Employment Opportunities
Employment Opportunities
If interested in the following positions, please mail your resume and application to the Rend Lake Conservancy District, P.O. Box 907, Benton, IL 62812 or email to accounting@rendlake.org.
Administration Buildings and Construction Maintenance
The Rend Lake Conservancy District is accepting applications for an administration buildings and construction maintenance employee. This position is responsible for preventive maintenance, construction, and minor repair of building structures including carpentry, plumbing, painting, masonry, and concrete work, limited electrical, and limited HVAC (heating, ventilating, air conditioning). This position is also responsible for prioritizing jobs and delegating duties to part-time and seasonal employees.
Duties:
- Perform buildings construction and repairs.
- Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
- Mowing and landscaping, perform all jobs pertaining to groundskeeping.
- Building maintenance
- Painting and repairs to buildings, as well as makes minor plumbing, electrical, and carpentry repairs.
- Maintain all equipment fuel and oil levels to keep them in operational condition.
- Operate equipment.
- Cleans equipment at end of day or end of each use.
- Develop preliminary designs and schedules of materials for potential projects.
- Oversee the preparation of project initiation activities and documents for budgeting and scheduling.
- Prepare final cost estimates.
- Coordinate with contractors and internal staff to complete construction activities.
- Oversee and inspect construction.
- Prepare punch lists and ensure all final construction tasks are completed.
- Maintain a clean and safe jobsite.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Desirable Training and Experience:
Minimum Job Requirements:
- High school education
- 3 years of construction experience
- 3 years of building maintenance
- Possess a valid driver’s license.
Skills and Abilities Required:
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritize projects
- Communicate and be a team player
- Knowledge of building systems
- Ability to evaluate and oversee repairs of building components
- Strong capability of a wide range of building trade skills
- Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce all safety procedures
- Ability to work well with others
- Ability to evaluate and oversee repairs to HVAC, plumbing, roofing, and other maintenance areas
- Ability to mow and perform landscape maintenance
- Ability to effectively clean and maintain all building areas
- Ability to perform light maintenance on mechanical systems
- Ability to be flexible on a daily basis to redirect and help other departments
Working Conditions and Physical Effort:
- Work involves moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, extreme weather conditions, and/or loud noises
- Moderate physical activity. May require some heavy physical work; lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects in excess of 50 pounds.
- Must be physically and mentally able to thoroughly complete the required tasks, in a timely and competent manner.
- Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.
Benefits:
- Union Classification Scale – $25.51 after progression period.
- Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation Time, Paid Sick/Personal Leave, Retirement Benefits.
ASSISTANT GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT
The Rend Lake Conservancy District is accepting applications for an Assistant Golf Course Superintendent. This position is a great opportunity for someone who is highly motivated and experienced, and who can replace the current Golf Course Superintendent who expects to retire in the next 2-3 years. In order to achieve a seamless continuity of operations, the current superintendent will help mentor and prepare the Assistant Superintendent to transition into a higher leadership role. To achieve this goal, the Assistant Superintendent works collaboratively with the entire golf team and assists with the day-to-day oversight of the maintenance, operation, and management of a 27-hole golf course. This person will also help set maintenance standards to ensure that playing conditions and customer experience expectations are met while also being commensurate with a golf resort experience. This is a full-time exempt position.
Duties:
- Assists the Golf Course Superintendent with the responsibility of managing and maintaining properties, which may include:
- Golf course and practice area
- Maintenance equipment
- Clubhouse grounds and landscaping
- Manage all areas of the golf course in the absence of the Golf Course Superintendent.
- Apply golf course chemicals when needed.
- Mow greens, fairways, and other areas when needed.
- Works closely with the Golf Course Superintendent with preparation of the annual budget for the maintenance and capital improvements of club properties.
- Approves all expenditures and exercises cost control measures to ensure operating and capital expenses remain within the approved budgets.
- Works closely with the Golf Course Superintendent to keep accurate and complete records on payroll, inventory, weather data, maintenance procedures, pesticide applications, etc.
- Assists the Golf Course Superintendent with planning all maintenance and project work, applying his/her agronomic and administrative expertise to achieve the club’s maintenance standards and long-range goals.
- Assists the Golf Course Superintendent with overseeing scheduling of personnel and equipment to accomplish the work, including part-time and union staff.
- Keeps all buildings and equipment well maintained.
- Assists the Golf Course Superintendent with frequent inspections of the golf course and related areas to evaluate how well management standards are being achieved and to effect changes in management programs.
- Ensures cleanliness of all facilities under their control.
- Manages safety to strive for zero accidents.
- Performs other duties as required.
Desirable Training and Experience:
Minimum Job Requirements:
- Past experience managing and operating a golf course maintenance department when needed without supervision.
- 3+ years of golf course maintenance experience.
- 2-3 years of management experience.
- 2-3 years of pesticide, fungicide, and herbicide management experience.
- 2-3 years of fertilizer management experience.
- Knowledge of irrigation systems and repair.
- Knowledge of basic equipment maintenance.
- Possess a valid driver’s license.
Preferred Job Requirements:
- Completion of post-secondary education (certificate, associate’s or bachelor’s degree) with an emphasis on turf management, horticulture, or related field.
- Possession of an “Illinois Pesticide Applicator’s License”
- Experience in managing budget expenses.
Skills and Abilities Required:
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
- Work involves moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, extreme weather conditions, and/or loud noises
- Moderate physical activity. May require some heavy physical work; lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects in excess of 50 pounds.
- Must be physically and mentally able to thoroughly complete the required tasks, in a timely and competent manner.
- Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.
- Seasonal peaks in golf play results in long hours during peak months (April – September).
Benefits:
- Salary based on experience and qualifications.
- Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation Time, Paid Sick/Personal Leave, Retirement Benefits.
Rend Lake Conservancy District is seeking individuals for the following seasonal positions:
- Rend Lake Golf Course Seasonal Groundskeeper
Please apply at the Rend Lake Conservancy District administration office at 11231 Marcum Branch Road, Benton, IL.
