Assistant Superintendent

Job Title: Assistant Golf Course Superintendent

Reports to: Golf Course Superintendent

FLSA Category: Exempt/Salary Position

Compensation: $80,000 to $95,000 Base Salary Commensurate with Experience

Relocation: Relocation Assistance Provided

Location: John’s Island Club

3 John’s Island Drive

Indian River Shores, FL 32963



About John’s Island Club:

Since its inception in 1996, the John’s Island Club has been established as a private, family-oriented club. John’s Island Club takes full advantage of its barrier island location in Vero Beach, Florida. It is nestled between three miles of sandy beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon. John’s Island offers classic to casual dining facilities, three 18-hole championship golf courses, 17 har-tru clay tennis courts, singles & doubles squash courts, pickleball courts, a state-of-the-art fitness center, two croquet lawns, and an outstanding calendar of social and recreational activities.

For more information on the Club, please visit their website at https://www.johnsislandclub.org.

Position Summary:

The Assistant Golf Course Superintendent will have responsibilities including maintenance, operation, management, preparation, improvements, and conditions of the West Golf Course. The Assistant Golf Course Superintendent will fulfill these responsibilities as a hands-on leader, utilizing positive and effective leadership to develop, train, manage, oversee, coach, and motivate the golf course team.

Career Trajectory:

An Assistant Golf Course Superintendent at John’s Island will have the opportunity to work for a prestigious club that invests in and offers its members and their guests a premier golf experience. Assistant Golf Superintendents will work with respected leaders in the industry and benefit from their mentorship, providing an opportunity for those looking to develop and take on more responsibility. The John’s Island Club, Director of Golf Course Maintenance, General Manager, and Board are fully supportive and committed to developing eager and enthusiastic individuals interested in advancing their career either at Johns Island or another exceptional facility.



Essential Job Functions:

• Effectively lead, develop, train, oversee, manage, coach, motivate, and assist the golf course team.
• Care and condition of course, including turf management, irrigation, fertilization, and pesticide applications.
• Maintain and ensure that playing conditions are always exemplary.
• Inspect the course regularly to evaluate, recommend, and direct both routine and large-scale improvements.
• Collaborate with the Superintendent to plan and execute maintenance, improvement, and renovation projects for the golf course.
• Attend Green and Golf Committee meetings when requested, and present information and explain complex ideas and concepts with clarity and composure.
• Assist in preparing annual budgets for the maintenance and capital improvements of the golf course by established maintenance standards and long-range plans.
• Assist in managing and overseeing all golf course expenditures and exercise cost control measures, report any discrepancies, implement corrective action, and maintain operating and capital expenses in line with the approved budgets, as closely as possible.
• Assist in planning, directing, and performing maintenance and project work, applying agronomic, business, and administrative expertise to achieve outstanding course maintenance standards and long-term goals.
• Assist in managing course construction projects and renovations, report any variances, and implement corrective action.
• Assist in the interviewing and selection of the course team and direct, manage, oversee, develop, train, and coach the team, including but not limited to assistants, spray technicians, and other staff responsible for maintaining the course.
• Assist other Course Superintendents, offering assistance and knowledge with the sole purpose of making the Club’s golf courses and team better.
• Assist in developing, recommending, implementing, maintaining, and overseeing the course drainage, irrigation, and watering systems.
• Identify preventative measures, assess turf damage, and recommend, implement, and oversee the application and treatment of proper pesticides, fertilizers, and nutrients to improve the course.
• Ensure chemicals, petroleum, and other controlled products are used, stored, and disposed of by local, state, and federal regulations; maintain required records and strive to minimize the use of chemicals and petroleum products.
• Oversee accurate and complete record keeping for course maintenance procedures, pesticide applications, inventory, weather, timekeeping, and payroll for the team.
• Implement and ensure that the course team understands and adheres to safe work practices.
• Work closely with Golf Operations management to prepare for daily play, tournaments, and events.

Experience, Skills, Abilities, Knowledge, and Education:

• Must be coachable and willing to learn the current operational, agronomic, and personnel systems at John’s Island Club, while providing input from their own past experiences.
• Have a BS or Associate’s Degree in turf grass management, or a related certificate, and experience.
• Leadership experience at a golf course with a proven record of having exceptional course conditions.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with budgeting.
• Understanding of pest control products, turf chemicals, and fertilizer products, and their applications.
• Knowledge in irrigation utilization, drainage installation, repair, and maintenance.
• Experience with course renovations and significant projects.
• Possess strong listening skills while being open-minded to new perspectives and ideas.
• Possess an understanding of the game of golf and what is expected from the players about course conditions and the playability of the course.
• Have a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Have a current state certification or licensing as a pesticide applicator, or the ability to acquire a license.
• Have the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in the English language, and effectively communicate and direct individuals with limited or no English.

Club Benefits:

• Health insurance is available on the first of the month following sixty (60) days of employment (contributory).
• 401 (k) retirement plan with a matching contribution of 100% up to 5% of your weekly pay, after one year of service (first of the quarter following).
• Reasonable expenses paid for professional association dues to GCSAA and state/local chapters, and regional and national educational/seminars, including travel expenses.
• Coverage of regular monthly cell phone expenses.
• The club provided meals.
• Life Insurance – Equal to 1x Annual Salary (company paid)
• Long Term Disability – 60% paycheck replacement in the event of a claim (company paid)
• Golfing privileges, uniforms, and lunch are provided.
• Vacation, sick, and personal time are accrued in one PTO bank and increase after reaching service milestones.

  Point in Time Days per Year

  Before the 1st Anniversary 19

  At the 1st Anniversary 24

  At the 5th Anniversary 29

  At the 10th Anniversary 34