General Manager

The steady hand that makes everything move

You are accountable for the land, the operation and the commercial growth of the village — the single point of contact on site, the person who holds it all together. Hands-on, organised, trusted.

First flight: the master plan (now to end of October)

Your first job is clear and time-bound. Our pre-application (PIP) for the master plan goes to the Câmara Municipal by the end of October. You take the controls on this from day one:

• Coordinate the architects, the engineer, the founders, the local authorities and every stakeholder to bring the master plan to submission — complete, coherent, on time.
• Own the details: drawings, documents, permits, sequencing, follow-through.

On the land

• Run daily operations as our single point of contact — permaculture experts, guest manager, volunteers, builders, service providers, consultants.
• Coordinate the volunteers, the existing building work and the maintenance of the property.
• Hold the build through its next phase: fifteen to twenty cabins from design into delivery, on budget and on schedule.
• Open the existing property to outside retreat hosts and facilitators, alongside our own programmes.
• Drive occupancy — channel management across the apartments and cabins, and relationships with retreat hosts.
• Plan, co-develop and oversee retreat activities on site.

Growth

• Lead fundraising for round two alongside the founders.
• Develop the fractional ownership offer, real estate mapping and sales.
• Build partnerships, online and physical — every relationship clear, reciprocal and flowing.
• Coordinate with the zeropoint.earth team on marketing, partnerships and the summit.

Grounded, capable, and ready to build

• You have run something real — a hospitality property, a real estate development, a retreat centre, a community — and you owned the budget for it.
• You have operated as a GM, COO or founder.
• You have taken a project through municipal approvals, or worked closely with architects, engineers and local authorities to get one built.
• Hands-on operationally and sharp commercially: planning, marketing, sales, acquisition.
• You have managed contractors and teams, and you present well.
• Clear, organised, fast and precise to execute. Joyful, responsible, emotionally stable.
• Practical first, and open: you want to develop yourself and transform in a deep, grounded place — and you are here to run the development of a village.
• Living in Portugal, ideally, or ready to move to Central Portugal. Driving licence required; car provided. No Portuguese needed to start, willing to learn it.

A life, not just a role

• A very competitive package for the right person: base, performance bonus, private accommodation on the property.
• Uncapped commission on fractional ownership and property sales.
• Equity participation and a success fee on the capital raise are open to discussion.
• A pivotal seat in a project with real momentum, and room to grow as it scales.
• Special land, a conscious community, and a game worth playing.

Now — part-time to start, full-time from spring

We want the right person at the controls of the master plan this month. Part-time or fractional works well through the autumn and winter, moving to full-time from spring 2027 when we begin to build.

Introduce yourself

Fill in the short application form: — and ideally add a short video and socials.

Tell us about a business, a build or a place you were responsible for: — what state it was in when you arrived, and what you improved — one thing you are proud of — one thing you would do differently

Include two references from people you developed a project for.

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Grounded, capable, and ready to build

• You have run something real — a hospitality property, a real estate development, a retreat centre, a community — and you owned the budget for it.
• You have operated as a GM, COO or founder.
• You have taken a project through municipal approvals, or worked closely with architects, engineers and local authorities to get one built.
• Hands-on operationally and sharp commercially: planning, marketing, sales, acquisition.
• You have managed contractors and teams, and you present well.
• Clear, organised, fast and precise to execute. Joyful, responsible, emotionally stable.
• Practical first, and open: you want to develop yourself and transform in a deep, grounded place — and you are here to run the development of a village.
• Living in Portugal, ideally, or ready to move to Central Portugal. Driving licence required; car provided. No Portuguese needed to start, willing to learn it.