Irrigation Specialist — Desert Golf Course

Responsibilities

• Manage the course's complete irrigation infrastructure: the Los Cabos resort golf courses typically run Rain Bird or Toro satellite irrigation systems with central control — program and monitor sector-by-sector scheduling based on daily evapotranspiration data, wind speed, and soil moisture sensor readings
• Manage desalinated water quality and application: coordinate with the property's desalination plant on water TDS (total dissolved solids) readings, adjust leaching fraction to prevent salt accumulation, and manage the superintendent's sodium/chloride monitoring program
• Conduct systematic irrigation head inspection and maintenance: the volume of water moving through a desert golf course irrigation system accelerates head wear — proactive head inspection, nozzle replacement, and coverage pattern adjustment is a continuous responsibility
• Manage the pump station: daily pump station inspection (pressure readings, flow rates, motor temperature), maintenance coordination with the pump contractor, and emergency response to pump failures during peak summer irrigation demand
• Coordinate with the agronomy team on drought stress response: during extreme summer heat, identify turf stress before visible discoloration and implement emergency hand-watering, targeted syringe cycles, and shade protection for the most vulnerable greens
• Maintain a detailed irrigation activity log: sector run times, volume applied, any system anomalies, and repair records — the Los Cabos water regulatory environment requires documentation of all water use

Requirements

• Golf course irrigation management experience in an arid or semi-arid climate
• Rain Bird or Toro central control irrigation system management
• Pump station operations and maintenance
• Water chemistry understanding for high-mineral-content desalinated water management
• English functional for communication with international equipment suppliers and agronomists

Benefits

• IMSS, aguinaldo, paid vacation + premium
• Housing allowance MXN 2,500/month
• Uniform and PPE
• Technical training through irrigation equipment manufacturer programs
• Career advancement to Head Irrigation Technician and Superintendent level

Work environment

Irrigation systems management on an ultra-luxury Los Cabos desert golf course. High-volume, technically demanding water management operation in one of Mexico's most water-constrained and golf-celebrated environments.

About the role

The Los Cabos irrigation specialist who maintains a consistent fairway moisture profile through August — running the pump station at 3am, monitoring the satellite control dashboard for pressure drops that indicate a pipe breach, logging the previous day's ET data against the water budget — is operating at the intersection of agronomy, mechanical engineering, and water resources management. There is no version of a healthy Los Cabos golf course in summer that does not depend on this person's judgment and precision being correct every single day.