Director of Multi-Site Farm Operations

VIDA PLENA; Lisboa; Hybride; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid work model

Private health insurance

Commuting mileage reimbursement

Vida Plena venue discounts

Mindpartner wellbeing support

Résumé du poste

Vida Plena, based near Lisbon, is building regenerative farming across three lands in Alentejo and seeks a Farm Operations Manager to lead multi-site planning, infrastructure, planting, harvest, and budgets. You will recruit and structure the farm team, oversee irrigation, nursery, and equipment, coordinate with founders, and ensure timely harvests and cost control.

This hybrid role combines office work in Lisbon with on-site work across the farms, offering private health insurance and a

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of farm management experience, ideally at scale (100+ hectares).
• Experience building plantations, infrastructure, and nursery/greenhouse operations from scratch.
• Fluent Portuguese and proficient English.
• Strong multi-site project management and budgeting capabilities.

Responsabilités

• Own strategic planning behind multi-site farming operations, including infrastructure and plantation implementation, production and harvest planning, team management, and budgets.
• Oversee farm infrastructure (irrigation systems, greenhouses, warehouses) and supplier coordination.
• Coordinate planting, harvest forecasts, and six-year crop cycle planning with the team.
• Lead the farm team, recruit, onboard, and establish workflows and accountability across sites.
• Develop and manage farm budgets, cost control, and expand planning; track KPIs and prepare monthly leadership reports.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and quality control across all stages from planting to post-harvest.

Connaissances

Project management

Farm infrastructure

Irrigation planning

Team leadership

Budgeting

Portuguese language

English language

Description du poste

Vida Plena, based near Lisbon, is building regenerative farming across three lands in Alentejo and seeks a Farm Operations Manager to lead multi-site planning, infrastructure, planting, harvest, and budgets. You will recruit and structure the farm team, oversee irrigation, nursery, and equipment, coordinate with founders, and ensure timely harvests and cost control.

This hybrid role combines office work in Lisbon with on-site work across the farms, offering private health insurance and a