Western Development Company Limited (WDCL) is accepting applications from suitably qualified and experienced applicants to fill the role of Quality Document Controller.
This is a great opportunity for people with good expertise in document control and quality assurance in the oil and gas, EPC, fabrication, construction or asset integrity sectors.
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Quick Summary of Quality Document Controller at Western Development Company Limited (WDCL)
| Company | Western Development Company Limited (WDCL) |
| Category | Job |
| Type | Full time |
| Job title | Quality Document Controller |
| Location | Port Harcourt, Rivers State |
| Experience Required | 5 years |
| Application Deadline | 31 July 2026 |
About Western Development Company Limited (WDCL)
Western Development Company Limited (WDCL) is an indigenous company offering services to local and international oil and gas companies for more than 25 years now.
Our services comprises Procurement Engineering and construction in Mechanical Electrical Civil Instrumentation in Onshore & Offshore brown field & green field projects. We also provide services on procurement and implementation of Information Technology and Telecommunication projects.
We are seeking to grow our business to include oil drilling, completion and well maintenance services, providing Badges, Tug Boats, Personnel Carriers, Security Vessels etc. Also we are working towards growing our business to the shallow and deep offshore horizon.
Role Purpose
Control quality documents and records throughout their life cycle so that approved information is available at the point of use and final QA dossiers are complete, traceable, correctly indexed, and accepted at project handover.
Reports to: Quality Manager / Project Document Control Lead
Supervises: Document control assistants, as assigned
Key Responsibilities
- Implement document numbering, metadata, templates, workflows, revision/status codes, approval matrices, transmittals, and retention requirements.
- Receive, register, quality-check, route, issue, distribute, and archive quality plans, procedures, ITPs, inspection reports, NCRs, audits, certificates, and technical records.
- Maintain controlled registers and ensure superseded or unapproved documents are removed from points of use while retaining an auditable history.
- Coordinate review and approval cycles, monitor overdue responses, and provide accurate document-status reports to responsible owners.
- Manage contractor and vendor quality-document requirements, master document registers, manufacturing records, inspection releases, and final data books.
- Compile system-based QA dossiers/test packs containing material traceability, weld/NDT/coating records, calibration, test results, punch closure, and acceptance evidence.
- Check documents for completeness, signatures, dates, legibility, cross-references, revision consistency, and alignment with the handover index.
- Support mechanical completion, commissioning, as-built, and project-closeout processes, including reconciliation of electronic and hard-copy records.
- Protect confidential information, maintain access controls and backups, and support audits by retrieving reliable records promptly.
Qualifications and Experience
Minimum Requirements
- HND or bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information/Records Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- Typically 5 or more years of document control or quality-records experience on oil and gas, EPC, construction, fabrication, or asset-integrity projects.
- Demonstrated experience with electronic document management systems, transmittals, registers, contractor/vendor documents, and QA dossier compilation.
- Understanding of inspection, welding/NDT, material, test-pack, NCR, audit, and handover record relationships.
- Exceptional accuracy, organisation, confidentiality, follow-up, and stakeholder-service skills.
Preferred Certifications and Standards Knowledge
- Document/records management, ISO 9001, or information-governance training is advantageous.
- Experience with major EDMS platforms and spreadsheet-based registers is preferred.
- Awareness of project completions, configuration management, retention, and data-protection requirements.
Core Competencies
- Revision and distribution control
- Quality-record completeness and traceability
- EDMS/register administration
- QA dossier and handover compilation
- Accurate status reporting and follow-up
Key Performance Measures
- Documents processed and distributed within target time
- Overdue reviews and missing records reduced
- Zero use of obsolete or unapproved controlled documents
- QA dossiers accepted first pass or with minimal comments
- Audit retrieval requests fulfilled accurately and promptly
- Reporting and Interfaces
- Internal interfaces: Quality, engineering, procurement, construction, inspection, commissioning, project controls, IT, and corporate records teams.
External interfaces: Clients, contractors, vendors, third-party inspectors, certification bodies, and archive/storage providers.
HSE and Quality Commitment
- Control sensitive information and ensure document-handling activities, site visits, and archive work comply with cybersecurity, data-protection, manual-handling, and site HSE requirements.
- The role holder is expected to demonstrate integrity, objective judgement, respect for approved procedures, and a continual-improvement mindset. Responsibilities may be adjusted to suit project scope, risk, location, and contractual requirements.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online via the WDCL careers portal:
Application Closing Date: July 31, 2026
WDCL is an equal opportunity employer. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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