Golf Course Superintendent
The Silo Club (formerly Indian Creek Club) is a newly reimagined private golf club in Nevada, Iowa, born from a complete course renovation and restoration project. Guided by a Golden Age design philosophy and championship-caliber standards, The Silo Club is positioned to become one of the premier 9-hole golf experiences.
With the majority of our comprehensive renovation complete, the Club is seeking a driven, detail-oriented Golf Course Superintendent to lead the next chapter, transitioning from construction oversight into long-term agronomic excellence and elite daily conditioning.
The Golf Course Superintendent will be responsible for the overall management and daily operation of the golf course grounds at The Silo Club. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on delivering championship-level playing conditions while maintaining consistency, sustainability, and efficiency.
While the primary renovation is substantially complete, including new greens, tees, fairways, bunkers, irrigation systems, and practice facilities, several finishing components and refinement projects remain. The Superintendent will play an important role in final grow-in maturation, irrigation optimization, bunker refinement, soil management programs, and the continued development of agronomic standards that align with the Club’s long-term vision.
The Silo Club is building more than a golf course — it is establishing a legacy. This is a rare opportunity to step into a nearly completed transformation and shape the agronomic identity of a club positioned to become a regional and national destination.
The successful candidate will play a foundational role in defining daily standards, developing a culture of excellence, and helping deliver one of the most compelling 9-hole golf experiences in the country.
Educational Requirements
The position requires four to six years of experience in a similar role, and/or a bachelor's or associate's degree in agronomy, horticulture, plant science, or turf grass management is preferred.
Experience Requirements
Experience and Qualifications:
- Applicants should possess comprehensive expertise in constructing and maintaining golf course tees, fairways, and greens and managing various types of turf. They should also have experience in planting, nurturing, trimming, and maintaining plants, shrubs, and trees.
- Candidates should have experience in maintaining cool-season turf to championship-level playing conditions. Experience with tournament preparation is considered a plus.
- The ideal candidate should have a thorough understanding of different fertilizers, soil conditioners, herbicides, pest control methods, drainage control, watering and irrigation systems, as well as the construction and maintenance of golf cart paths.
- The position requires a hands-on, detail-oriented person who can execute duties with minimal supervision.
- Ideal candidates should have experience in all areas of golf course renovations, including grow-in maintenance practices.
- Works to ensure a successful professional relationship with The Silo Club’s team to address the common goals of The Silo Club.
Special Requirements
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Work with the General Manager to recommend operational and budgetary proposals for ownership review and approval.
2. To supervise and perform the maintenance, development, and improvement of the golf course and grounds.
3. To develop and oversee seasonal and daily schedules for routine and non-routine course grounds maintenance, ensuring timely and accurate completion.
4. To interview, hire, train, direct, discipline, motivate, terminate, and evaluate the performance of all personnel in the grounds staff.
5. To supervise and perform, when possible, the maintenance and repair of all golf course equipment, golf cart fleet, drainage system, water well system, roadway system, parking lots, and course structures.
6. Irrigation operation, troubleshooting, and supervision of repairs of all components of the irrigation system
7. Oversight and decision-making authority respective to playability of the golf course.
8. Conducts regularly scheduled departmental staff meetings to improve communication and education of staff members.
9. Assures that the grounds staff are operated by all applicable local, state, and federal laws.
10. Implementation of agronomic programs, including chemical and fertilizer calibration and application.
11. Implements and enforces comprehensive safety program for employees, members, and guests on course in compliance with local, state, and federal laws; implements and manages the club's hazard communication (HAZCOM) program.
12. Ensures that chemicals, petroleum, and other controlled products are used, stored, and disposed of by local, state, and federal regulations; maintains required records and strives to minimize the use of chemicals and petroleum products.
13. Plans professional development and training activities for staff, including safety training for equipment use and proper handling of fertilizers, herbicides, and all other chemicals used on the course; assures that MSDSs are available conveniently.
14. Ensures proper landscaping for property outside the golf course, including the clubhouse and surrounding areas.
15. Manage and oversee maintenance facility property and operations.
Job Benefits
Benefits:
401k Retirement Plan providing a 4% match when you contribute 5%.
Health, dental and vision insurance, including a High-Deductible Health Plan where the premium is 100% paid for by employer (regardless of single / couple / family selection).
Three (3) paid weeks of vacation (expected to be used primarily in the off season)
Clothing reimbursement of $250/year
Cell phone stipend of $900/year
Date Job is Available
Salary
$90,000 to $110,000 per year
Overtime: No
Job Application Instructions
Please email cover letter and resume.
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