key Responsibilities * Document Management & Control * Receive, log, distribute, and securely store engineering documentation from third-party suppliers * Maintain accurate document registers for engineering activities and capital projects * Ensure effective version control and document traceability * Issue documentation to external stakeholders and maintain transmission records * Project Support * Work closely with Project Managers and Engineers to coordinate document flow (drawings, RFIs, TQs) * Manage review cycles, ensuring comments are captured and returned to suppliers * Support project close-out, ensuring all documentation is complete, up-to-date, and transitioned to as-built status * System Development & Improvement * Consolidate existing hard copy and electronic documentation into structured systems * Improve accessibility and organisation of legacy documentation * Collaborate with the Group Engineering Manager to develop and standardise document control processes across the Group * Engineering & Asset Support * Ensure new documents are correctly titled and numbered * Support CMMS processes, including issuing and managing equipment tag numbers * Assist with the control of critical documentation such as Management of Change (MOC) records Experience & Knowledge * Proven experience in a Document Controller or Document Management role within: * Chemical, Oil & Gas, or similar heavy industry * Strong understanding of document control processes within capital projects * Familiarity with engineering documentation such as: * P&IDs * Piping isometrics * Electrical/cable drawings * Experience supporting multi-million-pound capital projects * Exposure to developing or improving document management systems Desirable: * Familiarity with CAD software (e.g. AutoCAD) * Experience working on large-scale engineering or infrastructure projects Why Apply? This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of a newly created role and make a tangible impact on how engineering documentation is managed across a major industrial organisation