PROJECT CONTROL & PLANNING MANAGER VACANCY IN ST ATHAN (047JC)

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: • 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 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 • 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 projects Customer 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 harvest Governance & 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 records Ideal Military Background This 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 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 • 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” mindset Travel may be required to meet business needs.