Golf Course Superintendent

Superintendent, Golf Maintenance

Overview: Responsible for supervising mowing and gardening operations for the resort and assisting with projects. Ensuring all assigned maintenance tasks are carried out correctly, efficiently and safely

Responsibilities:

• Serves as a leader in the Golf Landscape department
• Assists with generating daily work assignments, overseeing and working with a crew of employees on those assignments.
• Assists with on-site training of grounds personnel, equipment operators and technicians.
• Performs maintenance activities in absence of the resort landscape manager.
• Monitors labor expenses to budget
• Ensures employees are trained and work is performed in a safe manner
• Works with vendors and negotiates contracts
• Supervises employees including interviewing, selecting, hiring and training staff
• Reviews direct reports on an annual basis in a timely manner
• Supervises mowing and gardening operations
• Ensures safety procedures are followed by the crew
• Inspects areas of responsibility and makes lists of work to be done
• Sets up beds with plant material
• Assists with projects as needed and performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate complex ideas and proposals effectively so others will understand
• Ability to listen and understand information and ideas presented verbally and in writing
• Must possess strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Possess knowledgeable in general turf grass agronomic practices and landscape techniques
• High school diploma or GED, required
• Possess valid registered Virginia Pesticide Applicator’s License or possess the ability to obtain one within 90 days
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience at the Assistant Superintendent level
• Possess valid driver’s license
• Minimum of a two-year Turf/Agronomy degree or related field
• Ability to operate manual hand tools and power hand tools
• Ability to lift, push, pull a minimum of 50 pounds
• Possesses knowledge of occupational hazards, safety precautions and safety regulations related to landscape activities and other work related precautions
• Ability to stand for long periods of time, withstand constant movement of extremities, bend at waist and perform repetitive hand, wrist and foot action, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch and withstand prolonged exposure to sunlight and extreme temperatures and outside weather conditions (heat/cold, rain/snow) for up to eight hour shift
• Good hand/eye/foot coordination required
• Ability to work days, nights, weekends, holidays