golf course superintendent

Silvertip Resort


Date: 11 hours ago
City: Canmore, AB
Contract type: Full time
Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • All weather conditions

Work setting

  • Golf course

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements
  • Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
  • Manage landscaping projects
  • Survey and assess designated sites
  • Prepare contracts and tenders
  • Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
  • Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
  • Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
  • Assess the health of lawns
  • Direct crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes
  • Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
  • Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
  • Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
  • Plant and move trees
  • Tree removal

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Outlook

Landscaping experience

  • Residential projects
  • Commercial and/or industrial construction
  • Park and recreation sites

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Attention to detail
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Punctuality

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other Benefits

  • Other benefits

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for Indigenous people

  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

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