Golf Course Superintendent

Overview

The Golf Course Superintendent works indoors and outdoors supervising the maintenance of golf courses, ensuring proper maintenance practices, development, operations, playing conditions, and maintenance of shops and equipment. This entails supervising staff, operating machinery, doing maintenance work, ordering supplies and performing basic accounting functions.

• Works with Director of Golf and Assistant Director of Golf in preparing, managing and implementing yearly work schedules for all BREC golf courses including but not limited to fertilization, chemical, aerification, topdressing, irrigation and all daily duties.
• Assists in preparing budgets for all BREC golf courses.
• Assists in the overall maintenance operations of all BREC golf courses.
• Inspects golf courses daily and makes decisions; directs activities of staff.
• Assists course Superintendents in implementing training programs.
• Identifies problems; recommends and implements remedies.
• Supervises and performs daily golf course duties as needed.
• Keen eye for detail and ability to prioritize work.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties as requested by his or her supervisor.

As required within general framework of 40 hours a week. Weekends and evenings as required. On call 24 hours in case of emergencies.

Education Required: Graduation from an accredited 4-year college or university, or 2-year accredited degree plus comparable work experience.

Area of Study (major) Preferred: Horticulture, Agronomy or Turf Management.

Certification(s) Preferred: Golf Course Superintendent's Assn. (GCSA) Class "A" member.

License(s)

Required:

Valid LA driver's license.

Years Relevant

Work Experience:

3 years supervisory experience in golf course maintenance. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
Preferred: 5 or more years related experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of game of golf & specialized techniques & equipment used in course maintenance
• Thorough knowledge of horticulture including plants, grasses & pest control appropriate to this region
• General knowledge of budgeting & purchase of golf course maintenance equipment, supplies, chemicals
• Ability to teach safety & instruct semi-skilled staff in use of power tools & machines and sound horticultural practices
• Knowledge of planning & developing facility expansions and new construction
• Good interpersonal & communication skills to lead staff & interact with public
• Basic math skills to measure volumes/proportions & perform simple accounting
• Ability to plan, organize and supervise subordinate staff
• Ability to interpret and make independent policy decisions
• Ability to quickly learn BREC policies, procedures, and programs
• Ability to drive a BREC Vehicle to perform the essential duties
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, other employees, department heads, BREC officials, vendors and the public.