Athletic Facilities Manager

About the role

The primary purpose of this position is to prepare, maintain, and present the City's athletic facilities to ensure safe, high-quality playing surfaces and grounds for participants and visitors. This includes supporting recreational programming, tournaments, and special events.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain athletic fields and facilities to provide safe, playable, and aesthetically pleasing conditions.
• Perform sports turf management tasks such as mowing, fertilization, irrigation, aeration, overseeding, pest management, and field recovery.
• Maintain baseball and softball infields, including grading, moisture management, edging, lining, mound and home plate repairs, warning tracks, and skin maintenance.
• Prepare fields before and after events, including lining, dragging, setup, cleanup, and inspections.
• Ensure consistent and clear communication and collaboration with the Athletics division for league, tournament, practices, and future planning.
• Inspect athletic grounds and facilities to identify maintenance needs, repairs, and safety concerns. Coordinate with Facility Maintenance Division when necessary.
• Maintain inventory of athletic field supplies, materials, and equipment while obtaining quotes and assisting with purchasing.
• Keep maintenance logs, pesticide application records, irrigation records, and equipment maintenance documentation.
• Evaluate field conditions following weather events and recommend closures or reopening of athletic facilities.
• Provide daily direction, training, mentoring, and supervision to seasonal employees and assigned staff in proper athletic facility maintenance practices and safe equipment operation.
• Assist with maintenance of parks, trails, landscaped areas, and municipal facilities as operational needs require.
• Assist Parks and Recreation Department during times of special events.
• Operate light duty maintenance equipment such as a zero-turn mower, infield groomer, utility vehicles, and other similar equipment.
• Deal effectively and courteously with fellow employees and the public.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Three (3) years of experience in grounds maintenance, golf course management, sports field management, or similar work.
• Education in related field can be in place of work experience on a year-for-year basis.
• General knowledge of sports turf management.
• Ability to make sound leadership decisions within established guidelines and procedures.
• Cognitive and analytical skills.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities under pressure.
• Good organizational and planning skills.
• Basic technology skills, including but not limited to computers.
• Professionalism displaying integrity, discretion, courtesy, cooperation, discipline, and behavior.

Qualifications

• Valid Missouri State Driver’s License.
• Completion of Groundskeeper U online groundskeeper training within the first six (6) months of employment.