The Rend Lake Conservancy District is accepting applications for an Assistant Golf Course Superintendent. This position is a great opportunity for someone who is highly motivated and experienced, and who can replace the current Golf Course Superintendent who expects to retire in the next 2-3 years. In order to achieve a seamless continuity of operations, the current superintendent will help mentor and prepare the Assistant Superintendent to transition into a higher leadership role. To achieve this goal, the Assistant Superintendent works collaboratively with the entire golf team and assists with the day-to-day oversight of the maintenance, operation, and management of a 27-hole golf course. This person will also help set maintenance standards to ensure that playing conditions and customer experience expectations are met while also being commensurate with a golf resort experience. This is a full-time exempt position.

Duties:

• Assists the Golf Course Superintendent with the responsibility of managing and maintaining properties, which may include:
  • Golf course and practice area
  • Maintenance equipment
  • Clubhouse grounds and landscaping
• Manage all areas of the golf course in the absence of the Golf Course Superintendent.
• Apply golf course chemicals when needed.
• Mow greens, fairways, and other areas when needed.
• Works closely with the Golf Course Superintendent with preparation of the annual budget for the maintenance and capital improvements of club properties.
• Approves all expenditures and exercises cost control measures to ensure operating and capital expenses remain within the approved budgets.
• Works closely with the Golf Course Superintendent to keep accurate and complete records on payroll, inventory, weather data, maintenance procedures, pesticide applications, etc.
• Assists the Golf Course Superintendent with planning all maintenance and project work, applying his/her agronomic and administrative expertise to achieve the club’s maintenance standards and long-range goals.
• Assists the Golf Course Superintendent with overseeing scheduling of personnel and equipment to accomplish the work, including part-time and union staff.
• Keeps all buildings and equipment well maintained.
• Assists the Golf Course Superintendent with frequent inspections of the golf course and related areas to evaluate how well management standards are being achieved and to effect changes in management programs.
• Ensures cleanliness of all facilities under their control.
• Manages safety to strive for zero accidents.
• Performs other duties as required.

Desirable Training and Experience:

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Past experience managing and operating a golf course maintenance department when needed without supervision.
• 3+ years of golf course maintenance experience.
• 2-3 years of management experience.
• 2-3 years of pesticide, fungicide, and herbicide management experience.
• 2-3 years of fertilizer management experience.
• Knowledge of irrigation systems and repair.
• Knowledge of basic equipment maintenance.
• Possess a valid driver’s license.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Completion of post-secondary education (certificate, associate’s or bachelor’s degree) with an emphasis on turf management, horticulture, or related field.
• Possession of an “Illinois Pesticide Applicator’s License”
• Experience in managing budget expenses.

Skills and Abilities Required:

• Good verbal and written communication skills

About Rend Lake Golf Complex

The Rend Lake Golf Complex consists of the Rend Lake Golf Course, Seasons Lodge & Condominiums, Buck & Bass Cabins, and a full-service restaurant and sports bar and a banquet hall to accommodate approximately 200 guests. The Rend Lake Golf Course is a beautiful 27-hole championship golf course on the banks of Rend Lake in southern Illinois. The golf course was named one of the best in the Midwest! The golf course has large bent grass greens averaging 7,500 square feet per green. It has zoysia fairways and tees, numerous water hazards, wide continuous cart paths throughout, meticulous landscaping creating a mature, natural setting. The golf course also has a state of the art, lighted driving range and practice facility with five sets of tees, raised target greens and a practice bunker.

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