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Alison V Garrick

Adaptable person who works well alone or in a team environment

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Flat 44, Mayer House, Chatham Place, Reading, Berks, RG1 7ANMember since June 16, 2026
Organised & efficientAbility of working to deadlinesGood communicatorMulti-taskerCommittedBuzzsawConject/BIWWorkspaceProcore4 ProjectsAconexSharepointBIM 360
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About

Adaptable person who works well alone or in a team environment. Very articulate and methodical in my approach to work and able to communicate effectively with people at all levels. Seek a role (ideally permanent), where my skills will be utilised with the opportunity to gain new ones.

Experience

Senior Document Controller - Balfour Beatty

(2023-07)

  • Downloading/uploading drawings & documents
  • QA checking site drawings & documentation
  • Issuing and inputting RFI's &Technical Submittals
  • Setting up workflows
  • Giving people access to BIM
  • Issuing reports

Document Controller - NSG Environmental Ltd

(2022-08 - 2022-11)

  • Downloading/uploading and issuing drawings and documents
  • Completing, issuing and uploading transmittals
  • Organising Sharepoint

Team Assistant - McLaren Construction

(2022-05 - 2022-06)

  • Setting up employees on Biosite
  • Updating qualifications
  • Producing and issuing attendance reports
  • Meet and greet visitors to site
  • General site administration

Compliance Administrator - AWE

(2022-03 - 2022-05)

  • Typing meeting minutes
  • Booking accommodation
  • General admin for the site team
  • Various duties for other departments

Document Controller - AVK-SEG

(2021-03 - 2021-06)

  • Uploading and downloading drawings and documents

Site Administrator – Residential & Retail. Value £38,750,000 - McLaughlin & Harvey

(2018-03 - 2020-03)

  • Printing, filing/hanging drawings
  • Downloading/uploading drawings, documents and site pictures
  • Inputting and uploading RFI's
  • Keep records of all site documentation
  • Inputting delivery, plant, waste & concrete tickets
  • Typing meeting minutes
  • Ordering site supplies
  • General admin

Site Administrator - Erith

(2017-07 - 2017-11)

  • General site admin, scanning, renaming and uploading documents

Site Administrator/Document Control – New restaurant. Value £5.7m - Carey's

(2016-11 - 2017-06)

  • Printing, ordering and filing drawings
  • Downloading/uploading drawings, documents and site photo's
  • Keep records of all site documentation
  • Weekly Tenant Liaison
  • Inputting delivery, plant, waste & concrete tickets
  • Timesheets
  • Expenses
  • General site admin

Document Control – Commercial to Residential. Value £23m - Orbit Developments

(2016-05 - 2016-11)

  • Printing, ordering and filing drawings
  • Uploading drawings, documents and site pictures onto Checkmate website
  • Keep records of all site documentation
  • Ensure RAMS are received from sub-contractors
  • Reception duties
  • Collating new home starter packs
  • Producing & issuing snagging schedules
  • Site signage/laminates etc.
  • General admin

Document Controller – New Primark store. Value £26m - Mace

(2016-01 - 2016-05)

  • Uploading/downloading drawings & transferring from one system to the other
  • QA checking
  • Updating revisions
  • Adding companies to Conject
  • Changing the status of drawings
  • Printing, filing and distributing drawings to relevant site teams
  • Maintaining and managing comments
  • Managing RFI's and Technical submittals
  • General admin
  • Ordering stationary

Document Controller –Commercial to Residential. Value £20m - Paragon

(2015-10 - 2015-12)

  • Uploading/downloading drawings & transferring from one system to the other
  • QA checking
  • Updating revisions
  • Printing, filing and distributing drawings to relevant site teams
  • Maintaining and managing comments
  • Ordering full size drawings and hanging on racks
  • Managing RFI's and Technical submittals
  • General admin
  • Ordering stationary

Document Controller – Schools refurbishment & new build. Value £2.5-£9m - Galliford Try

(2015-04 - 2015-10)

  • Uploading/downloading drawings & transferring from one system to the other
  • QA checking
  • Updating revisions
  • Printing, filing and distributing drawings to relevant site teams
  • Maintaining and managing comments
  • Managing RFI's and Technical submittals
  • Adding users to 4Projects
  • Document control for 5 different sites
  • General admin
  • Ordering stationary

Document Controller – R+ office block. £19.5m - John Sisk

(2014-10 - 2015-03)

  • Uploading/downloading drawings & transferring from one system to the other
  • QA checking
  • Updating revisions
  • Setting up sub-folders
  • Maintaining drawing register
  • Printing, filing and distributing drawings to relevant site teams
  • Maintaining and managing comments
  • Managing RFI's and Technical submittals
  • Adding users to 4Projects
  • Document control for 5 different sites
  • General admin
  • Ordering stationary

Secretary/Administrator - ITS Construction Ltd

(2014-04 - 2014-09)

(maternity cover)

  • Reception
  • Registering candidates and adding them to database
  • Photocopying ID
  • Updating candidate database
  • Sending out rate confirmations
  • Issuing P45's and wage slips
  • Collating timesheets

Site Secretary – New Sainsbury's warehouse. Value £41m - Bowmer & Kirkland

(2013-10 - 2014-03)

  • Reception
  • Updating induction file
  • Downloading, printing & distributing drawings
  • Goods received & plant returns
  • Ensuring issue sheet is correct
  • Updating site files
  • General admin

Site Secretary – Reading Bridge House office refurbishment. Value £6m - BW Interiors

(2013-06 - 2013-09)

  • Booking in & distributing drawings
  • Updating document control sheet
  • Managing technical submittals & RFI's
  • Updating subcontractor directory
  • Amending & distributing meeting minutes
  • Maintaining site files
  • Collating invoices and delivery notes
  • Ordering materials

Data Cleansing Contract - Hays – working at Reading Borough Council

(2012-11 - 2013-01)

This was a short-term data cleansing contract which involved removing & updating information from a database

Looking after sick partner - Personal

(2011-09 - 2012-02)

Bookings Administrator - Pulse Nursing

(2011-08 - 2011-09)

(perm)

  • Confirming the availability of shifts
  • Confirming bookings with care home or hospital ward
  • Booking shifts for candidates using the NHS database
  • Registering new candidates
  • Chasing references
  • Obtaining candidate availability

Site Secretary/Document Control – John Lewis refurbishment. Value £9m - Wates Retail

(2011-05 - 2011-08)

  • Reception
  • Drawing & document management
  • Delivery schedule
  • Typing snagging sheets
  • Issue & management of PPE
  • Uploading near miss cards
  • General admin

Twighlight Workflow Assistant - Pertemps – working at Yell

(2010-11 - 2011-12)

(temp)

  • Scanning adverts before they were put onto website
  • Scanning adverts after processing
  • Linking paperwork to customer accounts using SAP
  • Dealing with sales team to resolve queries
  • General admin

Various temp admin roles - Various

(2009-05 - 2010-11)

Site Secretary/Document Control – Chatham Place project. Value £27m - Ardmore Construction

(2007-08 - 2009-05)

  • Reception
  • Wage queries & issuing wages
  • Producing timesheets and timesheet reports
  • Inducting new staff
  • Updating & maintaining database with new staff
  • Downloading/printing & distributing drawings
  • Updating old revisions with new
  • Petty cash & expenses
  • Daily audit of site personnel
  • General admin

Education

New Directions (2013-09 - 2017-03)

BA (Hons) - Fine Art - Thames Valley University (1999-10 - 2002-06)

Reading Girls School (1980-09 - 1985-05)

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