Technical Project Manager
OCU Group are looking to recruit an IT Technical Project Manager (FTC) to join our expanding and fast paced IT Team. Based out of our Glasgow Office, this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced IT Project Manager who is passionate about IT, systems & integration.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership for OCU network and infrastructure, cloud, platform, automation, connectivity, and compute environments.
- Define and execute infrastructure and cloud strategies aligned with business tactical and strategic needs.
- Act as a key advisor to the Group IT Director, shaping technology direction and innovation.
- Drive operational excellence, service resilience, and performance at scale.
- Technical ownership and oversight of our cloud-centric infrastructure operations and architecture.
- Implement and optimise cloud-based solutions to ensure scalability, security, and cost-effectiveness.
- Ensure seamless migration and integration of remaining on-prem infrastructure to cloud.
- Align technology infrastructure and cloud operations with security, compliance, and business continuity requirements.
Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology, Computer science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in IT operations, leading technology teams, and managing large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Proven expertise in public and hybrid cloud architectures, with hands-on experience in AWS and Azure environments.
- Strong background in traditional IT infrastructure, architecture, and operations management, including networking, security, and system administration.
- Deep technical understanding of legacy IT systems alongside modern cloud-native technologies, with experience in mentoring and leading technical teams.
- Ability to thrive in high-pressure environments, managing multiple priorities with strong technical, analytical, and project management skills.
- Experience supporting globally distributed teams in remote and hybrid work environments.
- Industry-recognized certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or equivalent multi-cloud accreditation.
Company Information:
OCU leads the way in end-to-end infrastructure engineering in the utilities, digital, and energy markets, specialising in safely and efficiently delivering complex client requirements. Our breadth of capabilities and depth of operational capacity, paired with our cutting-edge technology, ensure that we are not just part of the market; we are leading it.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading power, energy transition, water, telecoms and digital clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
- Division
- OCU Group
- Locations
- Glasgow
- Employment Status
- CIS
Glasgow
Our People, our Culture, our Values
As a business, we pride ourselves on operating a ‘People First’ culture, striving to constantly deliver on our 5 core company values.
1. We Care about Safety - It is our goal for everyone working on our behalf to go home healthy and safe at the end of each and every day.
2. We lead with Integrity - Integrity is central to everything we do. Without it, we wouldn’t have the relationships with our clients, nor would we have built an enviable reputation within the industry.
3. We strive to be Better everyday - We take pride in everything we do. This involves a meticulous approach to our work, endeavouring to make each day better than the last.
4. We make a Positive Impact - We want to make the places we work in better; leaving a lasting infrastructure and social legacy. We believe in proactivity to maximise impact.
5. We Deliver to Grow - The successful delivery of frameworks and contracts feeds our ability to grow strategically and strengthen OCU to expand the business and capabilities even further.
About OCU
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
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