Document Controller
As a document controller you could be:
- Controlling company and project documentation
- Following and improving document control procedures
- Ensuring all documentation meets formal requirements and required standards
- Sorting, storing and retrieving electronic and hard copy documents on behalf of clients and industry professionals
- Producing document progress reports for senior managers
- Conducting regular reviews and document audits
- Using computers to organise and distribute documents within a company
- Helping in the planning stages of a specific project
- Ensure documents are shared at key times to facilitate timely project completion
- Working in an office.
Soft Skills Required
Soft Skills are skills that support the role e.g. telephone rapport. Soft Skills can also be a Natural Talent – these soft skills are those that can be taught as opposed to those that are inherent within an individual.
Attention to detail
Attention to detail should be given when undertaking document control tasks & be observant in following health & safety procedures.
Multi-tasker
Ability to undertake more than 1 task at any 1 time.
Communicator
Communicate effectively both verbally & in writing with site personnel & other stakeholders.
Ordered
Ability to work in a neat & organized manner
Adaptability Shows willingness to adjust her approach to help organisation and individuals to manage their diferent priorities as situations change.
People suited to this role usually demonstrate the following natural talents:
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The main duties of a Quantity Surveying Technician are:
To collect information from inspections or visits to buildings, land or construction sites
To take appropriate measurements of buildings, land or plans
To meet with other professionals, clients, customers and others to obtain and provide information relating to land, property or construction
To collect and record data relating to land, buildings or construction for technical use
To manage work tasks related to the area of practice
To undertake costings and/or measurements and /or valuations using data collected from research
To ensure a safe working environment for themselves and others
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The main duties and tasks of a Construction Design and Build Technician are:
Identification of client requirements in construction projects
Identification of health and safety risks in the deign of projects
Checking of compliance with regulations on a construction project
The minimisation of the environmental impact of construction projects
Assisting architects with the development of detailed design on a construction project
Coordinate design information on a construction project
Monitoring of quality on a construction project
Assisting commercial staff with the monitoring of costs on a construction project
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Formworkers contribute to the construction of projects through the preparation, installation, quality management of all stages of the formwork and falsework process. Preparing falsework that provides temporary support structures for forms and undertake formwork. This includes producing panels and fittings that mould to form a desired shape with concrete such as slabs. support beams, columns and walls.
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