Sports Turf Manager
What the work is
Manages fine turf sporting facilities, and supervises and coordinates the activities of Sports Turf Trades Workers and maintenance staff.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Plans and schedules the maintenance and upkeep of fine turf sporting facilities
- Supervises and coordinates the activities of Sports Turf Trades Workers and maintenance staff
- Develops and implements turf management programs to maintain and improve the condition of sporting facilities
- Manages sports facility irrigation systems and ensures proper watering
- Manages the treatment and prevention of pests and disease to enhance the presentation and playability of sport and recreation facilities
- Maintains records and prepares reports on the condition and maintenance of sports turf facilities
- Coordinates with other departments or organisations for the use of sporting facilities
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a fictional country football and cricket ground, with a clubhouse, a nursery of spare turf and a groundsman's shed. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- Match-day morning with the lines fresh, the grass the right height and the ground shining
- A worn patch you nursed back to green over the winter
- Players say it was the best surface they had played on all year
Hard days
- Rain on the morning of the biggest game of the year and a decision about whether to play
- A club committee with opinions about grass and no experience of growing it
- A disease spreading across the ground just before finals
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 342531, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.