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Role: Urban Planner / Senior Urban Planner / Associate Urban Planner Location: Bristol / Cheltenham / Cardiff Salary: DOE (up to £70,000pa) Experience: min 3 years experience My client, a leading multidisciplinary consultancy with a busy planning team, is seeking town planners to join their growing practice. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of your own projects while also supporting partners on some of the most exciting and high-profile schemes in the UK. You’ll gain exposure to a diverse portfolio of projects, including: • Residential schemes (from 50–1,000+ units, including strategic promotion, applications, submissions, and appeals), • High-profile commercial projects such as planning for local football teams, major science parks, and national defence work, • Specialist developments with F1 teams, • Emerging space for renewables including battery storage and data centres, • Care homes, heritage sites, and mixed-use schemes Key Responsibilities: • Lead and deliver planning projects from inception to completion, • Manage your own caseload while supporting partners on complex, large-scale schemes, • Prepare and review planning assessments, submissions, and appeals, • Engage with clients, stakeholders, and local authorities to support project progression, • Stay up to date with planning legislation and sector developments Requirements: • Minimum 3 years’ planning experience (anywhere from Assistant to Associate level), • MRTPI chartered (preferred) or actively working towards, • Strong organisational, report-writing, and communication skills, • Adaptable and confident working both independently and collaboratively, • Experience from consultancy, client-side, or public sector all considered Company-wide Benefits: • Competitive salary & bonus scheme (bonus only applies to Associate level and above), • Bi-annual salary reviews, • Flexible/Hybrid working – typically 3 days in the office but flexible, • Healthcare, pension, and full support with professional development, • Sociable team culture with regular events (6–7 socials already this year including work drinks, rock climbing and padel), • Opportunity to work on nationally significant, high-profile projects If this sounds like the right fit for you, get in touch! 📩 💰 Up to £500 for successful referrals

Position: Senior Funeral Director Location: Selim Smith Funeral Directors covering Cheltenham area Job Type: 38.33 Hours per week Salary: £33,000 per annum We are looking for a compassionate and committed Senior Funeral Director to join our team at Selim Smith , as someone who takes pride in supporting families with care and professionalism.Making sure you fit the guidelines as an applicant for this role is essential, please read the below carefully.You will play a key leadership role in overseeing funeral arrangements, guiding and developing your team, and building strong relationships with local partners and the wider community to ensure every service is delivered with respect and excellence.Why This Role Matters As a Senior Funeral Director, you will be responsible for team performance, development, and operational leadership, supporting the Cluster Manager in achieving business objectives.This role ensures consistent compliance, client satisfaction, and staff excellence, fostering a culture of empathy, professionalism, and continuous improvement.Your Impact and Responsibilities As a Senior Funeral Director, you lead by example, guiding families with empathy and professionalism, while supporting your team to do the same.Youll spend around 70% of your time delivering and overseeing services, and the rest managing the day-to-day operations of one or more branches, including the team.Youll be responsible for ensuring high standards of care, training, service delivery, and local marketing, creating a culture where your team is proud of the work they do and families feel informed, respected, and looked after.As a Senior Funeral Director, you will: • Deliver complex funeral arrangements with professionalism- ensuring all funeral arrangements are respectful, appropriate, and reflect the clients wishes • Oversee branch standards and ensure timely, high-quality care of the deceased • Participate in an out-of-hours on-call rota (including nights/weekends) to support families- providing out of hours support, including dignified collection and transfer of the deceased into care.• Lead on recruitment, onboarding and ongoing performance reviews, undertaking regular 121s • Ensure back-of-house teams have responsibilities, and ensure seamless scheduling and service coordination • Support the Cluster Manager in overseeing branch performance, audits, and compliance processes • Identify service gaps and recommend improvements to processes and training • Take responsibility for ensuring funeral plan banks are replenished • Ensure all team members are Funeral Plan Consultant (FPC) trained.Skills and Knowledge • Comfortable leading and motivating a team to uphold the highest standards of professionalism, presentation, and service delivery.• Empathetic, service-oriented, and committed to excellent client outcomes • Understanding of the nature of the role and is prepared to assist families whenever needed, ensuring continuous care and operational effectiveness.• Able to follow strict procedures, maintain accurate records, and ensure adherence to legal and company regulations.• Confident working independently and thrives on delivering results.• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and on-call.• Understanding of operational efficiency, service offerings, and financial considerations within the funeral industry.What We Offer • Professional development: A comprehensive induction plan and the opportunity to complete in-house development programmes to set you up for success or to pursue a qualification through our apprenticeship programme.• Bonus Potential: Unlock the possibility of earning additional bonuses, rewarding your hard work and achievements.• Private Medical Cover: Youll have access to comprehensive Bupa private medical cover, because looking after you is part of how we care.• Life Assurance Cover: Enjoy peace of mind with our life assurance cover, securing your familys future.• Health & Wellbeing Programme: Benefit from an employee assistance programme that supports your health and wellbeing.• Holiday Allowance: Start with a generous leave entitlement of 30-33 days per year, inclusive of Bank Holidays.• Pension Scheme: Plan for the future with our contributory pension scheme, helping you save for a secure retirement.What are the next steps? If this sounds like the right role for you and youre ready to bring care and professionalism to an essential service, click the apply button.A member of our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to guide you through the next steps.About Us We are Dignity, one of the UKs oldest and most trusted funeral providers, with over 200 years of history, 570 branches, and 46 crematoria across the country.From launching the UKs first funeral plan to helping shape modern regulation, we have led the way in supporting families with care, compassion, and professionalism.We are now building the UKs leading end-of-life company.As part of the Dignity Group, we also operate Farewill, the countrys most prominent will writer and one of the UKs top probate providers, giving families support not just at the funeral, but before and after as well.Today, we are over 4,000 people across the UK, all driven by the same goal: to care for families with compassion andmake the UK a world leader in end-of-life care.Here to help, whenever you need.FCA Statement Please note that this role is subject to meeting regulatory requirements.As an FCA-regulated organisation, we are committed to upholding the highest standards, which we achieve by employing individuals with the appropriate skills, experience, and integrity to protect both the company and our clients.If you are considered for a role, you will be asked to provide your permission for us to conduct the relevant checks and assessments that will be carried out during the recruitment and onboarding process.The nature of the checks will depend on whether the role is subject to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR).Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement We know that diverse teams make better decisions, build better products, and create a more inclusive and better place to work.Whoever you are, wherever youre from, and whatever your life looks like, wed love to hear from you.And if theres anything you need to make the process more accessible, please let us know.Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate, and no fees will be payable.We reserve the right, depending on the number of applications received, to close or extend the closing dates for positions.Therefore, we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.d02fcfcb-6df4-40ee-95cf-3eb059ce3173