Senior Planner- Ipswich

About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking Senior Planners to support a major infrastructure programme based in Ipswich. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-profile delivery team working across large-scale infrastructure projects, providing planning expertise to drive successful programme outcomes. This role offers an initial 12-month engagement with strong potential to extend up to 2 years, making it an excellent opportunity for an experienced planning professional looking to contribute to a long-term transformation programme.

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience gained within large infrastructure consultancies, engineering organisations, or major project delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage integrated project and programme schedules across complex infrastructure workstreams
• Support programme delivery teams by providing planning expertise and schedule assurance
• Monitor project progress against milestones, identifying risks, delays, and critical path impacts
• Challenge assumptions, durations, and sequencing to improve delivery performance
• Coordinate planning activities across multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and stakeholders
• Produce regular planning reports, dashboards, and programme updates for senior leadership
• Conduct schedule risk analysis and scenario planning to support decision-making
• Ensure planning standards, governance requirements, and reporting frameworks are consistently applied
• Support programme controls, change management, and performance management activities
• Collaborate with project managers and delivery teams to identify opportunities to improve programme efficiency

About You

• Proven experience as a Planner or Senior Planner on major infrastructure, construction, engineering, or capital delivery programmes
• Background working within a large infrastructure consultancy, engineering consultancy, or major project delivery organisation
• Strong proficiency with Primavera P6 and associated planning methodologies
• Expertise in schedule management, critical path analysis, resource planning, and dependency management
• Experience working within complex, multi-stakeholder programme environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to influence delivery teams and challenge planning assumptions constructively
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting transport, rail, utilities, aviation, highways, water, or energy infrastructure programmes
• Knowledge of programme controls, earned value management, and schedule risk analysis
• Experience working within client-side programme environments
• Familiarity with NEC contracts and major project governance frameworks
• Experience producing executive-level planning and performance reporting

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or a related discipline
• Significant experience in project planning or programme controls within infrastructure environments
• Professional planning qualifications or Primavera certification desirable
• Strong understanding of project lifecycle management and programme delivery methodologies

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced planning professional who enjoys working on large, complex infrastructure programmes and wants to play a key role in delivering nationally significant projects within a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension