Assistant Superintendent

The Club at Cordillera is seeking an Assistant Superintendent, full time, year round.  We are a high-end, 54-hole facility located in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.  Summer operations are intense and winter operations are more relaxed.  

Key responsibilities:

Irrigation

• Demonstrate excellent and high-level ability to isolate irrigation zones using irrigation maps and logic. 
• Design and implement elite night watering strategies with computer software to maximize efficiency and minimize disruption. 
• Exhibit top-tier diagnostic and repair and finish work ability on irrigation systems, including broken pipes, stuck valves, faulty heads, and system inefficiencies; maintaining parts inventory proactively.
• Maintain a high-level understanding of satellite box communication systems, including the ability to diagnose, repair, and identify all components and their locations.

• Show excellent proactive awareness in identifying and remedying soft, dry, or stressed turf areas before they become emergency issues. This is through water management, traffic control, aeration, and fertility.

Operations

• Operate all equipment with elite-level competency, including tractors, skid steers, aerators, sprayers, and rental equipment such as mini excavators and plate compactors.
• Provide excellent and accurate estimation of timeframes, labor, and materials required to complete tasks efficiently. 
• Execute sodding and plugging projects with care and efficiency and train team members to replicate that level of quality. 

Staff Leadership

• Build and maintain excellent and professional relationships with all staff, including Spanish-speaking team members; demonstrate working Spanish communication ability. 
• Lead efficient, and effective morning meetings that clearly communicate daily goals and expectations. 
• Produce high-level weekly and bi-weekly plans that integrate weather, golf volume, agronomic concerns, staffing, and budget considerations. 
• Demonstrate excellent written communication skills by producing detailed agronomic reports for property-wide distribution. 
• Develop and execute detailed nightly and weekly water plans, taking into consideration weather patterns, play volume, staffing, and economic efficiency. 
• Provide new staff with thorough onboarding, orientation, and training.

Spraying and Calculations

• Perform precise math calculations involving sand, soil, gravel, concrete, sod, and chemical and fertilizer. 
• Exhibit ability to maintain and calibrate all sprayers and spreaders and effectively teach these skills to junior staff.