Facility Manager - Aethos Club Lisbon

As Facilities Manager, you’ll be the operational anchor of our Lisbon House—ensuring everything runs with Aethos elegance and precision. From overseeing daily operations to managing vendors and suppliers, your role is to make sure the house is always ready to welcome our members and guests at the highest standard.

Aethos Hotel Group At Aethos, we believe in crafting spaces where community, hospitality, and lifestyle come together seamlessly. As part of our fast-growing Membership team, you’ll play a key role in bringing our Lisbon pop-up to life—a space that reflects our brand’s spirit of elevated hospitality, attention to detail, and understated luxury. This is an opportunity to join a dynamic, entrepreneurial team at an exciting moment of growth, contributing directly to our mission of creating meaningful places for our members to connect, relax, and thrive.

What is Aethos? Aethos is an experiential, design-led hotel group for the curious. We are growing fast, with hotels in Portugal (Ericeira), Italy (Saragano, Sardinia, Monterosa, Milan), France (Corsica.) We are growing fast, with launches coming up in: Portugal (Lisbon) UK (East London, Somerset Country House), Spain (Madrid, Mallorca), Americas (Caribbean, Mexico City)

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily operations and lead internal teams (maintenance, cleaning, service)
• Manage external vendors, payments, and service contracts
• Maintain and track inventory for all club needs (F&B, supplies, amenities)
• Coordinate repairs, preventative maintenance, and ongoing improvements to ensure the space remains impeccable and functional
• Monitor operational KPIs and support F&B and retail revenue goals by ensuring seamless service delivery
• Work closely with the Community & Experience teams to support flawless experiences for members and guests
  
  
  

Pre-opening And Opening Responsabilities

• Work closely with the leadership team to set up the physical space for operations and provide support with project management
• Source and coordinate all vendor onboarding and initial contracts (cleaning, maintenance, Front of house, staff, etc.)
• Support sourcing and purchasing of furniture, fixtures, equipment, and operational supplies
• Develop and implement standard operating procedures for facilities and day-to-day operations
• Create inventory systems and maintenance plans from day one
• Ensure all licenses, safety measures, and compliance needs are in place pre-launch
• Lead the timeline and execution of the opening checklist to ensure the Club is fully functional on Day 1
• Train internal teams on systems and workflows to hit the ground running
  
  
  

You bring to the team

• Proven experience opening and managing physical spaces and teams (hospitality, members’ clubs, boutique hotels, or lifestyle environments preferred)
• Confidence with budget oversight, basic reporting, and payment systems
• A proactive, hands-on mindset—you see what needs doing and act before being asked
• Calm, solution-oriented energy, with a natural ability to keep the team motivated, organized, and aligned
• Attention to detail that elevates the member experience in every corner of the property
• A local network of collaborators and providers to support the project
  
  
  

LOCATION AND LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT

• The ideal candidate must reside in Lisbon, as the role requires a daily on-site presence to engage with vendors, members and oversee daily operations at the Club.
• Strong knowledge of Lisbon, its culture, and how to get stuff done or solved. You got them local contacts.
• Additionally, the candidate must be a native Portuguese speaker and possess fluent English proficiency at a C2 level, both written and spoken.