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Posted: 20-Jan-23
Location: Golf, Illinois
Type: Full Time
Salary: $45,000 - $65,000
Preferred Education:
Internal Number: 3
Glen View Club located in Golf, Illinois is seeking a qualified, highly motivated, team-oriented individual to join our staff as an Assistant Superintendent. We are passionate about developing our team members for future advancement in the turf industry.
Why Glen View Club?
Work with a hands on Superintendent, Brian Moore, to gain the necessary tools to progress in the industry and make the jump to a Superintendent position.
Continued support of club membership and leadership toward course improvements and the desire to elevate the golf course annually through a Jim Urbina Master Plan to begin in 2024. In addition, Glen View has raised over $4.4M in scholarships for existing staff members since 1997.
Recently installed irrigation system with new pumphouse. Numerous in-house course improvement projects are in the shoulder seasons.
Future Projects:
- Continued implementation of the 1922 William Flynn proposed improvements plan.
- Rebuilding all bunkers to match the scale of the property recently revealed through an extensive tree management program.
- Rerouting numerous holes as proposed by William Flynn
To learn more about Brian Moore, Golf Course Superintendent, please click the following links.
Success Traits of Individual:
- Positive attitude demonstrates good listening, communication, organizational and management skills.
- Ability to multitask in a changing environment, changing priorities with high attention to detail.
- Self-starter, independent thinker, able to work independently in a “fast-paced” environment.
- Great personality, sense of humor, energetic, problem solver at heart, and takes pride in good decision making.
- Working as part of a team, collaborating and interacting with people from other departments.
Initial Priorities of the Position:
- Develop relationships and build good rapport with the existing Turf Team.
- Actively participate in the planning, scheduling and execution of daily tasks, while identifying areas of improvement.
- Train and instruct equipment operators in the safe, efficient operation and care of all equipment and golf course management techniques.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Salary: $45,000 to $65,000
- Housing Available
- Health benefits
- 401K with matching after a year
- Meals, uniforms, golf privileges
- Continuing education
- Career advancement with scholarship program and tuition assistance
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1-2 years of experience in golf course, turf related business
- 2/4-year degree/certificate in agronomy horticulture/plant/soil sciences is preferred but not required.
- Ability to obtain an Illinois State license within 30-days
- Applicants must possess a valid driver’s license.
- Knowledge of the game of golf and turf industry
About Us:
Set on 186 acres of bucolic rolling terrain, Glen View Club is located just 15 miles from the heart of downtown Chicago in the historic Village of Golf. Established in 1897, Glen View Club is one of the oldest clubs in Chicago area and has one of the countries earliest 18-hole golf courses. The course design is a unique blend that has been influenced by Bendelow, Colt and Ross, Flynn and the course as it stands today still includes elements from each of the aforementioned architects. Blessed with original members renowned in the fields of architecture and design, Daniel Burham, William Holabird and O.C. Simonds, Glen View’s rich history is prominently displayed in its beautiful buildings and grounds. A century-old, grand Scottish Tudor Clubhouse commands dramatic views of the golf course. Glen View Club has been the proud host to the US Amateur (1902), the US Open (1904), Western Open (1899) and three Western Amateurs, most recent in 2021.
To learn more, please visit https://www.glenviewclub.com
