OPMS: Pricing, Free Demo & Features

Last Updated Oct 7, 2026

Reviewed by

Ali Gohar

Overview

OPMS workforce management software helps organizations schedule qualified workers through compliance-checked rostering, tracked certifications, and secured personnel records. Although interface may feel confusing at first, its approved roster hours can pass to payroll without re-keying. Overall, it suits teams that require complex rostering, logistics, and personnel management.

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OPMS Specifications

Employee Information Management
Recruitment and Applicant Tracking
Attendance And Time Tracking
Employee Onboarding
Training And Development
Employee Self-Service Portal
Workforce Analytics
Performance Management
Labor Compliance
Compensation Management

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What Is OPMS?

Online Personnel Management Systems (OPMS) is workforce management software that brings HR administration and field workforce records into one system. Its HR tools cover recruitment, onboarding, and employee records, while training tools track qualifications, schedule sessions, and flag renewal dates.

At each site, staff can record pre-start checks and daily sign-ins. Managers, on the other hand, can review activity through real-time dashboards and customizable reports. This helps managers assess whether employee records and training status match the needs of work at each site.

What Is OPMS Best For?

The platform stands out for rostering skilled people around projects, resources, and jobs, with qualifications visible during planning. For resource planners in mining, engineering, construction, and industrial services, it brings employee availability, existing allocations, and certification status into one planning view.

Using this feature, teams can coordinate crews across sites and spot scheduling conflicts or qualification gaps before deployment. This makes OPMS particularly suited to organizations where project timelines, site requirements, and workforce compliance determine who can work where and when.

How Much Does OPMS Cost?

OPMS pricing is estimated to start at $12/user/month based on industry benchmarks. The final cost can vary depending on the organization’s requirements.

Besides the basic fee, users should also account for following additional charges:

Implementation And Onboarding: $5,000 to $25,000 one-off
Payroll, HRIS, Or API Integration: $3,000 to $15,000
Custom Configuration: $150 to $220/hour, or $5,000 to $20,000/project
Premium Support And Account Management: 10% to 20% of the annual subscription
Add-on Modules: $1 to $4/worker/month

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Disclaimer: Pricing references are based on publicly available third-party information and industry benchmarks. Actual costs may vary.

OPMS Integrations

OPMS software supports integration with different payroll and accounting platforms.

How Does OPMS Work?

After logging in to your OPMS web portal with your account credentials, you can start using the platform as follows:

Set up employee records through recruitment and onboarding, with profiles created automatically
Record each person's tickets, certifications, and expiry dates in the compliance module
Allocate people to projects or jobs in the planning view, and review availability, qualifications, and conflicts
Arrange crew travel and transfers for the workers you have rostered
Send alerts and team updates by email or SMS
Track hours with clock-in, digital timesheets, pre-starts, and daily sign-in across worksites
Send approved time to payroll and review real-time reports

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Who Is OPMS For?

OPMS caters to businesses across various industries and sectors, such as:

Transport
Construction
Marine, oil, and gas
Mining
Healthcare

OPMS Use Cases

Our assessment of existing OPMS features helps us to identify the following scenarios where this software could be a suitable option:

1. Companies Scheduling Crews Across Multiple Projects

When planners split one engineer's month across two programs or send a crew to a site for three weeks, it becomes difficult to track who is free and who is already committed. OPMS shows availability, current allocations, and scheduling conflicts as people are assigned to projects, resources, and jobs. This helps planners catch a double-booking on screen and fix it before the day.

2. Organizations Scheduling Staff For Qualification-Based Roles

OPMS can be used by organizations that schedule staff for roles that require current qualifications. Its compliance module records each employee’s tickets, certifications and expiry dates, then makes those details visible during roster planning. This is relevant to teams that need to check qualifications before confirming job assignments.

3. Teams Coordinating Travel For Remote Crews

Resource planners can use OPMS to coordinate crew travel and transfers alongside their rosters. They can also manage high-value asset allocation as part of logistics planning. This makes it a suitable option for teams coordinating staff movements and equipment for site deployments.

