1/31/2024
1/2/2023
FULL_TIME

Circular Economy Specialist

Develop the technical and social means to establish circular practices within the building sector

DEMO Consultants invites applications for a research position in the area of circular and climate-neutral construction.
​​​​​​​​​​The aim is to develop the technical and social means to establish circular practices within the building sector that allows to:
  • Maximise the cumulative virtues of a building, a building product, or a building material during its life;
  • Establish a transparent track record of these virtues;
  • Use this track record to ensure that a building, building product, or building material can be reused at a high quality in an afterlife.

Duties
  • Develop the required ontologies to systematically store and manage collected data needed for Circular Potential Information Management (CP_IM);
  • Develop BIM models of pilot projects;
  • Develop Circular Potential Information Management (CP-IM) technologies;
  • Harmonize existing BIM approaches for life-cycle cost (LCC) assessments and waste management practices with existing ontologies;
  • Write deliverables and scientific reports;
  • Link research ideas to consultancy.

Requirements
  • Graduated with an MSc in Architecture, Real Estate, Civil Engineering, or related disciplines;
  • Very good academic writing skills and excellent communication skills;
  • Good level of knowledge about concepts related to circular building products;
  • Good level of knowledge about Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Digital Twinning technology; 
  • Familiarity with the key parameters needed for circular product assessment through the whole lifespan of an asset;
  • Familiarity with different types of circular business models; 
  • Programming experience in C# and/or Python or similar is a plus;
  • Dutch language proficiency or commitment to reach Dutch proficiency in the short term is a plus.

Company information
DEMO Consultants is an independent consultancy (SME) specialized in Real Estate Information Management. Our USP is the combination of consultancy, software and research. We help our clients to make optimal choices for creating and managing real estate.
DEMO produces innovative software products, such as the Real Estate Suite. Expert systems with user friendly apps, dashboards and other practical features. Software for the development and management of buildings and civil infrastructure. The Real Estate Suite comprises BIM, Digital Twin, GIS, IoT, big data, VR/AR and Artificial intelligence technologies. DEMO employees are trained as building engineers, real estate specialists, researchers and IT specialists. This expertise, extensive experience and an eye for current market developments ensures that DEMO offers its customers innovative and result-oriented solutions. 

DEMO works for public and private organisations in the Netherlands and abroad. It collaborates closely with numerous universities and renowned institutes (among others TNO, Delft and Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands; TU Berlin, Fraunhofer and KIT in Germany; University of Vigo and CARTIF in Spain, and CSTB in France) as well as with software, engineering and construction companies. DEMO smart Office is located at Delftechpark in Delft between other high-tech offices.

Why work at DEMO
  • Because we are innovative and practical at the same time;
  • Because we are resourceful, committed and inspiring;
  • Because we are unique, multidiscipline and multicultural;
  • Because we stimulate continuous growth, collaboration and knowledge sharing;
  • Because we encourage individual and team development through internal coaching, open discussions, trainings, international networking, and collective winter sports;
  • Because we have a broad range of projects, a dynamic organisational environment, and excellent working conditions. 

Application
Your application with a curriculum vitae and a cover letter should be sent via the button below. For further questions about the vacancy, please contact miss. Karen Bijloo (+31 15 750 2520 or vacatures@demobv.nl). Acquisitions by recruitment agencies related to this vacancy are not appreciated.


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