Manager, Golf & Grounds Maintenance

Regional Recreation Corporation of Wood Buffalo; Fort McMurray; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant community-driven organization as the Manager of Golf & Grounds Maintenance at a scenic golf destination. This role involves leading a dedicated team to maintain and elevate outdoor spaces, ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards. You will play a pivotal role in transforming the golf club and surrounding areas into world-class facilities that foster community engagement and enjoyment. If you are passionate about turf management and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is your chance to make a significant impact while enjoying a supportive work-life balance.

Benefits

Fifteen (15) Vacation Days

Seven (7) Earned Time Off Days

Two (2) Personal Leave Days

Relocation Assistance

Comprehensive Health, Vision & Dental Package

RRSP Options

Employee Assistance Program

Development Opportunities

Membership Credit

Team Celebrations

Qualifications

• 5+ years of turf management experience with a focus on golf courses.
• Valid Pesticide License and supervisory experience in turf management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance of golf and grounds, ensuring compliance with standards.
• Manage staff and maintain equipment for optimal performance.

Skills

Turf Management

Supervisory Skills

Irrigation Systems

Pesticide Management

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Turf Management Degree

Tools

Automated Irrigation Systems

Maintenance Equipment

Job description

Employee Status: Regular Full Time

Target Start Date: May 20, 2025

Salary: $90,000 to $100,000

Cost of Living Allowance: $13,200 per annum, paid in equal payments each pay period.

Company: Regional Recreation Corporation of Wood Buffalo

Department: Golf & Grounds

Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta

Requisition #: 2021609

About Us:

Lead With Vision. Cultivate Excellence. Grow With Us.

Are you ready to take the lead at one of Alberta’s most scenic and community-driven golf destinations? At Miskanaw Golf Club—an 18-hole gem nestled among the boreal forest and framed by the majestic Athabasca and Clearwater rivers—you’ll find more than just lush fairways and challenging greens. You’ll discover a place where nature, sport, and community come together.

As part of the Regional Recreation Corporation of Wood Buffalo (RRC), everything we do is rooted in our vision: Together we create community.

That’s why we’re searching for a passionate, innovative, and people-first Manager of Golf & Grounds Maintenance to inspire the team, lead the transformation and care of our entire outdoor environment—including Miskanaw Golf Club, natural and artificial sports fields, trail systems, parking lots, and outdoor facilities at both MacDonald Island Park and Shell Place. This isn’t just a job—it’s a chance to design, maintain, and elevate world-class spaces that bring Wood Buffalo together.

Whether you’re a seasoned leader in turf management, a strategic thinker with a green thumb, or a dynamic professional ready to shape the future of a beloved local treasure, this is your opportunity to shine. As a key leader at MacDonald Island Park—home to Miskanaw and so much more—you’ll be part of something bigger: a community hub that’s as ambitious and welcoming as the region it serves.

At RRC, our core values—Safety, Collaboration, Innovation, Sustainability & Diversity—are the driving force behind everything we do. Here, leadership means more than just overseeing a course. It means nurturing a team, stewarding the land, and crafting a world-class experience that brings people together through sport and connection. Work-life balance isn't just a perk here—it's part of who we are. We believe our people do their best when they’re supported, empowered, and given the time to live fully—on and off the clock.

If you're ready to grow your career in a community that supports bold ideas, celebrates inclusion, and lives at the intersection of nature and ambition—we want to meet you. Apply today and take the next step in your journey with us.

We Offer Great Benefits & Perks – We Take Care of Our People

• Competitive Salary:Starting at $90,000

• Cost of Living Allowance: $13,200 per annum, paid in equal payments each pay period.

• Fifteen (15) Vacation Days

• Seven (7) Earned Time Off Days

• Two (2) Personal Leave Days as we believe in having a work life balance.

• Relocation Assistance if eligible

• Comprehensive Health, Vision & Dental Package

• RRSP Options

• Employee Assistance Program

• Development Opportunities

• Membership Credit

• Team Celebrations

• Recognition Programs

• Staff Discounts

Your Role

The Manager, Golf and Grounds Maintenance oversees sports fields, the Miskanaw Golf Club, trails, parking lots, and outdoor spaces at MacDonald Island Park and Shell Place for the RRC of Wood Buffalo. They ensure compliance with RRC and OH&S standards while leading staff in golf course upkeep, grounds maintenance, snow removal, event setup, and construction or redevelopment projects.

Your Impact

• Supervising the maintenance and scheduling of all Golf and Grounds department responsibilities which include the Miskanaw Golf Club, Sports fields (both natural and artificial), all grounds, walking trail system, parking lots and outdoor facilities.

• Responsible for managing and maintaining the Fleet Maintenance for all RRC maintenance equipment.