4. Recruitment Teams Preparing New Starters For Rostered Work

Recruitment teams bringing new employees into a rostered workforce can use OPMS to connect hiring with employee administration. The system supports configurable onboarding steps and automatic employee profile creation. It gives staff self-service access to their roster and compliance status. This is suitable to organizations that need new starters’ records to carry into ongoing workforce management.

Is OPMS Right For You?

OPMS is best suited to medium-to-large organizations and compliance-heavy teams managing people across multiple sites or under roster and shift patterns. Its HR, compliance, timekeeping, logistics and rostering functions use a shared employee data set. This is relevant when several teams need consistent personnel records for scheduling and administration.

For organizations handling sensitive personnel information, OPMS maintains ISO 27001 information security certification and strictly segregates each client’s data. It also lists ISO 9001 quality management certification and supports role-based access. It is trusted by several brands such as Duratec, KAEFER, Ventia and Serco, and Kaefer.

Australia’s July 2026 minimum wage and award wage increases have made reviewing pay settings a current priority for HR and payroll teams. Employers must apply the updated rates from the first full pay period starting on or after July 1. OPMS’s digital timesheets, configurable rate templates, allowance support, and payroll integrations can help teams carry recorded hours into payroll using updated pay settings.

These capabilities make it relevant to organizations managing complex rosters and pay conditions

Still deciding whether OPMS fits your organization’s workforce and data requirements? Call us at (661) 384-7070 to discuss your needs.

OPMS Features

Timekeeping

The platform tracks field staff in real time across multiple worksites. It brings digital timesheets, pre-starts, and daily sign-ins together, giving managers a clearer view of attendance and recorded work hours. This helps teams monitor site activity without gathering updates from separate records.

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HR Management

This module keeps employee records alongside roster assignments, qualifications, timekeeping, and compliance details. Managers can check where staff are assigned and whether their certifications meet job requirements. The approved hours can pass from the roster to payroll through an integration. Its employee self-service lets staff view their rosters, travel details, and compliance status.

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Training And Competency Compliance

The software stores each employee’s tickets, licences, certifications, and training records, along with expiry dates and document copies. It lets managers set requirements by site, project, or client. Before rostering an employee, OPMS checks their records against those requirements and flags missing or expired credentials. The reports show compliance status and record history by employee, site, project, or client.

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Communication

This feature sends alerts and team updates to employees by email or SMS. It can target recipients by project, site, qualification type, or roster status, so notices about induction updates or credential renewals reach the relevant staff.

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Reporting And Insights

OPMS presents workforce information through real-time dashboards and customizable reports. Teams can review current activity and shape reports around the information they need for staffing and resource decisions.

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Pros And Cons of OPMS

A quick look at OPMS's strengths and weaknesses to
help you decide if it's the right fit

Pros

Spots roster clashes before they happen
Builds repeating rotations for large crews quickly
Plans staff across projects, resources, and jobs
Moves rosters and travel changes in bulk
Sends team alerts by email or SMS

Cons

Role permissions need configuring for each team
Custom report templates can take time to build
Matching supplier reports may need work type mapping

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Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to common questions to help you better understand the product, features, and services.

Can OPMS transfer approved site hours to payroll?

Yes, it sends approved hours from the roster to payroll without re-entering them. The available payroll connection depends on your system.

Can planners check employee qualifications before assigning a shift?

Yes. It checks qualifications and certifications against job and site requirements during rostering.

Does OPMS track time for subcontractors and full-time staff?

The software tracks field staff time through digital timesheets, but it does not specify whether subcontractors and full-time employees are tracked separately.

How does OPMS flag expired or missing credentials across care sites?

The platform checks each worker’s recorded qualifications and certifications against the requirements set for the site. It flags a credential if its record is missing, or its expiry date has passed, so the planner can see the compliance gap before rostering.

How do site staff record attendance from phones?

Staff can open OPMS in a phone browser to clock in and record attendance.