The Role
Lead onsite document control for a major pharmaceutical construction project using EIDA. Manage drawings, RFIs, submittals, revisions, traceability, turnover records, and document flow across owners, EPC, contractors, QA/QC, commissioning, and project teams. Train and coordinate doc control staff, maintain registers and audit records, support QA/QC, commissioning, validation, and final closeout, and drive process improvements.
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Lead Document Control Specialist (EIDA)
Join FST Technical ServicesFST Technical Services is seeking an experienced Lead Document Control Specialist to support a major pharmaceutical manufacturing construction project in Lebanon, Indiana. This is a high-profile, fast-paced assignment where document accuracy, quality, traceability, and compliance are essential to project success.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience using the EIDA software platform and the leadership ability to coordinate document control activities across owners, contractors, engineering teams, QA/QC, commissioning, and project stakeholders.
This position is open to qualified U.S. citizens/Permanent residents located anywhere in the country who are willing to travel and mobilize to the project site. Regular home trips are allowable based on project scope and timeline.What You'll DoAs the Lead Document Control Specialist, you will oversee project documentation throughout the construction lifecycle while ensuring compliance with client standards, quality requirements, and established document control procedures. Also support and help manage up to 3 offsite Doc Control Specialist working from our Durham, NC Life Science office.Primary Responsibilities
- Lead onsite document control activities for a major pharmaceutical facility construction project.
- Serve as the project subject matter expert for the EIDA document management software platform.
- Manage engineering drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, change documentation, transmittals, turnover records, and other controlled project documents.
- Maintain accurate document numbering, revision control, distribution, approval status, and complete traceability.
- Coordinate document flow among the owner, EPC team, contractors, subcontractors, QA/QC, commissioning, qualification, and project management personnel.
- Review incoming documentation for accuracy, completeness, formatting, naming conventions, and compliance before release or routing.
- Develop and maintain document registers, status reports, overdue-item tracking, audit records, and turnover package logs.
- Support construction completion, QA/QC inspections, commissioning, qualification, validation, and final project closeout activities.
- Train, guide, and mentor additional document control personnel as project staffing needs expand.
- Identify and implement process improvements that increase document quality, consistency, and efficiency.
- 5+ years of document control experience supporting large industrial construction, engineering, or capital projects.
- Direct, hands-on experience using EIDA document management software is required.
- Experience supporting pharmaceutical, life sciences, biotechnology, semiconductor, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of engineering documentation, construction workflows, document lifecycles, revision management, and project turnover requirements.
- Experience managing large volumes of technical documentation across multiple contractors and project disciplines.
- Strong organizational, communication, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to document quality and compliance.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven construction environment.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Previous experience supporting a pharmaceutical greenfield, brownfield, expansion, or campus construction project.
- Experience supporting QA/QC, commissioning, qualification, validation, or project turnover teams.
- Prior EPC, owner-side, construction management, or general contractor project experience.
- Previous lead, supervisory, or team-coordination experience within a document control function.
- Familiarity with FDA-regulated, GMP, or controlled-document environments.
- This is a travel-based position supporting the project in Lebanon, Indiana.
- Candidates may live anywhere in the United States but must be willing to mobilize and remain near the project site for the assignment. Regular home trips are allowed based on project scope/timeline.
- Ability to successfully complete client onboarding requirements, including background screening, drug testing, site orientation, and other project-specific requirements.
- Flexibility to work the project schedule required to support construction and turnover milestones.
- Completion of OSHA 10 is required prior to start of job.
- Competitive base salary based on experience.
- Mobilization funds to support project relocation and startup expenses.
- Monthly per diem for eligible traveling employees.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Paid Time Off and company holidays.
- Life and disability insurance.
This opportunity is ideal for an experienced EIDA document control professional who wants to take a lead role on a landmark pharmaceutical construction project while receiving strong travel support and FST employee benefits.
Apply today to help deliver the next generation of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities with FST Technical Services.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of document control experience supporting large industrial construction, engineering, or capital projects.
- Direct, hands-on experience using EIDA document management software.
- Experience supporting pharmaceutical, life sciences, biotechnology, semiconductor, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
- Strong understanding of engineering documentation, construction workflows, document lifecycles, revision management, and project turnover requirements.
- Experience managing large volumes of technical documentation across multiple contractors and project disciplines.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams).
- Strong organizational, communication, prioritization, and problem-solving skills; attention to detail and commitment to document quality and compliance.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven construction environment and support construction/turnover milestones.
- U.S. citizenship (or permanent resident) and willingness to travel/mobilize to the project site in Lebanon, Indiana.
- Completion of OSHA 10 prior to start and ability to complete client onboarding (background screening, drug testing, site orientation).
- Leadership ability to train, guide, and mentor additional document control personnel and coordinate offsite doc control staff.
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The Company
What We Do
Founded in 1984, FST Technical Services is a global leader in the TICC industry, providing a broad range of testing, inspection, certification, and engineering solutions. The company supports mission-critical manufacturing operations, specifically serving the semiconductor, microelectronics, and life sciences industries to ensure quality and compliance throughout the operational life cycle.
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