Assistant Superintendent

The following duties are illustrative for the Assistant Superintendent position.  The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification.  Other duties may be required and assigned.  

• Keeps the mission, vision and values of the City of Port St. Lucie and Parks and Recreation Department at the forefront of decision making and action; builds strategic and collaborative relationships and interacts with others in a way that builds confidence and trust; provides excellent customer service by taking action to accomplish objectives, maintains high levels of work and productivity by generating innovative solutions to work situations.

• Schedules and oversees the routine maintenance operations of the golf course.
• Assists superintendent with the maintenance of entire playing surfaces of golf course, i.e., greens, tees, fairways, slopes, bunkers, practice greens, and driving range.
• Assists with the maintenance of landscape of main entrance roads, parking lots, and clubhouse.
• Assists with the plans, designs, and installs irrigation systems, and drainage systems for golf course.
• Assists with the maintenance of current irrigation and drainage systems.
• Assists with the daily maintenance of the clubhouse, restrooms, floors, trash, etc. 
• Other duties as may be assigned

• Knowledge of landscape and turf maintenance, installation, and related equipment.
• Knowledge of job-related software as required by the Department and Microsoft Word processing software. 
• Skill in operation and preventative maintenance of the tools and equipment related to the position.
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, contractors, officials, and the public.
• Ability to operate general office equipment.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to complete daily worksheets and keep records.
• Ability to supervise crews
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. 
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. 
• Ability to compute and apply rate, ratio, and percent and to draw to practical situations and interpret bar graphs. 
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. 
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.