Miller Stauch Construction
Job Order: Superintendent (Industrial / Commercial)
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📍 Location
• Kansas City metro
• No travel required (local projects only)
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🏗️ Company Overview (Quick Context)
• Privately held commercial general contractor
• ~100+ years in business
• ~20 employees total
• Strong relationship-based, negotiated design-build model
• ~80–90% industrial work (some retail / office mixed in)
• Not corporate; operates like a family business
• Very low turnover
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📊 Company & Project Size
• Company revenue: ~$70–80M currently (targeting $100M)
• Typical project size:
o $3M-$50M
o Average: $15–20M
• Majority of revenue comes from 3 repeat industrial developers
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🎯 Role Summary
They are hiring a Superintendent who can drop in and run a job with minimal hand-holding.
This is not an entry-level or highly structured environment.
They need someone self-sufficient, client-facing, and comfortable operating independently.
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🧱 Project Experience REQUIRED
Non-negotiables:
• Must have GC experience
• Industrial construction experience with a GC
• Concrete + steel experience (must have both)
• Ground-up commercial/industrial builds
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🛠️ Responsibilities
• Full site supervision (likely one project at a time)
• Coordinate subs, schedule, inspections, safety
• Interface directly with owners / developers
• Run the job cradle-to-grave alongside PM
• Be the “adult in the room” onsite
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👤 Ideal Candidate Profile
• 5–8+ years Superintendent experience (flexible if strong)
• Has run $10M–$30M+ projects
• Comfortable being client-facing
• Can work with subs and “hang in the field”
• Takes direction from younger leadership
• Energy matters — not coasting to retirement
• Culturally adaptable, not corporate or rigid
• Not a job hopper
They will prioritize:
• Cultural fit
• Energy and attitude
• Ability to operate independently
Over:
• Perfect resume
• Big-company pedigree
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🧠 Environment & Culture
• No formal training program → must be plug-and-play
• Flexible, adult environment, no micromanagement
• PTO is real and valued
• Fast decision-making
• Very relationship-driven internally and externally
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💰 Compensation & Benefits
• Base salary target: ~$120K
o Flex based on experience and fit
• Bonus: Profit-sharing model (varies by project & company performance)
• Truck allowance + gas
• 401(k) match
• Health insurance
• Cell phone
• 3 weeks PTO
• No formal sick days (honor system)
⚠️ Small company — internal equity matters.
They will not bring someone in at an outlier salary.
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⏱️ Timeline & Urgency
• Target start: April
• Hiring now to avoid reactive hire
• Will move quickly once they find the right person
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🧪 Interview Process
1. Initial phone screen (qualifications)
2. In-person meeting (culture + fit)
o Often lunch or informal setting
3. Final in-office meeting with ownership
4. Offer can happen same day
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🔍 Sourcing Notes (IMPORTANT)
• Kansas City metro candidates only
• Look for:
o Industrial GCs
o Tilt-up / warehouse / distribution backgrounds
o Candidates trusted with owners/developers
• Avoid:
o Multifamily supers
o Trade-only leads
o Candidates needing heavy structure/training