Assistant Manager: Golf Maintenance
Vail ResortsAbout the role
Create Your Experience of a Lifetime!
Come work and play in the mountains! Whether it’s your first-time seeing snow or you were born on the slopes, joining our team means discovering (or re-discovering!) a passion for the outdoors while building lifelong connections with teammates and guests from around the world.
With 40+ resorts across 3 continents, you can join our team for a season or stay to build a career. From day one, you'll receive some of the highest compensation rates in the industry, free pass(es) along with free ski and snowboard lessons, 40% retail discounts, the chance to grow through Epic Service - our leading training and development experience, and wellness benefits to fuel your success.
Hiring for our seasonal positions occurs on a rolling basis. Applications will be accepted until June 15th or until the positions are filled (whichever is first).
Employee Benefits
• Ski/Mountain Perks! Free passes for employees, employee discounted lift tickets for friends and family AND free ski lessons
• MORE employee discounts on lodging, food, gear, and mountain shuttles
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Excellent training and professional development
• Referral Program
To Learn More, please review the Benefits Eligibility Summary
Job Summary:
- Supervises employees in all phases of golf course maintenance to include maintenance of all tees, fairways, greens, roughs and peripheral golf course areas.
- Manages daily course preparations for both member/guest and tournament play.
- Assists in personnel management, evaluation, employee safety, personnel discipline and is often responsible for daily work scheduling based on professional interpretation.
- Instructs/trains employees on the proper operation and care of all equipment; supervises pesticide applications and/or operates and calibrates pesticide application equipment.
- Supervises repairs, schedules watering, oversight of maintenance regarding irrigation systems and pumpstations
Job Specifications:
- Starting Wage: $52,000.00 - $71,158.89
- Employment Type: Summer Seasonal 2026
- Shift Type: Full Time hours available
- Minimum Age: At least 18 years of age
- Housing Availability: No
Job Responsibilities :
- The assistant superintendent may serve in the superintendent's capacity during his/her absence.
- Quality control oversight
- Employee scheduling
- Safety training and documentation
- Operational training and documentation
- Time and Labor reporting and input
- Pesticide/fertilizer application, calibration and handling responsibilities
- Irrigation scheduling, troubleshooting and repair work
- Employee motivation
- Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements :
- 2 or 4 year degree or professional degree equivalent in turf management, plant science or other similar agriculturally related degree/field of study
- Minimum of three seasons/years of golf maintenance experience
- Previous supervisory experience necessary
- Valid driver’s license and ability to obtain Colorado pesticide applicators license
- basic computer operation- Word, Excel, PowerPoint preferred.
- English necessary- Any Spanish is helpful but not required
The expected pay range is $52,000.00 - $71,158.89. This is the pay range we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Individual compensation decisions are based on a variety of factors.
In completing this application, and when submitting related documentation, applicants may redact information that identifies their age, date of birth, and/or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
We follow all federal, state, and local laws including restrictions on child/minor labor. Minors hired into this position will not be asked o
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