About the role
Monumental is automating on-site construction with robotics and software. Our mission is to make construction software-defined and autonomous - a future where beautiful, bespoke buildings go up in a single day, with minimal labour.
We're a growing team of engineers, operators and technicians from companies like Palantir, Qualcomm, Dyson, Shopify, Tesla, Meta and Google DeepMind. It's still the early days of building the company, and this is a chance to make an outsized impact on a problem that matters. From day one, you’ll be working with an experienced founding team, backed by a $32M Series B led by Khosla Ventures and Plural.
Monumental is based in the city centre of Amsterdam, in a beautiful facility with an fully equipped workshop and robot testing floor. We build the whole stack in-house - hardware and software, we're explicitly not a hybrid or remote-first company - you can't build robots or walls from home, so we're onsite five days a week.
Read more on why we believe you should spend your time working on construction, and learn about our vision and company. You might enjoy our YouTube Channel, Based in Europe’s film on how we’re fixing Europe’s housing shortage, or this video by Andreas Klinger of what our office looks like.
About the role
We're looking for a Construction Robot Operator to help create affordable, beautiful, high-quality housing for everyone.
Over the last couple of years, we’ve grown our Amsterdam Operator team from 0 to 45. Many of these came from retail, hospitality and events. Some studied civil, mechanical or computer science and wanted to do something more practical with it. Others grew up on farms, or around workshops, and most are sporty. They all have one thing in common: they'd rather be hands-on outside than stuck behind a desk. If that sounds like you, you'll fit right in.
Given that this is a completely new role within technology, we don’t expect any prior experience. What we're looking for is technical intuition, practicality, and an eye for detail, plus a bias for action: when something's going wrong, you take the initiative to work out what it is, and you're not afraid to get your hands dirty fixing it.
The role itself is unlike anything else in construction or tech. You'll travel to and from site, prep a build, place markers for 3D reconstruction, and operate our robots using Atrium, our in-house OS for onsite construction. When something doesn't go to plan, you'll work with our R&D and operations teams, who manage and support every build remotely.
You'll be the face of Monumental on site. Our robots don't talk, so the general contractors, subcontractors, and trades you work alongside will talk to you instead. You'll spend most of your time building the housing, infrastructure, hospitals, and commercial spaces the Netherlands needs. The rest of the time, you will be at our HQ, building test walls, learning how to service and maintain our robots, and prepping for your next deployment.
For more on how we think about the role, read Jip's post on his experience joining Monumental as a robot operator. Expect a lot of driving: you'll travel to construction sites across the country, and since construction starts early, you'll need to be comfortable with early mornings.
We are unable to support relocation or sponsorship for this role. Applicants must be based in the Netherlands, eligible to work and able to commute onsite to Amsterdam to be considered.
This role is available both as a full-time or part-time contractor (ZZP’er)
What you'll do
- Prepping a real or test construction project: understanding what needs to be built, where, 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 so our R&D team can keep improving the product
- Troubleshooting with our engineering, ops, and manufacturing teams in Amsterdam when more complicated issues come up
- Handling site tasks including: setting wall ties, cutting and loading bricks and pointing walls
- Being an ambassador and the face of Monumental on a construction site
What we’re looking for
- A technical and analytical mindset. You don’t need an engineering degree, but you understand the difference between a hardware and software failure, and how to debug a problem when something breaks - your friends probably come to you for tech support
- 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.
- You are outcome and detail oriented. You understand that running the robots all day but leaving walls stained and dirty is still a failure when we’re building a house that someone will live in.
- Previous experience on a construction site is a strong plus.
- You have a drivers license and are comfortable driving a van.
- You’re fluent in English (spoken and written).