Andrew Sieber

Experience

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  Melbourne Water

  Dec 1988 - Oct 1994

  Construction Manager responsible for project management including the execution of medium size contracts and specific components of large contracts (up to $ 7 million).Activities include project management of design, construction and commissioning works,estimating, tender analysis and award, quality assurance, audit and project evaluation. Site Engineer responsible for contract administration, monitoring of costs and management of budget, assessment and auditing of Quality Assurance, "Hands on" Commissioning of mechanical, electrical, control & instrumentation and liaison with design & operations groups. Design Engineer responsible for detail and functional design of mechanical components of medium to large projects.

  • Construction Project Manager

    May 1992 - Oct 1994

  • Site Engineer

    Sept 1990 - May 1992

  • Design Engineer

    Dec 1988 - Sept 1990
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  Sinclair Knight Merz

  Oct 1994 - Jul 2009

  Pursuit, preparation of EoI and preparation of tender design for a major desalination project. SKM’s Design Manager during tender phase.- Partnered with another tier 1 design company- Oversaw set up of engineering systems for tender phase including 3D CAD capability and infrastructure.- Managed Civil and Electrical tender design.- Managed overall resourcing of all detailed design staff for the Desalination plant component. Principal and Operations Manager of Melbourne based Mechanical and Electrical Engineering group in Melbourne and ultimately across South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. The role was accountable for delivery, profitability (at balance sheet level), debtors, recruitment, employee development, safety, quality and working capital for an operations centre with an annual revenue of $20m and team of 200 people. Associate and Deputy Operations Manager of Melbourne based Mechanical and Electrical Heavy Engineering group (approximately 130 staff, turnover ~ $ 14 m).Associate and Deputy Operations Manager of Melbourne based Heavy Engineering group (approximately 120 staff, turnover ~ $ 15 m). Responsible for management of Work in Progress, Debtors, ED&S, and Business development co-ordination. Associate and Operations Manager of Melbourne based mechanical engineering group. The role was accountable for delivery, profitability (at balance sheet level), debtors, recruitment, employee development, safety, quality and working capital for an operations centre with an annual revenue of $5.5m and team of 50 people. Responsible for all facets of leading a sustainable mechanical engineering consulting business supporting Waster, Power and Indistrial markets. Senior Mechanical Engineer responsible for design and management of the design process. Marketing is integrated with day to day activities. Part time (2 days per week) at Tatura office to build up mechanical and electrical practice (sole practitioner).Undertook detailed Design of a large number of water and wastewater projects including discipline lead, projector directorship and construction supervision roles.

  • Joint Venture Design Manager

    Jan 2008 - Jul 2009

  • Operations Manager

    Jan 2004 - Aug 2008

  • Deputy Operations Manager

    May 2002 - Jan 2004

  • Operations Manager

    Jul 2000 - May 2002

  • Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

    Oct 1994 - Jun 2000
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  Sinclair Knight Merz

  Jul 2012 - Apr 2014

  Manager of Water and Geotechnical Engineering team in South East Australia. Led team through dramatically changing business conditions due to end of local boom in water engineering work. Consolidated team and re-built capability including work winning and capacity in previously junior team members to take on roles of greater responsibility and autonomy in smaller projects. Proposal Director and/or leader of a number of major bids.Also leader of Corporate Social Responsibility for South East Australia, responsible for governance of the program Show less

  • Manager, Water and Geotechnical Engineering

    Oct 2009 - Apr 2014

  • Operations Manager (Acting)

    Jul 2012 - Aug 2012
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  Jacobs

  Apr 2014 - Jun 2016

  Manager, Water Engineering, Melbourne

  Manager of Melbourne based Water Engineering team. The role is accountable for delivery, billability, debtors, recruitment, employee development and safety. Also owner of the Graduate Development program for the Infrastructure and Environment business across Australia and New Zealand.

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  South East Water

  Jul 2016 - now

  I provide strategic leadership and governance of South East Water's water supply, recycled water and wastewater network planning with accountability for growing and creating a resilient network. My team plans extension and renewal of the network to meet future needs and ensure customer service levels are maintained, taking into account the challenges and opportunities of population growth. We ensure our critical network assets do not fail, and our non-critical network asset replacement/renewals are optimized to maintain service levels at an affordable cost. Show less The Liveable and Sustainable Futures branch of Infrastructure group is accountable for ensuring future industry and demographic changes, challenges and opportunities are adequately addressed in South East Water’s master plans and budgets. The branch achieves this by identifying and researching issues, assessing the implications, influencing policy and preparing strategy level plans, business cases and external approvals.Our Objectives:• For a business that invests to provide on-going and long life services to our customers and community, the Liveable and Sustainable Futures team aims to enhance the liveability of our urban areas, sustainability of future resource needs, environmental impacts and customer costs well beyond our current generation.• The Liveable and Sustainable Futures team pro-actively supports water industry, government and community initiatives in urban planning, integrated water planning, climate change mitigation and environmental management with innovative solutions based on the latest technical developments and research. • We are a focal point for the organisation to influence stakeholder development of water related urban development, environmental policy and regulation. Show less

  • Group Manager Distribution Solutions

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Group Manager, Liveable and Sustainable Futures

    Jul 2016 - Oct 2023