Project Document Controller

Stopford are recruiting for a Project Document Controller to join our Commercial Group to provide a comprehensive document control service. You will be based at Knutsford with the requirement to attend site when required.  This is a full-time permanent position, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary.

Stopford’s business activities are at the forefront of the energy transition and together with our clients and partners, we are playing our part in tackling the biggest challenges of our time: Energy Security; Environmental Sustainability and Energy Affordability. 

The Project Document Controller role:

As our Project Document Controller, you will provide a high standard of customer service to employees and clients. You will work closely with other people within the business to understand the requirements and deliver against these successfully.They will work closely with other people within the business to understand the requirements and deliver against these successfully.

Key Responsibilities of the Project Document Controller:

• Manage the receipt and transmittal of documents.
• Maintain version control standards.
• Maintain the document register for the project.
• Assisting the project managers and responsible directors with project document management including the maintenance of document issue and receipt registers.
• Assist project teams with Quality documentation.
• Apply numbering convention and branding to documents.

Role requirements for our Project Document Controller include:

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft office, including outlook, word and especially excel.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with solid oral and written communication capabilities.
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to multi-task and attention to detail.
• Consistently demonstrate the ability to act independently, prioritise and influence others.
• Experience of working in a document control role.
• Experience of using document control software (desirable).
• Experience of working in the engineering industry (desirable).
• Experience of working on projects providing document control (desirable).
• Eligible to live and work in the UK.
• Full UK/EEC driving licence.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate may be required to achieve and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (SC clearance). 

About Stopford

Founded in 1982, Stopford is an international multi-disciplinary consultancy, engineering design and project management services company.  We are an industry leader with a portfolio spanning research and development through to design and commissioning of process plant. With a worldwide clientele in emerging and existing industries in the Clean Energy Sector. Our ambition is to lead the way in engineering a sustainable world through the transition to a low carbon economy.? 

Benefits

Employment at Stopford brings many benefits including:

• Competitive salary? 
• Profit related bonus payment (10%) 
• Pension?(5% employer and 5% employee) 
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays? 
• Additional day off to celebrate your Birthday 
• Private medical insurance? 
• Employee assistance programme? 
• Free on-site parking? 
• Reimbursement of professional membership fees? 
• Long service awards 

Please go to our website for a full job description to familiarise yourself with all of the responsibilities, skills and experience required before you apply.? 

Please note that we do not accept applications from agencies, and you must be eligible to live and work in the UK with no restrictions.??? 

We look forward to receiving your CV for the post of Project Document Controller.??? ? 

Closing date: 12 October 2025

Stopford reserves the right to bring forward the closing date if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist.? Therefore, we would recommend that you apply as soon as possible.???? 

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.????