Sustainability Coordinator and Greenkeeper
The Royal Dublin Golf Club is seeking to appoint a Sustainability Coordinator and Greenkeeper to join our Links Team.
This is a varied role combining practical greenkeeping duties with the coordination of the Club’s sustainability programme. The role will support daily Links operations, biodiversity, energy, water, waste, carbon reduction, staff engagement, member communication, and long term environmental planning.
The Club is located on Bull Island within the Dublin Bay UNESCO Biosphere. The Club is GEO Certified, participates in the Fáilte Ireland Climate Action Programme, operates a Sustainable Waste Management Programme, and works closely with Golf Ireland on sustainability initiatives. The Club was also the recipient of the 2024 IGTOA Sustainability Award.
Role purpose
The Sustainability Coordinator and Greenkeeper will carry out routine golf course maintenance tasks while coordinating the Club’s sustainability programme.
The role will report to the Links Manager and will work closely with the Deputy Links Manager, General Manager, Accounts Team, Sustainability Committee, Golf Ireland, Fáilte Ireland, GEO, external consultants, and clubhouse departments.
Core sustainability responsibilities
- Coordinate sustainability actions, records, and reporting across the Club.
- Track GEO improvement actions, maintain supporting evidence, and help prepare for future certification renewal.
- Coordinate Climate Action Programme actions and help turn agreed targets into practical work across the Club.
- Use Acutrace, utility information, waste reports, supplier data, and course records to prepare clear action lists and progress updates.
- Oversee the Sustainable Waste Management Programme, including segregation, staff awareness, member communication, supplier liaison, and follow up actions.
- Support the Sustainability Committee through agendas, notes, reports, action tracking, and progress updates.
- Work with Golf Ireland, Fáilte Ireland, GEO, and relevant partners on training, pilot schemes, grants, and sector guidance.
Biodiversity and environmental management
- Support biodiversity projects, habitat management, native planting, protected species monitoring, ecological surveys, and invasive species control.
- Work with ecologists, agronomists, hydrogeologists, statutory bodies, and other specialists to ensure a coordinated and compliant approach.
- Maintain key sustainability records, including MSDS sheets, chemical and PPP application records through the ATPI and Golf Ireland Sustainability Portal, fuel records, water information, waste data, supplier information, and project evidence.
- Identify practical opportunities to reduce energy use, water use, waste, plastic, and carbon emissions across Links and clubhouse operations.
- Prepare member communications, newsletter content, website updates, OnCourse updates, and internal briefings where required.
Greenkeeping responsibilities
- Carry out routine course maintenance duties as directed by the Links Manager or Deputy Links Manager.
- Mow turf including fairways, surrounds, greens, tees, and rough using tractors, ride on machines, and specialist mowers.
- Support consistent playing surfaces through turf care, daily course set up, tee marker placement, and hole changing.
- Support environmentally responsible weed, pest, and disease control, and assist with spraying duties subject to qualification and training.
- Operate course machinery including tractors, utility vehicles, top dressers, sprayers, and other equipment as required.
- Renovate and maintain bunkers and other course features, and hand hose high points and stressed turf areas when required.
- Maintain high standards of health and safety for self, colleagues, members, and visitors, and complete training required by the Club.
Skills, experience, and attributes
- Strong interest in sustainability, biodiversity, ecology, environmental management, turf management, or land management.
- Experience in greenkeeping, sports turf, horticulture, ecology, environmental work, or another practical outdoor setting.
- Good organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to follow through on agreed actions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear reports, updates, and member communications.
- Confidence working with data, records, systems, and reports. Experience with sustainability platforms, energy monitoring systems, waste reporting, or certification platforms would be an advantage.
- A positive, reliable, flexible, and team focused approach, with a willingness to complete training and continue professional development.
Pay and benefits
- Rate of pay: €19 per hour.
- Monday to Friday overtime: paid at time plus a half.
- Saturday and Sunday overtime: paid at double time.
- Matched pension contribution of up to 6 percent of salary.
- Private healthcare with VHI.
- Annual One4all gift voucher at Christmas.
- On site parking.
- Access to golf facilities.
- Staff Benevolent Fund, supported by club members.
- Support for relevant education and professional development.
Learn more
Candidates can learn more about working at The Royal Dublin Golf Club through the video links included in this job posting.
Alan Hammond Speaking about Working at Royal Dublin -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iILDuoR2HWE
Working at The Royal Dublin Golf Club | Course, Hospitality and Team - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOQT9v77A14
Closing date: Monday 27th of July 2026.
Applications will be handled in strict confidence.
Pay: €19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Bike to work scheme
- Company pension
- Employee assistance program
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Application question(s):
- Are you available to work rostered shifts Monday to Sunday?
- Do you have experience in greenkeeping, sports turf, horticulture, ecology, environmental work or another practical outdoor setting?
- Do you have an interest in sustainability, biodiversity, ecology, environmental management, turf management or land management?
- Are you comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions?
- Do you have experience working with records, reports, data or compliance systems?
Work Location: In person
