Senior Associate / EIR- Entrepreneur in Residence

We are an engineering firm that specializes in providing elegant engineering solutions for complex challenges. e.construct is a fast-growing firm with 7 offices around the world. At our core, we question how the very nature of how to evolve the structures that we inhabit to increase their performance and value.

we design structures such as bridges, high-rise design, precast concrete engineering and post-tensioning design. The firm's core work is structural engineering; however, e.construct is increasingly holistic at its approach to buildings and it has divisions in MEP, Geotechnical and emerging construction technology such as 3D printing of concrete, technology and 3D laser scanning.

We are a tech startup that is being incubated in the technology lab of e.construct and we employ technology to empower and eventually transform engineering. VAES’s mission is to reduce the amount of raw materials we design in our buildings and bridges by using optimization algorithms and machine learning.

VAES consists of a team of software developers, civil engineers, machine learning experts, architects and graphic designers that builds tools that engineers can use to design and manufacture the next generation of cities.

This is a versatile role for candidates who enjoy a diversity of activities, chief of them: solving problems and writing, building the team, managing product, etc. This role would necessitate working closely with the cofounder and director of VAES.ai.

The ideal candidate has a background in civil engineering but has moved on to work for a few years at a management consulting firm. Other educational backgrounds could potentially work such as law.

Before you apply, please note that the ability and passion to express via writing is necessary to thrive in this role.

We will be offering stock options as we working towards a culture of ownership and aligning the success of the startup with the team.

In general, it is to work closely with the cofounder/Director to support the vision, mission and guiding principles of the VAES.ai and e.construct. This entails monitoring, overseeing and take ownership of the completion of various tasks. Support and coordinate company-level and team-level goal setting processes in partnership with cofounder/Director (we use OKRs).

You will leverage your expertise in civil engineering and consulting to provide guidance and support to our clients, helping them to achieve their goals and maximize their potential.

The following describe the role.

This role will own the dashboard, which is the portal that connects our clients with the VAES.ai tech + our specialist civil engineers to optimize their structures and produce reports. Additionally there is scope to help maintain our roadmap for the main technology. The candidate will join client meetings and ensure the dashboard’s successful deployment and feature list.

Clients, Advisors, Investors. Assist the cofounder in preparing materials and managing relationships with all three areas of relationships. Research regarding investors and venture capital will be important. Clients will be through the prism of the dashboard in the point above. Identifying grant opportunities and applications will also be part of this role

Assist the cofounder/Director + CTO to develop and execute strategic initiatives and project plans and deliverables. These can range from business modeling, L&D, patent applications, case studies, improving internal communication processes and tools, etc. This also entails research about the civil engineering industry and intersection with technology and sustainability. This also includes emerging trends and new technology.

This role also should support with launching tBE, the Built Environment. tBE is a research platform that we’re planning on launching: This is the manifesto (link).

Requirements

5+ years of operational experience in engineering, startups, tech, management consulting.

Experience in the engineering/construction world a plus

Product management experience is a plus.

A passion for writing. This is crucial.

Location wise, ideally based in Cairo or Dubai. Remote can work only for exceptional candidates.

Passion for creating products to make the real world better place, especially emerging technology in the architecture, engineering and construction space that reduces our carbon footprint and our effect on the cities.

Entrepreneurial, scrappy, with a 'get stuff done' mentality (officially we call this "bias to action").

Atypically versatile. Thinks and acts like a CEO. Able to dive into many roles and do them well.

Willingness to challenge. You need to be comfortably directly challenging my opinions, assumptions, and actions, but also willing to support me if we disagree and when we set on a different direction.

Preference for candidates who have deviated from the norm.

I will be interviewing candidates on a rolling basis, with an emphasis on finding the right person vs. finding someone quickly