Greenskeeper

Unit Corporation; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare spending account

Telemedicine

Employee assistance program

Defined benefit pension plan

Tuition reimbursement

LinkedIn Learning access

Second language training

CF One discounts

Job summary

Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS) is seeking a Greenskeeper at Hylands Golf Club to maintain playing surfaces and related grounds. You will work as part of the grounds maintenance team on a 36-hole course, ensuring greens, tees, fairways, traps and rough are well-kept.

You will also perform planting, pruning and basic landscape work, and help maintain club facilities. This on-site role offers outdoor, hands-on experience with opportunities to grow within a dynamic,

Qualifications

• High School diploma and some landscaping experience.
• Valid Ontario driver’s license class G or equivalent.
• Experience in landscaping or grounds maintenance.
• Experience operating specialized turf care equipment.
• Competencies include client focus, organizational knowledge, communication, innovation, teamwork and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Maintain greens, tee boxes, turf on fairways, sand traps and rough.
• Perform basic horticultural duties such as planting and pruning trees, shrubs and flowers.
• Assist with landscape construction and related structures; maintain buildings and furniture on the course.
• Repair and maintain golf course amenities, fences, benches and dividers.
• Contribute to a safe, clean, and well-manicured golf facility.

Skills

Client focus

Communication

Teamwork

Leadership

Organizational knowledge

Education

High School diploma

Ontario driver’s license (G)

Tools

Turf care equipment

Job description

WHO WE ARE

CFMWS - WHERE PURPOSE MEETS PASSION!

At Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS), we're more than just a workplace; we're a proud community dedicated to supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families in their daily lives. We carefully curate and provide programs and services designed to meet their unique needs and enhance their mental, social, physical, financial and familial well-being. CFMWS employees deliver programs and services including recreation, sports and fitness programs, customized financial services, retail services, access to retail savings and discounts and offers family support and organizes charity events.

Our success stems from living our values. Our employees care about their role in supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families and act with integrity in all they do. Thriving in our close-knit environment, we act as one team with one mission. We constantly seek new ideas and creative ways to deliver the best possible programs and services.

As an employer, we offer a commitment to your health, wellness and growth. We provide a diverse range of roles across many locations and a career where you can make a meaningful impact.

THE ROLE

Since its inception, Hylands Golf Club has matured into a top-quality golf facility that offers a full range of services and amenities to its 1200 members and their guests. A true jewel among Canadian Forces golf facilities, Hylands continues to host numerous regional, national and international events. As part of CFMWS, our mandate is to provide affordable golf to our local military personnel and their families.

If you enjoy the outdoors and want to work in a first-class golf course setting with a dynamic team, Hylands Golf Club is the perfect place to work. As an integral part of the grounds maintenance department, as a greenskeeper, you will be trained on different equipment in order to maintain all playing surfaces on a 36 hole golf course. You will maintain greens, tee box areas, turf on fairways, sand traps and rough. You will perform basic horticultural duties such as planting and pruning trees, shrubs and flowers, creating, maintaining flowerbeds, spreading topsoil, laying sod, planting flowers and assist with the construction of a landscape and related structures.

As the greenskeeper, you will also be responsible for maintaining and repairing golf course buildings, structures and accessories such as fences, benches and stakes, removing rocks from fairways and repairing and filling fairway and tee divots. Come work at Hylands Golf Club for the opportunity to gain great outdoor working experience and a possible future career within our company.

QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED

Education, Certifications and Licenses

High School diploma AND some years of experience in landscaping

And

Valid Ontario driver's license class G or equivalent

Experience

• In landscaping or grounds maintenance
• In operating specialized turf care equipment

Competencies Client focus, organizational knowledge, communication, innovation, teamwork and leadership

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

English Essential / French Essential, Bilingual (English and French) an asset

Reading: Functional

Writing: None

Oral: Functional

BENEFITS AVAILABLE

Health Benefits: Healthcare spending account, virtual care (telemedicine), Employee and Family Assistance Program and mental health support.

Work Life Balance: Paid/unpaid leave, including vacation pay, family related leave and personal days.

Retirement Planning: A Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Group Savings Plans.

Learning and Development: Tuition Reimbursement Program, online learning opportunities including a LinkedIn Learning subscription and second language training.

Perks: Discounts provided through CF One Member Appreciation.

Explore all the benefits CFMWS offers by visiting: https://cfmws.ca/Benefits

OTHER INFORMATION

This is an on-site position with an assigned work location.

Perform moderate lifting, carrying, pulling and/or pushing (i.e. more than 10 lbs/4.5 kg but less than 50 lbs/23 kg

This unionized position is open to all interested parties. Preference will be granted in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the UFCW local 175 bargaining unit at CFSG Ottawa-Gatineau.

This is a seasonal position with an anticipated term of April to November.

START DATE

21 September 2026

INCLUSION AND ACCOMMODATION

CFMWS is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and accessible environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who can help us build a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live. Accommodations are available to all candidates identifying a need during all or any parts of the selection process.