Head Golf Course Superintendent Hickory Stick Golf Club

Genesis Distribution; Greenwood (IN); Hybride; USD 70 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Hickory Stick Golf Club invites a skilled Golf Course Superintendent to lead maintenance across an 18-hole links-style course. The role focuses on turf care, landscape planning, and efficient operations to meet the club’s standards for quality play.

The successful candidate will manage staff, budgets, and equipment, while ensuring safety compliance and high-quality course conditions for members and guests.

Qualifications

• 2-year degree or certificate in Turf Management or related field.
• Experience as Golf Superintendent or 1st Assistant (3–5 years).
• Knowledge of fertilization, pesticides, and turf management standards.

Responsabilités

• Oversee care and maintenance of turf, plants, shrubs, trees, and wetlands.
• Direct and assist with planting, pruning, and seasonal landscape tasks.
• Develop annual operating plans and budgets for grounds maintenance.
• Recruit, supervise, and retain maintenance staff.
• Provide safety training and ensure OSHA and club policy compliance.
• Plan irrigation, drainage, and course conditioning around member play.

Connaissances

Golf course management

Staff supervision

Chemical applications

Irrigation design

Budgeting

Safety training

Communication

Formation

Turf Management degree/certificate

Outils

MS Office

Description du poste

Head Golf Course Superintendent Hickory Stick Golf Club

Responsible forthe operationof the golf courseand maintenance. The responsibilitiesincludeturf grass/plant material maintenance programs, property/asset management, personnel management, budget/forecasting,financial management, member relations, scheduling/maintenance ofirrigation systems, pesticide applications, related recordings, and compliance withregulatory issues. The Golf Course Superintendent works to create an environment where staffareinvolved and enthusiastic, with open communications and respect for themselves, members,guestsand the property.

Facility Description

Hickory Stick Golf Club isan18 hole,semi-privateIrish ? style links course designed by Tim Liddy in 2002, offering playing characteristics unlike any other golf course in Indianapolis or the south side. With rolling fairways, mounded rough, and a layout that balances forgiveness for the everyday player with strategic challenge for the avid golfer, Hickory Stick demands a superintendent who understands how to maintain firm, fast, links ? style conditions while preserving the course’s unique architectural intent.

Basic Functions:

• Responsible for all phases of Golf Maintenance and Agronomic operations, cost control, and personnel.
• Worksatthe direction of, advises, and coordinates with theGMof Golf Operationson any issues related to golf course maintenanceand operations.
• Directs andparticipatesin the construction and maintenance of the grounds.
• Designs landscape plans for facility grounds andimplementsthe plan.
• Administers and enforces all Club rules,regulationsand policies formaintenancestaff.
• Supports andassistswith membership seminars and orientations.
• Worksatthe direction oftheGMof Golf operationstooperatethe Golf Course in a fiscally responsible and professional manner.
• Must be able to work independently and be a self-starting problem solver.
• Hasa high levelof attention to theesthetic details of clubhouse and golf course maintenance thatsetsour facility apart from others.
• Manage the repair and maintenance of all facilities. Including the clubhouse, pavilion, simulator barn, and surroundingbuildings.

Primary Duties:

• Oversees the care and maintenance of the turf, ornamental plants, shrubs,treesand wetlands on theproperty.
• Directs andassiststhe staffonthe planting of new vegetation, the replacement, spraying,pruningand trimming of trees and shrubs, the preparation of soil plant beds for aesthetically pleasing arrangements and tending to high stress areas.
• Provides detailed annual planfor the various propertyand the designated landscaping areas. Includes rotational design to providefacilitywithfresh, eye-catching,interestingand pleasant atmosphere.
• Recruits,supervisesandretainsmaintenance staff.
• Provides technical, operational and safety training for employees to ensure that staffisworking within OSHA, club safety,stateand federal guidelines for safe working conditions.
• Oversees subordinates in proper and safe operation and maintenance of mechanical and power equipment. Plans and budgets foradditionalorreplacementcapital equipment.
• Supervises andparticipatesin the application and recording of chemical applications (fertilizers and pesticides) on the Club’s grounds in compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations.
• Supervises and controls all maintenance expenses associated with Golf Course Operations, including payroll, supplies,chemicalsand fertilizers.
• Develops annual operating budget and plans for maintenance and capital improvement projects.
• Maintains records and completes required reporting. Order parts,suppliesand equipment as needed.
• Schedules maintenance practices around member play and outings to maximize efficiency and minimize disruption to members.
• Coordinates snow removal and winter maintenance activities.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Knowledge of management and maintenance of greens,fairwaysand roughs.
• Knowledge of use and operating standards of equipment and tools used in golf course construction and maintenance work.
• Skill in recruiting, supervising, training, monitoring,evaluatingand motivating personnel.
• Interpersonalskillto resolve conflict and work with supervisors, officials, employees,membersand thegeneral public.
• Knowledge of safe use,mixingand application of chemicals and commercial products.
• Knowledge of the game of golf, golfrulesand methods of play.
• Ability toanticipatepersonnel, equipment, and material requirements related to golf course maintenance and repair assignments.
• Abilityto lay out irrigation patterns, drainage patterns, constructteesandgreens.
• Ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat specific turf diseases.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3-5years of experienceas a Golf Superintendent or 1st Assistant
• 2-year Degree or Certificate in Turf Management (or relatedfield, like agronomy, horticulture, plant science, soil science).
• Computer skills required for financial reporting and control of operations, includinguseof Microsoft Office.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Prefer Certification by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.

About Hickory Stick Golf Club

Hickory Stick Golf Club is an 18 hole, semi-private Irish style links course designed by Tim Liddy in 2002, offering playing characteristics unlike any other golf course in Indianapolis or the south side. With rolling fairways, mounded rough, and a layout that balances forgiveness for the everyday player with strategic challenge for the avid golfer.