Implementation Engineer OCU Digital · OCU Digital Preston

Opals Group; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in infrastructure engineering is seeking a driven Implementation Engineer to join their team in Preston. This role involves deploying a bespoke Workforce Management platform, ensuring smooth implementation and collaboration with various teams. Ideal candidates will have experience in systems delivery, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication abilities. Join a fast-paced environment focused on digital innovation in the UK's vital infrastructure sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in implementation or systems delivery roles in mid-to-large organisations.
• Proven experience delivering digital or software solutions into operational environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with operational leaders and technical teams to deploy platform solutions.
• Ensure new features are implemented smoothly with minimal disruption.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Change Management

Agile Methodologies

Job description

OCU Group has an exciting new opportunity for a driven and detail-oriented Implementation Engineer to join our Implementation Team in Preston.

You will play a pivotal role in the rollout of OCU One, our bespoke in-house developed Workforce Management platform. This platform is critical to streamlining the planning, scheduling, and management of our workforce across the Energy Transition, Utilities, and Digital Infrastructure divisions nationally.

About the role

In this role, you’ll operate at the intersection of technology, operations, and transformation, ensuring new features, capabilities, and processes are implemented smoothly, efficiently, and with minimal disruption to business-as-usual activities. You’ll collaborate closely with operational leaders, technical analysts, developers, and the technology team to configure, test, and deploy platform solutions tailored to our project needs.

This is a rare opportunity to contribute to meaningful, lasting change in a fast-paced, scaling business. As we invest in digital innovation, your work will enable our teams to deliver better, faster, and more safely, shaping the future of workforce delivery in a vital UK infrastructure sector.

Key Skills & Experience

• Experience in implementation or systems delivery roles, preferably in mid-to-large organisations.
• Proven experience delivering digital or software solutions into operational environments.
• Ability to support constructive challenge and manage change resistance.
• Strong analytical skills to understand complex processes and translate them into system logic.
• Solid understanding of testing and quality assurance practices.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving project environments.
• Experience with in-house developed or bespoke enterprise software platforms.
• Knowledge of integration practices across ERP, CRM, or HRIS systems.
• Experience supporting change management or training as part of technology projects.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and working within cross-functional product teams.

Company Information

OCU leads in end-to-end infrastructure engineering within the utilities, digital, and energy sectors, specialising in delivering complex client requirements safely and efficiently. Our broad capabilities and operational capacity, combined with cutting-edge technology, position us as market leaders.

We work with leading power, energy transition, water, telecoms, and digital clients across the UK and are seeking top talent to join our growing team.