Golf Course Superintendent

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: 5 years or more
- **Work site environment**:

- Dangerous
- Odours
- Noisy
- Outdoors
- All weather conditions
- **Work setting**:

- Golf course
- Equipment operation
- **Tasks**:

- Interpret blueprints or other instructions to plan methods or sequences of operation
- Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements
- Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
- Manage landscaping projects
- Prepare conceptual designs
- Prepare proposals
- Estimate costs
- Write specifications
- Survey and assess designated sites
- Prepare contracts and tenders
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Assess the health of lawns
- Direct crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
- Plant and move trees
- Tree removal
- Exercise to maintain physical ability and physical fitness
- **Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- **Computer and technology knowledge**:

- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS Word
- **Landscaping experience**:

- Park and recreation sites
- Restoration and preservation projects
- Sports field
- **Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Power mowers
- **Area of work experience**:

- Snow removal
- **Civil engineering experience**:

- Drainage and irrigation system
- **Construction specialization**:

- Automated irrigation system
- Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
- Irrigation and drainage
- **Specialization or experience**:

- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
- **Area of specialization**:

- Landscape construction
- Plant knowledge and identification
- **Security and safety**:

- Bondable
- Criminal record check
- **Transportation/travel information**:

- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- **Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Ability to work independently
- Attention to detail
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- **Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
- Ear plugs
- Mask
- Safety vest
- Rain gear
- **Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
- **Screening questions**:

- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- **Employment terms options**:

- Early morning
- Evening
- Shift
- Morning
- **Employment terms options**:

- Night
- On call
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
- Overtime available
- **Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
- **Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- **Support for Veterans**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
- **Support for Indigenous people**:

- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers