Document Controller

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51^st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2025 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Document Controller to join our team in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

This position is responsible for managing, tracking, and distributing all project documents, drawings, and correspondence while maintaining document control systems to ensure accuracy, version control, compliance with client and authority requirements, and timely access to updated information for engineers and project managers.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Manage and maintain the project document control system in accordance with PMI procedures and client requirements.
• Receive, register, distribute, track, and archive all incoming and outgoing project documentation.
• Ensure proper document numbering, revision control, status updates, and document workflows.
• Maintain document registers for drawings, reports, correspondence, RFIs, technical submittals, and project deliverables.
• Prepare and issue transmittals and ensure timely distribution of project documents to relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate with project managers, engineers, consultants, contractors, and client representatives regarding document submissions and approvals.
• Monitor document review cycles and follow up on pending approvals and overdue responses.
• Ensure that only the latest approved revisions are available for project use.
• Support project audits and maintain compliance with quality management procedures.
• Assist in the preparation of project close-out documentation and final handover packages.
• Generate periodic document control reports and maintain accurate project records

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 7 years work experience partnered with a Diploma or Bachelor degree.

Proficiency in Oracle Unifier/Aconex/Asite or similar EDMS is mandatory.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.