Head Greenkeeper

YesGolfing; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free golf club membership

BIGGA membership

Pension scheme

Training opportunities

Job summary

Reay Golf Club in Scotland seeks an experienced Head Greenkeeper to lead the upkeep of our historic links, including tees, fairways, greens and rough, and to maintain high playing standards amid challenging Scottish weather.

You will manage a team of volunteers and support staff, liaise with the Greens Convenor and Council, ensure health and safety compliance, and drive improvements to machinery and turf practices on a permanent, full-time basis.

Qualifications

• NVQ/SVQ Level 3 in Sports Turf Management or equivalent.
• Full driving licence.
• PA1, PA2 and PA6A spraying certificates.
• Knowledge of basic machinery maintenance.
• Knowledge of basic irrigation maintenance and repair.

Responsibilities

• Maintain tees, fairways, greens and rough to a high standard.
• Operate and maintain course machinery and ensure proper storage.
• Prepare the course for competitions and visitors, including hazards and tee changes.
• Supervise volunteers and work parties on tasks.
• Adhere to Health, Safety and Environmental requirements.
• Implement Course Management Policy across course maintenance.
• Communicate with Reay GC Council on maintenance issues.

Skills

Communication skills

Prioritisation

Relationship building

Initiative

Flexible hours

Physical stamina

Turf machinery knowledge

Education

NVQ/SVQ Level 3 in Sports Turf Management

PA1/PA2/PA6A spraying certificates

Tools

Full driving licence

Machinery maintenance basics

Irrigation maintenance basics

Job description

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This vacancy presents an opportunity for an ambitious and motivated individual to help create the next chapter of this beautiful links. The Head Greenkeeper will report to the Greens Convenor who sits on Reay GC's Council and will be supported by a trained Greenkeeper and a team of enthusiastic and committed volunteers.

If you have the skills and ambition required to help shape the future of a fantastic links golf course surrounded by friendly people and unspoilt dramatic landscape, this is the role for you!

Full Time

Description:

At Reay Golf Club, we pride ourselves on presenting a genuine test of golfing skill, where players encounter real shot-making challenges, from punched long irons to delicate bump and run shots, all in the face of the typical Scottish winds. Our course layout, designed by the renowned golf course architect James Braid, sets Reay apart as the most northernly 18-hole links course on the British mainland. The course was ranked 99th in the ‘National Club Golfer Top 100 Courses in Scotland’ in 2026.

The club has recently invested in new machinery and a modern Greenkeeping facility with office space, reflecting the club’s commitment to the continual development and improvement of the course.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• General maintenance of the course, tees, fairways, greens and rough.
• Targeted maintenance of the course including undertaking scarifying/verticutting of turf, applying topdressing and applying nutrition/chemicals as appropriate.
• Preparing the course for competitions and visitors including moving tee markers, maintaining bunkers, changing holes, marking of hazards, out of bounds and ground under repair, and maintaining golf course furniture.
• Driving golf course machinery with implements, basic maintenance of machinery, and ensuring appropriate storage of machinery.
• Supervision of volunteers and work parties assisting with specific tasks.
• Ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with relevant Health, Safety and Environmental requirements.
• Responsibility for implementation of Course Management Policy on all aspects of course maintenance.
• Regular communication with the Reay GC Council on issues relevant to the maintenance of the course.

Key Attributes:

• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and to develop a programme of work for the ongoing maintenance and development of golf course.
• Ability to forge good working relationships with members of the Reay GC council and volunteers.
• Ability to work under own initiative and without daily supervision.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including weekends.
• Willingness to undertake physically demanding tasks in all weather conditions.
• Working knowledge of modern turf machinery.

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Very Competitive Salary

Work Authorisation: United Kingdom (required)

Desirable Skills and Qualifications:

• Full driving licence.
• NVQ/SVQ Level 3 in Sports Turf Management (or demonstrable equivalent relevant qualifications or experience).
• PA1, PA2 and PA6A spraying certificates.
• Knowledge of basic machinery maintenance.
• Knowledge of basic irrigation maintenance and repair.

The post comes with the following benefits:

• Very competitive salary package in line with BIGGA guidelines.
• Free membership of Reay Golf Club.
• BIGGA membership.
• Pension scheme.
• Additional training and development opportunities will be made available to candidates who do not meet all the desired qualifications and experience.