Golf Course superintendent Job

Position includes overseeing and taking part in all aspects of Landscape and Turfgrass establishment and maintenance.

Valid Dr Liscence
Diploma in Turfgrass
5 years Experience in Golf Course Superintendent role
Languages: English

Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Experience: 5 years or more

On site: Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment:
- Dangerous
- Odours
- Noisy
- Outdoors
- All weather conditions

Work setting:
- Golf course
- Equipment operation

Responsibilities
Tasks:
- Interpret blueprints or other instructions to plan methods or sequences of operation
- Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements
- Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
- Manage landscaping projects
- Prepare conceptual designs
- Prepare proposals
- Estimate costs
- Write specifications
- Survey and assess designated sites
- Prepare contracts and tenders
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
- Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
- Assess the health of lawns
- Direct crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
- Plant and move trees
- Tree removal
- Exercise to maintain physical ability and physical fitness

Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:
- Chemical application certificate or licence

Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge:
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS Word

Landscaping experience:
- Park and recreation sites
- Restoration and preservation projects
- Sports field

Equipment and machinery experience:
- Power mowers

Area of work experience:
- Snow removal

Civil engineering experience:
- Drainage and irrigation system

Construction specialization:
- Automated irrigation system
- Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
- Irrigation and drainage

Specialization or experience:
- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

Area of specialization:
- Landscape construction
- Plant knowledge and identification

Additional information
Security and safety:
- Bondable
- Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information:
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently
- Attention to detail
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment:
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
- Ear plugs
- Mask
- Safety vest
- Rain gear

Personal suitability:
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality

Benefits
Health benefits:
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits

Other benefits:
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer

Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
- Support for Veterans
- Support for Indigenous people

Who can apply for this job?
You can apply if you are:
- a Canadian citizen
- a permanent resident of Canada
- a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit
Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

Health/Dental Benefits, Paid Holidays, Vacations, and Sick Leave

Golf Course and Food&Beverage Operations. Mountain Golf Course with driving range 27 holes and two full service Clubhouses.