• Responsible for managing and maintaining the irrigation systems for all Miskanaw Golf Club and RRC Grounds.

• Overseeing the purchasing of all products and services.

• Participate in all department safety meetings.

• Support department Supervisors to foster hardworking, dedicated and efficient teams within their respected areas.

• Provide timely, accurate and thorough Performance Reviews for direct report employees.

• Manages or supervises construction, renovation and/or reconstruction of golf course, grounds, and sports facilities, whether performed in-house or by outside contractors.

• Prepares the annual budgets for the maintenance and capital improvement of the Golf & Grounds department in accordance with RRC strategic plans and defined maintenance standards.

• Interviews, hires, trains, manage and supervise employees for the purpose of performing supervisory duties required by the Golf and Grounds department and its role in the RRC.

• Ensure that the union contract is managed effectively.

• Ensure accurate and complete records on payroll, inventory, maintenance procedures, chemical applications, etc.

• Manage and assist in the work of staff involved in the applications of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides; ensure the proper and safe application of chemicals are followed in accordance to Alberta Environment Regulations.

• Manage water diversion license, ensuring regulations and guidelines are followed as set out by Alberta Environment.

• Plans maintenance and project work to achieve the agreed-upon maintenance standards and strategic plan to comply with RRC requirements, and oversees the training, scheduling and deploying of personnel to accomplish the work in compliance with OHS.

• Reviews and updates policies and procedures and health and safety policies.

• Manages non-athletic related events as required.

• Implements snow and ice removal on natural and synthetic fields, and in all general areas such as parking lots, bleachers, and walkways, and walking trails if needed.

• Oversees asphalt and concrete construction, repairs and maintenance.

• Helps with preventive equipment maintenance in coordination with the Fleet Maintenance team.

• Approves all expenditures and exercises cost control measures to keep operating and capital expenses in line with the approved budgets.

• Communicate with users of the facility (some examples could include: coaches, players, parents, spectators, user groups, golf membership, etc.) when engaged.

• Communicates regularly with other members of the management team to discuss activities, events, goals, plans and user input.

• Monitor the conditions of playing surfaces under varying environmental conditions.

• Monitor the RRC’s Golf, Grounds and Sports fields assigned areas diligently to detect trouble spots and areas of special attention; ensure the highest standard turf maintenance is upheld at all times; ensuring quality of cut of Greens, Tees, & Fairway surfaces, bunker maintenance and Sports fields playing surfaces.

• Plan and execute event setup including sporting and entertainment events requiring fencing, field cover, garage receptacle placement, bleacher preparation, field preparation, equipment placement, and all other setup requirements.

• Work with the events team for all major entertainment and sporting events taking place on the grounds, implement and setup in accordance with RRC event policies, layouts, timelines and plans.

• Ensure all maintenance yards and buildings are maintained and kept clean and organized.

• Oversees and directs all horticultural related operations including the ordering of plant material, landscape construction, landscape maintenance and tree, shrub and container locations.

• Manage snow removal for the Suncor Community Leisure Center and Shell Place facility in both parking lot areas and field stadiums.

• Other duties as assigned by the Director, Golf and Grounds.

Your Accomplishments

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalency

• Valid Pesticide License

• Five (5) + years of turf management related experience

• Experience with automated irrigation system

• Three (3) + years of supervisory experience in a turf related position

• Turf Management related degree, diploma or certificate is an asset

• Horticulture experience or knowledge is an asset

• Artificial turf related experience or knowledge is an asset

• Knowledge of small engine repair is an asset

• Knowledge of agronomy and environmental turf grass management practices including pest/disease/weed management; a working knowledge of turf construction principles, practices and methods; and a thorough understanding of the sport’s governing bodies’ requirements for field layout and marking.

• A high degree of administrative and executive ability, especially in terms of problem solving and decision making.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

• Knowledge of current federal, provincial and local laws and regulations affecting the management and operations of golf courses, Sports fields and facilities (including, but not limited to employment, safety and environmental standards, laws and regulations).

• Participation in continuing education opportunities such as seminars, workshops, web-based training courses, field days and trade shows.

• Should possess a high level of enthusiasm, be self- motivated and work well with others.

• Well-developed Leadership skills with comfort leading teams ranging in size from 5-28 staff.

• General familiarity with the sports played on the surfaces maintained by the Golf and Grounds team

Other Requirements

• Criminal record Check with Vulnerable Sector Check

• Valid Class 5 Driver’s License

We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue through the selection process will be contacted.

The RRC is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity, equity, and inclusion.We will gladly provide accommodations upon request for applicants with any barriers and/or disabilities during the recruitment process.We appreciate all candidates who apply for this position; though only those selected for an interview will be contacted.