Document Controls Specialist - Construction

Position Overview

As the Document Control Specialist, you will manage and lead the document control team for a major transportation infrastructure project. You will be responsible for establishing document flow and distribution for design and construction teams at the project office.

Ensure all practices and procedures meet the project document retention requirements and perform periodic audits to ensure ongoing compliance.  Implement procedures to ensure the timely processing of documentation to meet the established delivery dates. Collecting and logging in of all contract documents and project documentation from bid phase through project completion. Reproducing, distributing, storing, and retrieval of documentation.

District Overview

Eastern Canada District's projects include highways, bridges, mass transit, mine site development & open pit operations, hydroelectric powerhouses, wind-power plants, dams & industrial. We serve the construction and mining industries and operate in Eastern Canada. 

Location

Our head office is based in Oakville, ON. The successful candidate will also be able to be onsite at our project locations in downtown Toronto. 

One of the many things that makes Kiewit’s culture unique is that we go where the work is, which exposes your career to abundant opportunities. We relocate our teams based on the work that is available, combined with the development plans, skill sets and career goals of each team member. This means your Kiewit adventure is custom-designed to meet our shared needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the organization and maintenance of an electronic document control and document management system.
• Develop and implement specific procedures and processes for receiving and date‐stamping incoming documents, logging, distribution, filing, review, approval and distribution.
• Optimize document control processes to minimize double handling of information or manual entry of data.
• Actively work towards improving and/or developing departmental procedures, workflows, and templates.  Demonstrate commitment to quality assurance.
• Establish the interface with any client or partner document management system(s).
• Provide training to project team on document control tools and processes to ensure compliance with the project document control management plan
• Supervise, mentor, and develop junior and intermediate document control staff
• Lead any modifications required to customize the document control and document management system to meet project requirements. 
• Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure that all documentation is processed as per the project schedule.
• Manage deadlines and ensure appropriate communication is provided (to relevant parties) when schedule conflicts arise.
• Participate in all 3rd Party / internal audits as required, being fully cognizant of appropriate plans, policies and procedures and respond effectively to requests for corrective actions.
• Maintenance of controlled drawing sets
• Establish engineering/document files in accordance with records retention standards.
• Assembly and compilation of handover package(s) per project requirements.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Relevant post-secondary degree or diploma is preferred.
• 3-5+ years’ experience in administration in an engineering and/or construction environment.
• Experience with assembling documentation for project close-out and handover is desirable.
• Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) experience (strongly preferred).
• Advanced knowledge of document control procedures and filing and record retention systems.
• Basic understanding of standard engineering practices.
• Administrator experience with Microsoft SharePoint, Projectwise, Aconex, Teambinder or any equivalent document control software.
• Ability to work autonomously and with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and timelines.
• Superior organizational and time-management skills; ability to meet deadlines.
• Decision and problem-solving ability.
• Proven ability to multi-task and efficiently respond to changing priorities.