Construction Robot Operator
Monumental is automating on-site construction with robotics and software. Our mission is to make construction primarily software-defined and work towards a future where beautiful, bespoke buildings are built within a single day with minimal labour.
We’re a growing team (about 100 team members) of mostly engineers and technicians, coming from companies like Palantir, Qualcomm, Dyson, Shopify, Tesla, Meta and 1X. It’s still the early days of building the company, and this is a unique opportunity to be an early employee in a high-growth, high-ambition startup environment. From Day 1, you’ll be able to work with an experienced founding team backed by top-tier investors.
Monumental is based near Artis zoo in the Plantage, in the city center of Amsterdam. We have a beautiful office with an in-house workshop and robot testing facility. We’re explicitly not a hybrid or remote-first company: we enjoycollaborating 5 days a week at the office. You can read more on why we believe you should spend your time working on construction, and learn more about our vision and company. You might also enjoy seeing this video by Andreas Klinger of what our office environment looks like.
About you and this role
We are looking for a Construction Robot Operator to join our team, bringing robots and automation to the construction industry to create affordable, beautiful, high-quality housing for everyone.
This is an exciting and novel role where you’ll be responsible for building brick walls with our construction robots. Given that this is a completely new role with novel technology, we naturally don’t expect any prior experience. We’re looking for people who enjoy working with new technology while (potentially literally) having their feet outside in the mud.
You will be helping bring our construction robots to life, testing them both in our office and running them in production at real construction sites. This is a unique opportunity to be able to work in a high-tech environment, but not spend your entire day behind a desk. At the end of a successful day, you will have contributed to building tangible things in the real world that people will work and live in, with cutting-edge technology.
This role is available both as a full-time or part-time contractor (ZZP’er) and as a full-time employee.
We are unable to support relocation for this role. Applicants must be based in the Netherlands and able to commute onsite to Amsterdam to be considered, we are able to provide visa sponsorship for local candidates.
What you’ll be working on
Prepping a (real or test) construction project: understanding what needs to be built, where it needs to be built, and scoping site conditions
Preparing the site by placing markers and taking photos for 3d reconstruction
Operating our construction robots using our in-house software system on a laptop
Taking notes as the system runs to enable continuous product improvement
Working with our engineering and manufacturing teams whenever more complicated issues arise to resolve them
Various small construction tasks, e.g. inserting anchors, moving bricks around.
Being the face and ambassador of the company on a construction site. Our robots don’t talk so people will typically chat to you.
What we’re looking for
A technical and analytical mindset. We don’t expect you to have an engineering degree, but you understand the difference between hardware and software and when something goes wrong in our system you know how to reason about where it went wrong along the stack. Your friends probably come to you for tech support when something is broken.
You love getting your hands dirty and don’t want to sit behind a computer all-day. You will frequently wake up early to drive to a construction site on-time and enjoy being in that context. Previous experience on a construction site is a strong plus.
You are outcome and detail oriented. You understand that running the robots for a day but leaving with dirt and stains everywhere is still a failure when we’re building a house that someone will live in.
You have a drivers license and are comfortable driving a van.
You’re fluent in English (spoken and written). Being verbally fluent in Dutch is a plus on a construction site but not a requirement.
Why Monumental?
Joining Monumental means being at the forefront of a movement aimed at making significant strides in the construction industry. Here, your work has the potential to impact not just the company but the future of how we build. If you're driven by innovation, eager to tackle complex challenges, and ready to make a tangible difference, we want to hear from you.
For open applications (where you don’t see an exact role match), please reach out to us at: iwanttojoin@monumental.co - share with us the most interesting or challenging project you’ve worked on, why you want to join and your CV or portfolio.
If you don’t meet all the qualifications here but are excited about Monumental and feel you’d still be able to help us solve difficult problems, do get in touch. We are open to generalists with a demonstrated ability to focus on outcomes and get things done and are comfortable with you learning things as you go along.