Golf Course Superintendent - Kings Gate Golf Club

Kings Gate Golf Club is excited to announce an exceptional career opportunity for a Golf Course Superintendent .

We are seeking an experienced, knowledgeable, and hands-on leader with a passion for turfgrass management, exceptional course conditions, and creating a great experience for members and guests. The ideal candidate will take ownership of the golf course, lead and develop a dedicated maintenance team, manage resources effectively, and uphold the standards that define the Kings Gate golf experience.

Salary & Benefits

- Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

- Full healthcare benefits including medical, dental, and ancillary insurance

- 401(k) with company match

- Paid Time Off (PTO)

About Kings Gate Golf Club

Kings Gate Golf Club offers an engaging club and community experience centered around an 18-hole golf course, putting green, golf shop, dining, social events, and banquet operations. The Club’s newly renovated restaurant, The Lion’s Den, serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner while providing a welcoming gathering place for members, residents, and guests.

Beyond golf and dining, Kings Gate is a destination for memorable celebrations. The Club hosts weddings and receptions, corporate holiday parties, class reunions, anniversary celebrations, community events, and other special occasions, with banquet facilities accommodating up to 300 guests.

This is an opportunity to join the Kings Gate Golf Club team and help deliver an exceptional golf experience for our members and guests.

Our Culture and Values provide Team Members with a rewarding lifestyle and work/life balance.

Job title

Golf Course Superintendent

Reports to

General Manager

Classification

Salary, Exempt

Working Hours

As Required

Job purpose

The Golf Course Superintendent is responsible for agronomic management and daily maintenance of the golf course, clubhouse grounds and common areas as directed by management.

Duties and responsibilities

- Monitors weekly schedule for their team and submits schedules to the GM. Keeps accurate payroll records and monitors payroll to minimize employee costs, while meeting the goals of the facility.

- Responsible for requisitioning, interviewing and screening potential employees, eventually hiring, orientation, training (responsibilities, safety, accuracy, quality workmanship, and member relations), monitoring 90-day probationary periods and daily employee performance. All necessary forms must be completed and submitted before employees begin work.

- Responsible for documenting performance during the 90-day probation period, annual proficiency, on-going training and informational meetings with team.

- Responsible for progressive discipline and termination of Team Members after gaining approval from HR.

- Develops and proposes budgets for the department while operating within the established financial boundaries.

- Establish and administer safety programs, while monitoring the Team Member’s adherence to safety procedures.

- Monitors and approves invoices, using designated accounting software, specific to the department operations as required for products, supplies and services for timely payables.

- Ensure compliance with operating guidelines pertaining to state and federal laws, along with government rules, regulations and licenses.

- Establishes standards and supervises technical work such as pesticides, fertilization, irrigation and equipment maintenance. Maintains written records including chemical purchase & application logs, irrigation notebooks, machine repair file and weather data. Monitor and ensure adherence to safety regulations pertaining to storage and application of chemicals.

- Determine equipment and supply requirements for the maintenance operation and maintain inventory records, costs, utilization and performance and/or life span of equipment. Responsible for ensuring the organization, security and cleanliness of the maintenance building, inventory and equipment.

- Establish standards and maintain cleanliness of the maintenance building.

- Establish employee uniforms policy, ensuring employees wear clean uniforms and name tags.

- Responsible for providing capital improvements for the property to achieve the facilities maintenance standards and long-range goals.

- Schedules, inspects, evaluates and maintains the entire golf course, clubhouse and village center grounds common areas and personnel performance on a daily basis.

- Coordinates golf and maintenance activities with the golf professional in an attempt to maximize golf course play without disturbing maintenance projects.

- Rendering professional advice, opinions, assistance and services to the Director of Golf or GM and Greens Chairman as required.

- Promotes owner, management and member and guest satisfaction by professionally, courteously and diplomatically communicating activities, goals, plans, while receiving input in the same manner.

- Display telephone etiquette by answering and returning phone calls in a prompt, courteous and professional manner.

- Attends weekly executive employee meetings as required. Conducts weekly employee meetings for systematic communications with regard to the operation. Provide written information for member newsletters.

- Annually prepares a full facility written inventory and video records the building and contents for Insurance purposes.

- A member of the Golf Course Superintendents Association and possess a current state certificate or license as a pesticide applicator.

Qualifications

Qualifications include:

- A certificate, or two- or four-year degree in Turfgrass Management, Horticulture, or Agronomy preferred.

- CGCS Certification

- Class A Certification

- Working knowledge of the maintenance of golf course tees, fairways and greens; seeding and maintenance practices for golf course turf; planting, cultivating, pruning, and caring for plants, shrubs and trees; characteristics and proper use of various fertilizers and soil conditioners; herbicides and pest control methods and materials; drainage control methods; irrigation systems, including wells, pumps, and automatic controls.

- Ability to schedule and supervise maintenance work to achieve the most efficient utilization of workers and equipment; prepare clear and concise reports; maintain effective employee and public relations.

- Possession of a valid driver's license.

- Possession of a pesticide applicators license or within the first 60 days of employment.