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Shaping Ireland's Transport Future (Roads, Public Transport, and Greenways)

Accelerate Your Career in Infrastructure

We are seeking a driven and experienced Document Controller to join our growing Transportation team in Dublin, Ireland. As part of a collaborative team of over 150 professionals, you will play a key role in supporting the effective management and control of project documentation across a diverse portfolio of transportation projects.

In this role, you will support the teams by managing document storage, sharing, and document control processes, while acting as the main point of contact for documentation-related queries across the organisation.

Working as part of the Document Control team, you will manage the document management system, support the implementation of document control tools, and provide guidance to junior Document Controllers to promote consistent document control practices.

You will ensure documentation is managed in line with organisational standards and procedures, maintain accurate records, and identify opportunities to improve document control processes. Through effective document governance, you will help support successful project delivery and ensure information is managed efficiently throughout the project lifecycle.

Your Role & Responsibilities

You will:

Monitor the creation, tracking, and storage of documents in a centralised repository, ensuring optimal organisation for easy access and retrieval.
Develop and refine version control protocols to ensure the most current and relevant documents are utilised, while maintaining comprehensive records of historical versions for reference.
Monitor the precise management of documents, including tracking revisions and maintaining accuracy and consistency in document versions.
Manage and optimise the distribution of documents to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring timely and accurate dissemination of critical information.
Ensure all documentation strictly adheres to organisational policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements, upholding consistency in document formats and templates.
Implement and regulate access rights to safeguard sensitive information, ensuring only authorised personnel have appropriate access.
Facilitate and enhance communication with team members, stakeholders, and vendors to streamline document exchanges and updates.
Coordinate and improve the document review and approval processes, ensuring efficient and timely revisions and endorsements from relevant stakeholders.
Maintain and enhance records of document history, including revisions, approvals, and distribution logs, crucial for audits and future references.
Generate and analyse reports on document status, activities, and compliance to support project management and strategic decision-making.
Identify and implement opportunities to improve document management processes and systems, ensuring they remain effective and evolve with project needs.
Lead the prioritisation of tasks to meet deadlines and manage document flow across various project phases efficiently.
Proactively identify and resolve complex issues related to document management, implementing solutions quickly and effectively.
Provide guidance and support to junior document controllers, fostering a collaborative and efficient team environment.
Perform additional tasks, activities or other duties as may be required or assigned as part of the role.

What we offer:

Flexible hybrid working.
Career development opportunities via AECOM University and our industry leading Technical Excellence programme.
A structured and transparent AECOM career model, allowing you to plan your progression with confidence and clarity.
A merit led reward programme, recognising individual and team contributions to quality, safety and commercial successes.
A range of core and personalised benefits tailored to your lifestyle and well-being.
Social value opportunities, allowing you to volunteer and further support the communities your projects will benefit.
Sports and Social Club with regular events across the team to build relationships across our teams.

Ready to lead the delivery of sustainable transport solutions in Ireland? Apply today.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

Intermediate: Typically, 5+ years' experience, 3+ years specialism in document control and a proven track record of handling project document control, preferably for high value complex projects.
Knowledge of quality management and process improvement practices and systems, preferably within the construction sector.
Strong experience in document control activities relating to compliance, quality and policies.
Strong experience working with document management systems, databases and software.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [email protected]

Additional Information

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Siobhan Osborne

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

State/Province: Dublin

Business Group: DCS

Legal Entity: AECOM Ireland Limited

Business Line: Transportation

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Operating Group: International

Primary Location: IE - Dublin, 1 Burlington Plaza

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