Document Controller – Data Centres

Location: Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reporting To: Project Director / Project Controls Manager

About CTS Group

CTS Group is a leading international design and build contractor specialising in the delivery of mission-critical data centre facilities across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). We combine engineering excellence, innovation, and digital expertise to deliver high-performance, sustainable, and future-ready infrastructure for hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise clients.

With a diverse workforce representing more than 40 nationalities, CTS fosters a collaborative and high-performance culture where technical excellence, safety, quality, and innovation underpin every project. Through our integrated approach to design, engineering, construction, commissioning, and digital delivery, we continue to deliver some of the most advanced and technically complex data centre facilities across the globe.

As our UK project portfolio continues to grow, we are seeking an experienced Document Controller to join one of our flagship data centre developments in Middlesbrough.

The Role

The Document Controller plays a critical role in supporting the successful delivery of a major data centre project by ensuring that project information is accurately managed, controlled, and distributed throughout the project lifecycle.

Working closely with Design, Engineering, Construction, Commercial, Quality, and Commissioning teams, you will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of all project documentation, ensuring information is accessible, traceable, and compliant with project and client requirements.

This role is ideal for a highly organised professional who thrives in a fast-paced construction environment and enjoys working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams to support project success.

Key Responsibilities

Document Control & Information Management

• Manage project documentation within Common Data Environments (CDEs), including Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) and other document management platforms.

• Ensure all project documentation is recorded, distributed, filed, and maintained in accordance with CTS and client requirements.

• Perform quality checks on all documentation prior to submission, including document numbering, naming conventions, revision status, metadata, and completeness.

• Maintain document registers, Master Deliverable Registers (MDRs), trackers, and project records to ensure information remains accurate and up to date.

• Ensure project teams have access to the latest approved documentation and that superseded information is appropriately controlled and archived.

Workflow Management & Coordination

• Manage document review, approval, and distribution workflows across the project.

• Monitor outstanding reviews and approvals, proactively following up with relevant stakeholders to maintain project timelines.

• Coordinate documentation between CTS, subcontractors, suppliers, consultants, client representatives, and project teams.

• Prepare and issue transmittals while maintaining full document traceability and audit history.

• Support document submission processes and ensure compliance with project-specific requirements.

Design, Construction & Commissioning Support

• Manage and track design documentation, technical submittals, RFIs, drawings, specifications, and vendor documentation.

• Support construction teams by ensuring timely distribution of approved project information.

• Assist Quality and Commissioning teams with inspection records, testing documentation, turnover packages, and handover information.

• Support the preparation and management of final project documentation and closeout records.

• Ensure documentation requirements are met during commissioning, system turnover, and client handover phases.

Reporting & Compliance

• Monitor documentation status and produce regular reports highlighting outstanding submissions, overdue reviews, and key project deliverables.

• Ensure compliance with CTS document control procedures, project quality requirements, and client standards.

• Assist with project audits and document reviews when required.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives within project controls and information management processes.

• Promote best practice in document control across the project team.

About You

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Previous experience as a Document Controller within construction, engineering, infrastructure, data centre, or other technically complex project environments.

• Strong understanding of document lifecycle management, revision control, metadata management, workflows, and document registers.

• Experience using Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) or similar Common Data Environment platforms.

• Experience managing technical documentation, engineering drawings, submittals, RFIs, supplier documentation, and project records.

• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and document management systems.

• Excellent organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accuracy in a fast-paced project environment.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary project teams.

• Full professional proficiency in English.

Desirable

• Previous experience working on hyperscale or enterprise data centre projects.

• Experience using Aconex, Asite, Viewpoint, or similar document management platforms.

• Knowledge of project handover, commissioning, and quality documentation processes.

• Understanding of UK construction project delivery and technical documentation requirements.

• Qualification in Business Administration, Information Management, Project Controls, or a related discipline.

What We Offer

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing international organisation delivering some of the UK's most advanced data centre projects.

You will play a vital role in ensuring project information is organised, traceable, and accessible, while working alongside experienced professionals across design, engineering, construction, commissioning, and commercial functions.

In return, we offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package

• Career progression opportunities within a rapidly growing international business

• Exposure to large-scale hyperscale and mission-critical projects

• Professional development and training opportunities

• Collaborative, diverse, and high-performance working environment

• Opportunity to contribute to the successful delivery of world-class digital infrastructure

• Long-term career opportunities across CTS's expanding UK and European operations

Eligibility to Work in the UK

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom at the time of application and throughout their employment.

Please note that CTS Group is unable to provide visa sponsorship or support Skilled Worker visa applications for this position. Candidates requiring current or future sponsorship to work in the UK will not be considered.

If you are an organised and detail-focused Document Controller looking to contribute to the successful delivery of a landmark data centre project, we would welcome your application.