Assistant Golf Course Superintendent

Job Title:                     Assistant Golf Course Superintendent

Reports to:                  Golf Course Superintendent

FLSA Category:         Exempt/Salary Position

Compensation:            $75,000 to $90,000 Salary Based on Experience

Relocation:                  Relocation Assistance Provided

Location:                     John’s Island Club

                                        3 John’s Island Drive

                                        Indian River Shores, FL 32963

About John’s Island Club:

Since its inception in 1996, John’s Island Club has been established as a very private, family-oriented club. John’s Island Club takes full advantage of its barrier island location in Vero Beach, Florida, and is nestled between three miles of sandy beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon. John’s Island offers classic to casual dining facilities, three 18-hole championship golf courses, 17 har-tru clay tennis courts, singles & doubles squash courts, pickleball courts, a state-of-the-art fitness center, two croquet lawns, and an outstanding calendar of social and recreational activities.

For more information on the Club, please visit their website at https://www.johnsislandclub.org.

Position Summary: 

The Assistant Golf Course Superintendent will be responsible for the overall conditions of the North Course, the Club’s longest course, designed by Pete Dye, that cuts around magnificent mature Oak trees. Responsibilities will include course maintenance, preparation, renovations, and improvements. The Assistant Golf Course Superintendent will fulfill these responsibilities as a hands-on leader, through positive and effective leadership by developing, training, managing, overseeing, coaching, and motivating the golf course team.

Career Trajectory:

This Assistant Golf Course Superintendent would be part of an elite agronomic team whose mission is to provide championship course conditions and an exceptional golf experience for the Club’s members and guests. In addition, the Assistant Golf Course Superintendent will be joining a leadership team and Club that would provide the mentorship, development, and support to help in career advancement either at Johns Island or at another exceptional facility. Just recently, this position has opened. This is because 3 members of the Johns Island Grounds Maintenance leadership team have been selected for head Superintendent positions at top Clubs in the state of Florida.   

Essential Job Functions:

• Effectively lead, develop, train, oversee, manage, coach, motivate, and assist the golf course team.
• Care and condition, of course, including turf management, irrigation, fertilization, and pesticide applications.
• Maintain and ensure exemplary playing conditions at all times.
• Inspect the course regularly to evaluate, recommend, and direct both routine and large-scale improvements.
• Work with the Superintendent to plan maintenance, improvements, and renovation projects for the golf course.
• Attend Green and Golf Committee meetings when requested, and present information and explain complex ideas and concepts with clarity and composure.
• Assist in preparing annual budgets for the maintenance and capital improvements of the golf course in accordance with established maintenance standards and long-range plans.
• Assist in managing and overseeing all golf course expenditures and exercise cost control measures, report any discrepancies, implement corrective action, and maintain operating and capital expenses as close as possible to the approved budgets.
• Assist in planning, directing, and performing maintenance and project work, applying agronomic, business, and administrative expertise to achieve outstanding course maintenance standards and long-term goals.
• Assist in managing course construction projects and renovations, report any variances, and implement corrective action.
• Assist in the interviewing and selection of the course team and direct, manage, oversee, develop, train, and coach the team—including but not limited to assistants, spray technicians, and other staff responsible for maintaining the course.
• Assist other Course Superintendents, offering assistance and knowledge with the sole purpose of making the Club’s golf courses and team better.
• Assist in developing, recommending, implementing, maintaining, and overseeing the course drainage, irrigation, and watering systems.
• Identify preventative measures, assess turf damage, and recommend, implement, and oversee the application and treatment of proper pesticides, fertilizers, and nutrients to improve the course.
• Ensure chemicals, petroleum, and other controlled products are used, stored, and disposed of in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations; maintain required records and strive to minimize the use of chemicals and petroleum products.
• Oversee accurate and complete record keeping for course maintenance procedures, pesticide applications, inventory, weather, timekeeping, and payroll for the team.
• Implement and ensure the course team understands and exercises safe work practices.
• Work closely with Golf Operations management to prepare for daily play, tournaments, and events.

Experience, Skills, Abilities, Knowledge, and Education:

• Must be coachable and willing to learn the current operational, agronomic, and personnel systems at John’s Island Club, while providing input from their own past experiences.
• Have a BS or Associate’s Degree in turf grass management, or related certificate and experience.
• Leadership experience at a golf course with a proven record of having exceptional course conditions.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with budgeting.
• Understanding of pest control products, turf chemicals, and fertilizer products, and their applications.
• Knowledge in irrigation utilization, drainage installation, repair, and maintenance.
• Experience with course renovations and major projects.
• Possess strong listening skills, while being open-minded to new perspectives and ideas.
• Possess an understanding of the game of golf and what it is expected from the players with regard to course conditions and playability of the course.
• Have a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Have a current state certification or licensing as a pesticide applicator, or the ability to acquire a license.
• Have the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in the English language, and effectively communicate and direct individuals with limited or no English.

Club Benefits:

• Health insurance available on the first of the month following sixty (60) days of employment (contributory).
• 401k retirement plan with a matching contribution of 100% up to 5% of your weekly pay, after one year of service (first of the quarter following).
• Reasonable expenses paid for professional association dues to GCSAA and state/local chapters, and regional and national educational/seminars, including travel expenses.
• Coverage of regular monthly cell phone expenses.
• Club provided meals.
• Life Insurance – Equal to 1x Annual Salary (company paid)
• Long Term Disability – 60% paycheck replacement in the event of a claim (company paid)
• Golfing privileges, uniforms provided, lunch provided.
• Vacation, sick, and personal time are accrued in one PTO bank and increase after reaching service milestones.

Point in Time                                            Days per Year

Prior to the 1^st year Anniversary                           19

At the 1^st year Anniversary                                   24

At the 5^th year Anniversary                                  29

At the 10^th year Anniversary                                34