Document Controller Reading, England
Job description
At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for a Document Controller to join our Field Solutions part of the business, reporting into the Document Control Manager. The role will be based at our client’s site with home based working available on a weekly basis, so location is very flexible. The successful candidate will become part of a respected and ambitious team who offer support to a variety of different projects.
- Expediting and coordinating information in line with demanding programmes
- Ensuring all documentation is managed in compliance with processes, policies and procedures.
- Provide support with regards to document numbering, revisions and the application of metadata.
- Receive, issue and control project documentation and check compliance and quality of documents
- Attend project meetings to provide support and address any issues to ensure the effective flow of documentation
- Provide Data Management System training where necessary
- Liaise and provide support to supply chain
- Co-ordinate with other departments to ensure the information being processed complies with their requirements for handover.
Essential Qualifications & Experience:
- Knowledge of various Data Management Systems
- Positive attitude, adaptable and resilient to change
- Have excellent organisational skills
- Self-motivated
- Have a methodical approach
- Proficient in MS Office tools
- Candidate should be a UK National with SC or be able to obtain 'Security Clearance' at the required level.
Our Culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here.
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role
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