Operations Manager - Irrigation

Duininck Golf is a leading golf course construction company that works throughout the country renovating and building new golf courses. Deeply held core values are the foundation to meeting the company mission of “Building The Best Golf”.

At Duininck Golf our employees enjoy:

• Opportunities to learn, grow and advance within the company.
• A culture that supports personal and professional success.
• Competitive pay and benefits.
• We like to have fun in our work!

We’re seeking an Operations Manager – Irrigation with similar values, who can put his or her expertise to work. The individual in this role will report to the Director of Operations while working closely with the Project Superintendents – Irrigation to ensure all essential items are being taken care of.

The Operation Manager – Irrigation’s main objective is for oversight and coordination with personnel and equipment for the irrigation division within the company. Location of this position is flexible throughout the Midwest or South East Regions.

General responsibilities include:

• Working with Project Superintendents to complete projects on time and within budget.
• Management of production and quality.
• Attend pre-bid meetings.
• Read, review, understand, and interpret plans and specifications to enable the ability to efficiently estimate a project.
• Train and mentor Project Superintendents on cost analysis for projects.
• Communicate with the architects, engineers, and owners.
• Maintain and develop new relationships with architects, engineers, and owners.
• Follow safety procedures and protocols as set forth in orientations and trainings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills and requirements necessary for success in this role:

• Computer skills to be proficient to learn and understand both the bidding and job cost tracking software.
• Skills to gather data and documentation of cost analysis from projects.
• An unwavering focus on safety.
• Extensive knowledge of all golf course irrigation practices and techniques.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and numerical skills.
• Strong coordination, time management, active listening and reasoning skills required.
• Scheduling management is a plus.
• The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong and to identify current or potential issues or conflicts and work toward the solution of those issues independently or collaborating as needed.
• Must be able to read, understand and apply information obtained from blueprints, surveys and job specifications.
• Comfortable taking personal responsibility to work efficiently and continuously improving the golf division processes.
• Knowledge in golf construction, but not limited to: demolition, grading, drainage, feature construction, irrigation, finishing and/or grassing.

Education and experience:

• High School Diploma/GED
• 4-year college degree preferred or a minimum of 10 years field experience in construction.
• Minimum 5 years of golf course irrigation installation is required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Project Superintendents – Irrigation
• Asst. Project Superintendents – Irrigation
• Operators – Irrigation
• Laborers – Irrigation

Physical requirements necessary in this role:

• Regularly must be able to move around a construction site on his/her own.
• Walk, bend, kneel, lift, stretch and sit.
• At times effectively handle lifting of various objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Active driver’s license with ability to legally pull trailers as needed.
• Travel is required.