Deputy Golf Course & Landscape Manager

Deputy Golf Course & Landscape Manager

“Horticultural expert, robotics enthusiast"

Internally, this role will be known as Deputy Agronomy & Robotics Manager.

You bring your expertise, enthusiasms, and curiosities; and we’ll provide you with a space to play.

• Full Time – Permanent Contract
• £35,000/annum
• Onsite Role
• Based at Mad Swans in the Mendips (Bristol/Bath)

Mad Swans in the Mendips is now recruiting for a full-time Deputy Golf Course and Landscape Manager. Unlike other typical Greenkeeper positions, this role will be involved in a range of duties in relation to the wider landscaping of the site and anything outdoors.

Mad Swans in the Mendips is located in Farrington Gurney near to Bristol & Bath.

Full Address:
Marsh Lane, Farrington Gurney, Bristol, BS39 6TS
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Find out more about Mad Swans and what The Times had to say about our first opening at Mad Swans in the Mendips:

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We are experts in our field, committed to creating boundary-pushing social spaces that spark meaningful connections through play in nature.

Mad Swans is a countryside hangout for mavericks. The unruly. The friendship groups you wish you were in. The families you want to hang out with. For evenings that go on forever. And weekends that become folklore. Come for a good time. Come for a long time. Come for a breath of fresh air. Whoever you are. Come as you are.

We understand that there’s more to life than work, which is why our roles are designed to allow exploration, from long-time passions to brand-new intrigues.

We believe that to be interested is to be interesting – that means industry-leading training within and outside of your specified job role. If you have a question, we want to provide you with the tools to answer it. As we make our start in the world, our team need to be able to wear a few different hats, which we treat as an opportunity, allowing you to take considered detours into topics of interest, in the pursuit of a broader, richer perspective.

And out of hours, our guests’ playground is yours too. Enjoy the wide variety of green spaces, and the games they host, at an exclusive rate. You’ll have the opportunity to get involved in all things Mad Swans, from padel lessons to cocktail workshops, after all, we want you to be as excited by our product as we are.

The Deputy Golf Course and Landscape Manager will work closely with the Golf Course and Landscape Manager to lead and work with a small team.

This is a very active and physically demanding role which will involve working outside.

The key duties and responsibilities of this role will include:

• Positively interact and engage with our guests
• Work closely with the team on the ground to ensure all daily and weekly tasks are completed
• Management of the Agronomy & Robotics Team, ensuring they are motivated, engaged with regular communication and appraisals, ensuring goals and objectives are set
• Ensure the golf course and all outdoor areas are maintained to the highest standards
• Oversee the management and maintenance of all plant and machinery including autonomous mowers
• Utilise data to help inform decision making, utilising the Rainbird weather station as well as POGO turf management tool
• Safe use of machinery, including ride on mowers and hand machinery
• Planting trees, shrubs and flowers
• Overseeing the management of the Kitchen Garden, working with the Group Head Chef on what is to be grown each year
• Assisting with beekeeping and the production of honey
• General maintenance of the wider site and sports areas
• Assist in the creation of the Winter project programme and actively manage the completion of each project.

This is a full-time permanent position and will work any…