Golf Superintendent - Assistant jobs in Charleston, SC

Description

Established in 2001 and headquartered at our Club Support Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and with a satellite office in Naples, Florida, Bobby Jones Links is a club management and development company rich in resources and expertise serving private, resort, daily fee, and public courses.

At the core of everything we do is our commitment to serving people. We have spent more than two decades building a vibrant company culture that delivers the lifestyle, camaraderie, and experiences that our members and customers desire and the environment in which our employees will thrive.

Patriots Point Links, located in Charleston, South Carolina, and managed by Bobby Jones Links, is hiring for an Assistant Golf Course Superintendent. Patriots Point Links is a links-style par 72 championship course set amongst a meandering Low Country landscape with elaborate views of Charleston Harbor. The iconic par 3 17th hole is acclaimed for its island green and spectacular
scenery.

Responsibilities of the Assistant Golf Course Superintendent at Patriots Point Links include:

• Assists in the preparation of the club’s annual agronomy budget and financial goals.
• Holds all agronomy department associates accountable for providing top-notch golf course playing conditions.
• Operates the agronomy department within the budgeted payroll and adjusts it as sales increase or decrease. 
• Attends the monthly agronomy staff meeting with the golf course personnel that covers training, customer service, and progress since the prior month.
• Directs and delegates activities to the grounds staff, Irrigation Technician, Mechanic, and any other on-course supervisory personnel.
• Has daily communication with the Golf Course Superintendent and Head Golf Professional regarding the golf course conditions and its playability.
• Keeps all permits and licenses pertaining to the agronomy department up to date.
• Handles all chemicals and hazardous substances safely and according to the law.
• Assists with the implementation of all fertilizer and pesticide programs.
• Responsible for the operation of all maintenance equipment, along with calibration and operation of each.
• Maintains a safe work environment for all agronomy associates, providing regular training to them in this area.
• Assists in overseeing all capital improvements to the golf course.
• Hires and trains all maintenance personnel.

Qualifications

Required Skills

• Current state certification or licensing as a pesticide applicator.
• Knowledge of tools, methods, and materials used in grounds construction, landscaped area maintenance work and building maintenance and improvement.
• Ability to operate trucks and light motorized equipment.
• Working knowledge of basic electricity and hydraulics related to an irrigation system, including automatic valves and controllers and various types of pumps and pumping system.
• Understanding of green surface moisture levels, utilizing moisture meter and applying irrigation water by hand where needed. 
• Possession of a valid driver's license

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to:

• Walk and stand for long periods of time, sit, bend, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear, stoop, kneel, crouch, close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Lift up to 50 lbs. regularly; up to 75 lbs. occasionally and to lift overhead and push/pull, move heavy objects.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will frequently:

• Be exposed to outside weather conditions including temperatures over 90 and below 40 degrees.
• Work near: moving mechanical parts, fumes, toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Noise level in the work environment is frequently loud