Golf Course Manager (Head Greenkeeper)

Background to the Club

Leicester City Football Club, also known as the Foxes, is a top-flight English football club in their sixth consecutive season in the Premier League. In 2015/16, ranked as 5000-1 outsiders, Leicester City were crowned Premier League champions. 

In 2010, the Club was bought by Asian Football Investments, a Thai-led consortium fronted by King Power’s founder and Chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. The stadium was named King Power Stadium in 2011 and one year later in 2012, King Power International became sole owners of the Club.

Leicester City Football Club is an ambitious and forward-thinking club. It is deeply committed to the local community and its supporters and continually strives to ensure that every point of engagement with fans is truly world-class including the experience on matchdays.

The Club is now continuing to make significant strategic investments across the whole organisation and major expansion plans are in hand. It is an extremely exciting time for the Club with plans for a new state-of-the-art 180-acre, £100M training ground.

About The Role 

Leicester City Football Club are seeking an outstanding individual to manage the re-instalment and upkeep of the Football Club's 9-hole golf course and its surrounding areas at its new word class training ground facility.

The main duties of this role will include the production and implementation of a working maintenance program which consists of mowing regimes, fertilizer applications and the use of bio stimulants and growth regulators. 

Who We’re Looking For

As the Golf Course Manager you will have experience in a similar managerial role and will possess the required qualifications of an NVQ level 3 in Sports Turf Management / Greenkeeping as well as PA1 and PA6 in spraying. You will possess high levels of enthusiasm and a good knowledge or plants, shrubs, trees and planting schemes. 

Hours – 37.5

Leicester City Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Leicester City Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As such, you may be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service and prior to taking up any role.

A shortlist of suitable applicants will be compiled shortly after the closing date and successful candidates will be contacted about the interview process.

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If you feel you have the qualities and experience we are looking for please apply by sending your application form and CV, along with a covering letter, by email to recruitment@lcfc.co.uk.

Please see the careers page website to download a full job description.

Closing Date – 29 September 2019