Project Control & Planning Manager (047jc) – St Athan - £ Excellent PackageIf 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.DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EX MILITARY.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 youThe RoleYou will form part of the Global Planning & Control (GPC) organisation delivering operational plans to disassembly and maintenance teams across the business.You will:- Plan and control aircraft disassembly and maintenance activity- Track performance against milestones and KPIs- Act as the primary operational interface with customers- Coordinate across commercial, finance, logistics, technical and site teams- Drive continuous improvement and post-project learningThis is not a passive planning role, but an operational command and control role with commercial accountability.What You’ll Be Responsible ForOperational Planning & Control- Managing customer projects from contract handover to completion- Planning disassembly and maintenance activity across sites- Tracking milestones, KPIs, and budget performance- Ensuring tooling, equipment, and resources are aligned to workload- Capturing all chargeable activity for finance and commercial teams- Supporting engine disassembly, collaborations, remote disassembly and special projectsCustomer Interface- Acting as the main operational point of contact- Managing live project communications- Facilitating customer decision gates (e.g. key project milestones)- Handling change requests, quotations and technical queries- Managing quality issues and final reconciliation of harvestGovernance & Continuous Improvement- Launching and controlling project lifecycle documentation- Chairing structured cadence meetings- Conducting post-project reviews and customer surveys- Capturing lessons learned and feeding CI initiatives- Supporting 3-month rolling site plans- Ensuring traceability and accurate project recordsIdeal Military BackgroundThis role would strongly suit:- Senior Officers or SNCOs with operational planning responsibility- REME / RAF / RN aviation project managers- Logistics Officers with lifecycle project accountability- Engineering Officers with cross-functional coordination experience- Operations Managers from complex, regulated environments- Personnel with experience in equipment disposal, asset recovery or structured project deliveryIf 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- Strong project planning and execution capability- Budget and cost control awareness- Ability to analyse and communicate performance data- Excellent stakeholder communication skills- Leadership presence with a hands-on approach- Ability to operate at pace across multiple priorities- Professional, structured, “can-do” mindsetTravel 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