Senior Document Controller (Railway Projects)

Are you a highly meticulous Document Controller with a passion for precision in safety-critical environments? Join ARENGY in Dubai as a Senior Document Controller to manage crucial project documentation for innovative railway and metro projects. Your expertise will be vital in ensuring compliance, traceability, and successful project delivery, directly contributing to the infrastructure development in the Middle East.

• Manage and maintain a robust document control system, ensuring structured filing, storage, and accessibility of all project documentation.
• Register, log, distribute, track, and archive all incoming and outgoing documents strictly following established procedures.
• Categorize, label, format, and meticulously review all documentation before submission to internal and external stakeholders.
• Implement and enforce strict version control, ensuring the availability of only the latest approved revisions while maintaining full traceability of historical versions.
• Collaborate closely with project teams, engineers, and managers to gather, verify, and manage all required documentation across various project phases.
• Support large-scale engineering projects, particularly within railway and metro sectors, by proficiently handling technical documents such as drawings, method statements, test reports, and project correspondence.
• Coordinate document review and approval workflows, ensuring timely submissions and proactive follow-up with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure rigorous compliance with company, client, and project-specific document control procedures, standards, and naming conventions.
• Conduct regular audits of document records and systems to verify accuracy, completeness, and alignment with project requirements.
• Prepare and distribute comprehensive reports on document status, submissions, revisions, and outstanding approvals to management and project teams.

• Proven expertise in Aconex for document management (Mandatory).
• Demonstrated experience with SharePoint or other Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS).
• In-depth understanding of document lifecycle management principles.
• Strong proficiency in version control and maintaining audit trails.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder communication skills.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Administration or Engineering.
• Familiarity with ISO standards related to documentation and quality management.
• Specific experience with signaling or telecommunications systems documentation.
• Over 5 years of experience as a Document Controller on major, safety-critical railway or metro projects.

• Documentation accuracy and completeness across all project phases.
• Timely submissions and approvals of all project-related documents.
• Full compliance with company, client, and project-specific document control procedures and standards.
• Maintenance of strict version control and comprehensive audit trails.
• Efficient support for project compliance and delivery in a safety-critical railway environment.

Comprehensive benefits package.

Based in Dubai, ARENGY is dedicated to connecting top engineering and technology talent with the most innovative companies across the Middle East. We deliver expert consultants for critical projects and senior technology leaders to build sustainable capabilities. At ARENGY, we empower engineers and technology experts to build meaningful careers through high-impact projects and permanent roles with leading international companies. Whether through expert consulting missions or direct hires, we offer flexibility, trust, and long-term career progression, combining the agility of a specialist consultancy with the stability of a trusted technology partner. Our core values are Technical Excellence, Commitment & Integrity, and Impact & Agility.

This is an on-site role based in Dubai, UAE (Project Office). You will thrive in a fast-paced, highly structured, and process-driven environment that demands meticulous attention to detail and a compliance-first mindset. Real-time communication and close collaboration with various project stakeholders are key to success.