General Manager

The City of Big Spring, Texas has an opening for a full-time Golf Course Manager for the Comanche Trail Golf Course. The eighteen-hole course has a full-time crew of eight while expanding to ten during the summer season. We require a good work ethic and a positive attitude with the willingness to learn new things. The candidate will be joining a hard working but veteran maintenance team.

 

Annual Salary

$66,404-$82,929

Dependent on experience

 

Benefits

• City paid health insurance with optional dental and vision insurance available.

• Texas Municipal Retirement System (2:1 City match)

• Paid vacation and sick leave

• City paid life and long-term disability insurance

• Vacation – 40 hours per year

• Sick Leave - 40 hours per year

• Twelve paid holidays

• Longevity Pay

• Deferred Compensation

• Tuition Reimbursement Program

• Recreation Privileges

• Employee Wellness Program

 

Job Duties, Functions, and Responsibilities

• Oversees turf maintenance of greens, roughs, fairways, and surrounding landscaping to conform to U.S. Golf Association Standards.

• Plans and implements cultivation programs and disease, insect, and weed control programs to ensure optimal playing surfaces under a wide variety of conditions.

• Designs and maintains the landscaping of the acreage surrounding the greens, fairways, and roughs.

• Assists in the design of modifications to golf greens and fairways.

• Provides technical expertise such as reviewing test results of soil and turf samples, directing the application of fertilizer, insecticide, and fungicide, and dealing with weather-related problems such as heat, floods, windstorms, and freezes.

• Operates and maintains computerized irrigation system.

• Maintains detailed records and reports of turf maintenance activities.

• Monitors and administers the annual operating budget to ensure expenses remain within budget allocations.

• Develops employee work schedules and assigns duties to staff; trains, evaluates, and disciplines employees as needed.

• Determines and purchases all necessary chemicals and supplies and maintains purchasing records.

• Initiates and/or approves requisitions, work orders, and schedules to ensure proper coordination of activities.

• Manages tournaments and outings for groups, manages scheduled tee times, and maintains golf cart fleet.

• Communicates with golfers, golf associations, vendors, and other interested parties to ensure turf management is coordinated with tournaments and other activities.

• Promotes the Comanche Trail Golf Course; invites professional golfers, golf superintendents, and amateurs to play on the course and in local tournaments.

• Participates in long-range planning events.

• Establishes and enforces safety rules for employees and for golfers while on golf course property.

• Writes specifications and provides technical assistance in the purchase of necessary equipment.

• May be on call after hours to respond to emergency situations.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

 

Interested individuals should apply online at www.mybigspring.com.

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