Company Description
Urban Design and Ceramics is an Ottawa-based company providing high-performance tile, flooring, and finish solutions across Quebec and Ontario. The company focuses on both commercial and residential high-rise projects, working closely with developers, general contractors, and institutional clients. Urban Design and Ceramics is known for exceptional craftsmanship, operational reliability, and scalable execution. The team is committed to delivering projects on time and on budget, supporting complex builds with high-quality finishes and strong project coordination.
Urban Design & Ceramics has expanded its operations in Egypt and growing our preliminary team on the ground.
We are looking for a hands-on, entrepreneurial Civil Engineer with 5 to 10 years of relevant experience who can work independently, take ownership, and operate comfortably across estimating, site coordination, trade supervision, project tracking, and relationship management.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with technical teams to prepare project estimates, quantity take-offs, costing, and project tracking
- Supervise and coordinate tile setters and other trades as required
- Monitor workmanship, productivity, schedules, deficiencies, and site requirements
- Build strong working relationships with site teams
- Follow up on current and prospective projects
- Source, assess, and help develop qualified trade talent
- Maintain accurate spreadsheets, project data, estimates, and reporting
- Learn and implement new installation methodologies, tools, systems, and international best practices
- Travel within Egypt occasionally as projects require
Qualifications
- 5-10 years demonstrated skills in Civil Engineering and Civil Engineering Design for commercial and residential site projects.
- Experience with Site Development, including grading, servicing layouts, and coordination with architectural and structural teams.
- Experience with estimating, quantity take-offs, costing, and trade supervision.
- Background in Quality Control for civil works, including inspection, testing coordination, and adherence to specifications.
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline; eligibility for or membership in a professional engineering association is an asset.
- Proficiency with civil design software (e.g., AutoCAD Civil 3D or similar) and strong technical drawing interpretation skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work on-site with multidisciplinary teams and construction personnel.
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities, with attention to detail and a focus on safety and regulatory compliance.
- Fluent professional Arabic and English
- Based in Cairo
- Owning a vehicle is a strong asset
- Curious, adaptable, commercially aware, and willing to work hard in a growing business
The successful candidate will initially support our Egypt operations, with the potential to contribute to broader global operations depending on aptitude, experience, and performance.
Immediate hire. Compensation is commensurate with experience and capabilities.
