Assistant Superintendent (Golf Course Maintenance)

Fancourt; George; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

The Links invites applications for an experienced Assistant to the Golf Course Superintendent to join our prestigious course in the Western Cape. You will help maintain high standards of course conditioning, assist with planning and budgeting, manage equipment and stock, and lead a team to ensure member satisfaction.

Ideal candidates have at least 5 years in leadership roles, Turfgrass and Pest Control qualifications, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to coordinate with course staff

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a leadership/management role with budgeting and strategic planning.
• Experience in people development and labor legislation.
• Knowledge of turfgrass maintenance and course conditioning.

Responsibilities

• Co-responsible for quality of course maintenance and conditioning.
• Assist planning and budgeting for maintenance needs.
• Manage equipment, supplies and stockholding.
• Oversee people management and member satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Coaching

Results oriented

Critical thinking

Math reasoning

Time management

Negotiation

Decision making

Active learning

Systems evaluation

Education

Grade 12

Formal Turfgrass Management certificate

Pest Control certificate

Valid driver’s license

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The Links, a private club and golf course in South Africa, is offering an exciting career opportunity to join our team. We are looking to employ an experienced Assistant to the Golf Course Superintendent for this prestigious course. The ideal candidate will have an overriding enthusiasm and passion for this work, coupled with credible and evident successes that supports his / her journey to the next step in their career.

In your capacity as Assistant to the Golf Course Superintendent you will, as an extension of the Superintendent, be co-responsible for the quality of the course maintenance and conditioning, the planning and financial management of the course maintenance needs, equipment, supplies and stockholding, plus the people management and overall member satisfaction.

We consider the following as essential:

Qualifications:

• valid driver’s license,
• grade 12,
• formal tertiary Turfgrass Management qualification (certificate level),
• formal Pest Control qualification.

Experience & Knowledge:

• minimum of 5 years’ experience in a leadership / management role, experience with expense budgets, processes and controls (with exposure to annual budgeting and strategic planning); experience in people development, diversity management and related personnel management efficiencies; plus a working knowledge of current labour and other relevant legislation.
• Knowledge of raw materials, processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective utilisation of resources.
• Knowledge of and experience on the maintenance of bendgrass greens.
• Knowledge of and experience in the management of native grasses / scrub.
• Knowledge of and experience in the application of pest control substances / measures and the calibration of relevant equipment.
• Must be able to fully operate an automated irrigation system, linked to a weather station.
• Must be computer literate in normal MS Office packages.

Skills & Abilities:

• strong leadership and interpersonal skills,
• effective communicator (active listening, social perceptiveness, effectively conveying information – verbally and in written form, etc.)
• effective coaching and mentoring skills; effective as a teacher, developer and motivator of people,
• results orientated / taking ownership - effective at monitoring performance of yourself, other individuals, or elements impacting on the work, to make improvements or take corrective action pro-actively, considering information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Critical thinking (logical problem solving),
• Mathematical reasoning ability,
• Time management / can plan and prioritise,
• Effective negotiator – can bring people together
• Effective decision maker – can identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions; can consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Preferred work styles – This role requires an individual who can demonstrate:

• Leadership —a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
• Dependability —being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Initiative —a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Integrity —being honest and ethical.
• Self-Control — maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behaviour, even in very difficult situations.
• Stress Tolerance —accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
• Attention to Detail —being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Achievement/Effort — establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
• Cooperation —being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Adaptability/Flexibility —being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
• Analytical Thinking —analysing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
• Persistence —persistence in the face of obstacles.
• Independence —developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
• Innovation —creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.

The Company’s Employment Equity Plan will be taken into consideration with all appointments. Should you not be contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.