Assistant Superintendent

The Suburban Club

Pikesville, Maryland

The Suburban Club located in Pikesville, Maryland is seeking a qualified, highly motivated, team-oriented individual to join our staff as an Assistant Superintendent.

The Assistant Superintendent reports directly to the Golf Course Superintendent. He/she assists with planning, scheduling, supervising and performing all golf course maintenance activities including but not limited to: personnel management, water management, fertilizer and pesticide application, irrigation repair, facility maintenance and various in-house golf course improvement projects. The assistant will have ongoing opportunities to expand their experience and develop professionally.

Why The Suburban Club?

Our best selling point is our work environment with a team atmosphere supportive of each other, a lot of give and take in terms of sharing responsibilities

Provide a great balance of professionalism, taking care of business and having a good time

Work alongside a 18-year veteran Golf Course Superintendent, a team of 9 full-time staff with 10+ years, who have consistently progressed the facility

A membership that acknowledges and appreciates how important the golf course maintenance team is to the success of the club, which includes recent upgrades to maintenance facility complex such as break room, offices, storage areas and equipment.

Three assistant superintendents have moved on in the last 15 years to senior level roles in the industry.

Initial Priorities of the Position:

Acclimate themselves with the team, golf course and the culture at The Suburban Club including interactions, daily operations and style of operations.

Establish the critical features, the approach to maintenance practices to ensure optimal playing conditions and member experience.

Be able to grow in responsibility of staff management, scheduling and training, as well as, fertilizer and pesticide applications.

Success Traits of Individual:

Good communicator ensuring the timely flow of information

Must be organized, efficient, and detail-oriented

Self-motivated, detail-oriented and wants to be a part of a team

Desire for continuing development and increased in responsibility

Experience Requirements:

A certificate, 2 or 4 year degree in Agronomy or related field is preferred.

Spring 2023 graduates are encouraged to apply.

Prior green industry experience is preferred

Spanish as a second language is preferred

Must be able to work weekends, holidays and emergency situations as necessary

Must be able to lift 50 pounds, walk, bend, carry, climb, reach above shoulders, push and pull

Must pass a mandatory drug screening

Must possess basic computer skills (Word and Excel)

Must be motivated with a desire for professional development

Must obtain Maryland pesticide and fertilizer licensing within 6 months

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary Range: $55,000 - $65,000

Health, life, vision and dental insurance

401k

Paid holiday/vacation time (15 days) and sick time (3 days)

Dues for national and local associations

Expenses for attending regional education seminars

Clothing allowance

Golfing privileges

Meals provided

About the Club

The Suburban Club is a private country club founded in 1900. The parkland style 18-hole golf course features Bentgrass/Poa annua greens, tees and fairways. The golf course measures 6,542 yards from the blue tee markers and averages 15,000 rounds annually. Additional Club amenities include a state-of-the-art golf learning center, 16 Har-Tru tennis courts, 2 paddle tennis courts and a swimming pool.

Golf has always been a central element of sporting life at Suburban. The founders appropriated $1,200 in April of 1901 to build a nine-hole golf course, which opened for play in early 1902. The course was one of the earliest golf links established in the Baltimore area, and to this day is the oldest golf course still in use in the region. The initial nine-hole course, laid out under the direction of the Grounds Committee and constructed by R. B. Hyland, was so popular with the membership that in 1917, the club hired noted course architect A.W. Tillinghast to renovate the original nine, and expand the course to eighteen holes.

Tillinghast’s master “shaper”, Peter Lees, oversaw the performance of this work at Suburban. In 1945, the club hired another renowned course architect, Robert Trent Jones, Sr., to make further refinements to the course. Since then the golf course has undergone further alterations and renovations, primarily in 1964, 1982, and 2004. Today, the club maintains the highest standards to the care and maintenance of its highly regarded championship course.

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