Data Processing and Optimization Assistant

About the company:

We’re Next Sense. We make sense of commercial real estate, driving innovation to create climate-neutral buildings. Using data and simulations, our platform slashes energy consumption by 50% and makes a multi-year investment strategy to help buildings align with ESG benchmarks. Next Sense works for global clients such as: Microsoft, CHANEL & Amazon. 

“It’s our mission to show, not tell, that commercial real estate can be experience-driven and carbon-neutral at the same time”. – CEO, Ferdinand Grapperhaus
 

The role: 

We are looking for an assistant to join the Implementation team for 6 to 12 months, available for 16 hours a week minimum. 

You will be part of the Implementation team as the person responsible for connecting all buildings to our platform, making sure all relevant sensor and metering data flows into our databases. 

In your role, you will support the implementation managers in delivering projects to key customers internationally. You will be responsible for gathering relevant BMS data, managing source data files and floor plans in different formats, processing multiple data files, and onboarding the information onto our platform.  

You will be actively involved in improving data ingestion processes and starting automation initiatives. For 30% of your time you will work on how to leverage Python and Pandas to pre-process CSV data files and ready them for ingestion, where you can take larger ownership depending on your experience. 

You will communicate with implementation managers and experts in building systems on priorities and agree on deliverables and timelines for your tasks.  

Who you are:

• organized, well-structured and process oriented; 

• ready to roll up sleeves and come up with solutions; 

• able to learn tools and processes quickly; 

• experience with Microsoft Excel, Python (at least 6 months) and Pandas;  

• experience with Revit is nice to have; 

• capable of delivering on agreed timelines and communicating on progress;  

• fully proficient in written and spoken English (C1); 

• currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field at a Dutch university; 

• currently living in the Netherlands; 

• excited about our goal to create smarter, healthier, and more sustainable buildings around the world; 

What you can expect:

• be part of a young and fast-growing company wanting to change the world’s perspective of a sustainable future. Your work matters at Next Sense; 

• work at the forefront of innovation in the real estate sector with major international clients and challenging the status quo by creating the most sustainable buildings; 

• Have fun! Every first Thursday of the month drinks with fun activities and lots of cool events all year round, such as our annual company trip; 

• have us care for your well-being, so we provide a healthy workplace. Fresh fruit, free mental health support, and weekly BootCamp sessions are just a few examples; 

• A zero-hours contract with a 14.40 euro/hour salary, 8% holiday allowance and travel cost reimbursement. 

The process: 

• The first step will be a short introductory call (maximum 30 minutes) to assess whether you meet the must-have requirements for the role. 

• If you pass this initial screening, we will invite you to our office for an in-person interview. During this session, you will also complete a practical test to evaluate your Python skills.  

The office: 

The city of Amsterdam is our home base. We are an international group of ambitious, enthusiastic, and fun-loving people, who believe in dreaming up big ideas and making them happen! 

Background: 

Commercial buildings must adhere to a maximum use of 70 kWh per square meter, annually, to be labeled ‘Paris-proof’, aligned with the Paris Agreement signed by 159 states worldwide. To date, only 3% of commercial real estate has achieved this and Next Sense aims to bring on board the remaining 97%. In 2024, legislative bodies, including the EU Taxonomy, CSRD and SFDR, are demanding organizations to include their carbon footprint data into annual accounts. As these requirements augment, so does the need for compliant reporting, which starts with data-driven buildings that have reduced energy consumption. Next Sense will do just that, by offering building owners performance insights that align with legislation and decarbonization options. Next to that, it will offer A.I. building control and performance optimization to owners, placing their projects onto the path to ‘Paris-proof’.