Senior Planner- Ipswich

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