Golf Lead Groundskeeper

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Final date to receive applications: January 27, 2026

Compensation: $25.93 - $37.60 per hour (full-time hourly position)

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40 hours

Benefit Eligibility Group: BMEA (20+ Hours)

Job Description

Summary:

Under limited supervision, perform a variety of semi‑skilled to skilled maintenance, repair and construction tasks on the Flatirons Golf Course property and facilities. Provide training and oversight of team golf‑maintained properties. Perform related duties as required.

• Acts as a lead worker by golf staff and operations, including:
  • Analyzes conditions, plans, prioritizes and assigns duties.
  • Monitors work in progress to identify problems and maintain quality output, providing leadership in solving operations‑related problems that arise in the field.
  • Responsible for hiring, performance management, and training of regular and seasonal employees, volunteers, community service workers, jail crew workers and others.
  • Oversees and tracks training programs related to equipment safety, IPM practices, wildlife management, natural lands maintenance and others.
  • Co‑ordinates work with other parks field staff to ensure timely response to ongoing maintenance needs, special projects, and resolution of identified issues or emergencies.
  • Assists with field aspects of contracted work; oversees contractor work and ensures completion prior to recommending payment; reports issues to upper‑level staff; ensures natural lands activities take into account other projects and events.
  • Co‑ordinates with special event promoters, other city departments, cart vendors and merchants to ensure safe and successful special events and vendor set‑ups (electricity, water, refuse collection and removal) and communicates risk‑management issues.
• Prepares and maintains golf course greens, tees, fairways, rough and other general areas, including:
  • Irrigation management and repairs.
  • Maintains playing surfaces; mows, waters, re‑sods, performs aeration, fertilization, topdressing, over seeding and repairs turf areas.
  • Fabricates maintenance equipment and tools.
  • Cleans and maintains restroom facilities; ensures the golf course property is safe and clean for public use; performs vandalism repairs.
  • Repairs and replaces equipment, including warranty issues and all safety surfacing; maintains fencing adjacent to walks and paths.
  • Maintains an appropriate replacement and repair parts inventory and projects cost estimates.
• Performs horticultural tasks, such as:
  • Planning, planting and removing annual flower beds.
  • Tilling, fertilizing, mulching flower beds, and mulching tree and shrub areas.
  • Pruning trees and shrubs and ensuring trees are maintained in safe and healthy condition.
  • Implementing the fertilizer program; performing chemical and manual weed control in all turf, flower, and shrub areas.
• Performs turf maintenance tasks, including:
  • Performing mowing, edging, aeration, fertilization, topdressing, over seeding, and other related turf cultural practices.
  • Performing soil analysis and developing appropriate soil‑enhancement/fertilization schedules.
  • Providing organic turf management in designated areas; performing turf renovation projects (soil enhancement, sodding, seeding, natural grass renovation).
  • Performing natural lands mowing and reseeding; scheduling, repairing, and assisting in the installation of sprinklers, irrigation piping, and other irrigation system components.
  • Serving as Irrigation Lead in the operation and maintenance of the irrigation pump system.
  • Reporting irrigation, tree, or other golf course issues to supervisor.
  • Performing proper public notification for fertilization and weed management.
• Ensures proper use of vehicles, equipment, and tools, including:
  • Obtaining proper training before operation.
  • Performing routine maintenance and cleaning of machinery, equipment, and tools.
  • Performing basic safety checks and cleaning of all vehicles and equipment before use.
  • Reporting all damage and poorly functioning equipment and vehicles to the Golf Equipment Technician.
• Other responsibilities:
  • Performs related duties as required to meet the needs of the…