Project
Control & Planning Manager (047jc) – St Athan - £ Excellent Package
If
you’ve planned complex operations, coordinated multi-site activity, managed
customer-facing delivery, or controlled high-value engineering projects you
could be ideal for this.
We’re
recruiting a Project Control & Planning Manager to join Global Planning
& Control (GPC) the central operational hub responsible for aircraft
disassembly and maintenance planning across multiple global sites.
This
is a senior operational role sitting at the centre of delivery, commercial
performance, customer engagement, and cross-functional coordination.
If
you’ve operated in structured, high-accountability environments and understand
planning discipline, operational control, and stakeholder management then this
could be for you
The
Role
You
will form part of the Global Planning & Control (GPC) organisation
delivering operational plans to disassembly and maintenance teams across the
business.
You
will:
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Plan and control aircraft disassembly and maintenance activity
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Track performance against milestones and KPIs
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Act as the primary operational interface with customers
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Coordinate across commercial, finance, logistics, technical and site teams
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Drive continuous improvement and post-project learning
This
is not a passive planning role, but an operational command and control role with
commercial accountability.
What
You’ll Be Responsible For
Operational
Planning & Control
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Managing customer projects from contract handover to completion
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Planning disassembly and maintenance activity across sites
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Tracking milestones, KPIs, and budget performance
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Ensuring tooling, equipment, and resources are aligned to workload
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Capturing all chargeable activity for finance and commercial teams
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Supporting engine disassembly, collaborations, remote disassembly and special
projects
Customer
Interface
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Acting as the main operational point of contact
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Managing live project communications
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Facilitating customer decision gates (e.g. key project milestones)
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Handling change requests, quotations and technical queries
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Managing quality issues and final reconciliation of harvest
Governance
& Continuous Improvement
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Launching and controlling project lifecycle documentation
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Chairing structured cadence meetings
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Conducting post-project reviews and customer surveys
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Capturing lessons learned and feeding CI initiatives
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Supporting 3-month rolling site plans
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Ensuring traceability and accurate project records
Ideal
Military Background
This
role would strongly suit:
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Senior Officers or SNCOs with operational planning responsibility
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REME / RAF / RN aviation project managers
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Logistics Officers with lifecycle project accountability
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Engineering Officers with cross-functional coordination experience
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Operations Managers from complex, regulated environments
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Personnel with experience in equipment disposal, asset recovery or structured
project delivery
If
you’ve planned multi-phase operations, controlled resources, delivered against
milestones, and engaged directly with senior stakeholders your experience is
highly transferable.
What
You’ll Need
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Strong project planning and execution capability
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Budget and cost control awareness
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Ability to analyse and communicate performance data
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Excellent stakeholder communication skills
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Leadership presence with a hands-on approach
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Ability to operate at pace across multiple priorities
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Professional, structured, “can-do” mindset
Travel
may be required to meet business needs.
In
return they are offing a outstanding starting salary with 25 days holiday,
company pension, 3% employer and 5% employee, possible bonus scheme, depending
on personal and company goals, as well as continuing personnel development
within the company.
For
more information, please contact Jean-Claude Hedouin at Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd
on 0333 202 6500, or jc@ex-mil.co.uk or via the website www.ex-mil.co.uk
https://www.ex-mil.co.uk/vacancies/8290/project-control-planning-manager