HR Manager - Standalone

HR Manager - Standalone
Godalming, Surrey
Salary to £60,000 + Benefits

CV Screen is delighted to be recruiting a standalone HR Manager on behalf of a growing, engineering-led consultancy based near Godalming, Surrey, offering a salary of up to £60,000 plus benefits. Our client uses data and engineering expertise to solve complex, high-value problems for major organisations across manufacturing, defence, maritime and wider industry. As the sole HR professional in the business, you will own the entire people agenda, partnering closely with the leadership team while rolling up your sleeves to deliver day-to-day HR.

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape and build a people function within a genuinely exciting, technical environment.

• Take full ownership of the HR function, from policies and HRIS through to the complete employee lifecycle and UK employment law compliance.
• Lead recruitment and workforce planning, managing the ATS, agency relationships and hiring managers.
• Design and roll out learning, development and career progression programmes, coaching leaders on people management.
• Handle employee relations matters such as grievances, disciplinaries and absence, and drive retention and engagement initiatives.
• Build meaningful people metrics and provide regular insight to the leadership team.

• 5+ years as an HR generalist, ideally within an engineering, consulting or technical setting, with the appetite to work standalone.
• Solid knowledge of UK employment law and a track record of designing effective L&D programmes.
• CIPD Level 5 or above (Level 7 advantageous), plus the confidence to influence and constructively challenge senior leaders.

Salary up to £60,000, plus a competitive benefits package.

Godalming, Surrey (working pattern to be confirmed). Easily commutable from Guildford, Farnham, Haslemere, Cranleigh, Woking and Milford.

HR Business Partner, People Manager, Head of HR, People & Culture Manager