Senior Project Document Controller

Bayside Group ·www.baysidegroup.com.au

Location DOCKLANDS, Victoria, Australia
Type Full time
Level Senior
Source Shazamme
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About the Opportunity
A landmark infrastructure project in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Senior Project Document Controller to take ownership of the document management function across a complex, multi-stakeholder delivery environment. 

This is a career defining opportunity for a senior document professional who enjoys working at the centre of major projects, collaborating with a project team of engineers, project managers, contractors, consultants and client representatives to ensure critical project information is managed with accuracy, integrity and governance.

You will play a key role in establishing and maintaining best-practice document control processes across a significant infrastructure project, working with industry-leading professionals and proven systems.

About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Program Controls, you will lead the end-to-end document control function, ensuring project information is captured, managed, controlled, and accessible through the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities
  • Establish, implement and maintain document control processes aligned with project, contractual, and organisational requirements.
  • Manage the complete document lifecycle, including document creation, review, approval, issue, revision control, superseding, and archiving.
  • Administer the project document control systems such as Aconex, TeamBinder, or similar EDMS platforms, including registers, workflows, and user permissions.
  • Undertake quality assurance checks on document submissions and coordinate updates, corrections, and re-submissions.
  • Develop reporting and dashboards to provide visibility of document status, workflow performance, outstanding actions, and compliance.
  • Act as the central point of contact for document-related queries and support onboarding/training of project participants.
About You
You will be an experienced Document Control professional who thrives in a major project environment.

You will ideally have:
  • Demonstrated experience as a Senior Document Controller, Lead Document Controller, or Document Management Lead on major infrastructure, engineering, construction, or government projects. 
  • Experience using Aconex, TeamBinder, or similar electronic document management systems. 
  • Practical experience administering SharePoint document environments. 
  • Excellent attention to detail, strong organisational capability, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
What's on Offer
  • Long-term role on a flagship Melbourne infrastructure project.
  • Competitive salary package commensurate with experience.
  • Collaborative, high-performing team culture with genuine career progression.
  • Exposure to industry-leading systems, processes, and senior leadership.
  • Flexible working arrangements and a strong commitment to work-life balance.
How to Apply
If you are ready to bring your document control expertise to one of Melbourne’s most exciting infrastructure projects, we would love to hear from you.

A diverse workplace where everyone feels welcome and supported is essential to our client’s success. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply, especially women, who are underrepresented in this sector. Teams with different perspectives make better decisions and get better results for the project and the community. If you don't meet every requirement but think you'd be right for the role, we'd still love to hear from you.

Click Apply Now with your current CV or contact Wayne Eaton on 0422 003 895 or Daniel on 0414 605 978 for a confidential discussion.

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The Senior Project Document Controller role with Bayside Group is based in DOCKLANDS, VIC, AU.
Is the Senior Project Document Controller role full-time or contract?
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