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Greenwich, Connecticut appoints Amy Siebert Commissioner of Public Works

Waters-Oldani Executive Recruitment, a Division of The Waters Consulting Group today announced the appointment of Ms. Amy Siebert as the Town of Greenwich Commissioner of Public Works.

Waters-Oldani Executive Recruitment, a Division of The Waters Consulting Group today announced the appointment of Ms. Amy Siebert as the Town of Greenwich Commissioner of Public Works. The recruitment was led by Ms. Andrea B. Sims, a Senior Consultant with Waters-Oldani. Commenting on this recruitment assignment, Ms. Sims said, “The Town of Greenwich, Connecticut has been a superb client throughout this process. They have been responsive and as dedicated to finding the right person as I and my team have been. We are glad to see such a positive outcome for Greenwich.” This recruitment project was completed in about three months. Waters-Oldani conducted a nation-wide search, which produced 19 candidates. The top most qualified five candidates were interviewed earlier this month and Ms. Siebert was selected.

Ms. Siebert has served as the Town of Greenwich Deputy Commissioner of Public Works since July 2007. In January 2004, Ms. Siebert joined the Town of Greenwich as the Sewer Division Manager and was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Sewer Division as well as capital project delivery, consent order response and management, asset management plan delivery, which included a computerized maintenance management system, and preparing, tracking and forecasting both operations and capital budgets.

First Selectman Peter Tesei wrote of the appointment of Ms. Siebert, “As Deputy Commissioner, she worked with the Commissioner to manage all aspects of the Department of Public Works’ seven divisions. Special initiatives included moving forward the town wide storm water master planning, business process improvements, budget and capital project planning and division coordination.” Tesei added, “(As the Sewer Division Manager, Ms. Siebert) brought a strong background in project and people management skills as well as experience with the capital delivery process from planning through construction.”

From 1990 to 2003, Ms. Siebert was employed by Malcolm Pirnie, one of the largest firms in the United States focused exclusively on environmental issues. As an Associate with Malcolm Pirnie’s Operations Group, Ms. Siebert worked predominantly for public utilities, managing a range of utility management and organization projects. Ms. Siebert managed and participated in a broad array of public utility projects nationwide, related to the capital delivery process and overall utility management and improvement initiatives.

Prior to her employment with Malcolm Pirnie, Ms. Siebert held various research assistant positions with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the University of Texas at Austin and Cornell University.

Ms. Siebert graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Technology from Cornell University, a Masters of Science in Environmental Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a Masters in Public Affairs from the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs at UT Austin. Additionally, Ms. Siebert is licensed with the State of Connecticut as a Professional Engineer.

The search process began in April 2008 with the selection of Waters-Oldani Executive Recruitment, of Dallas, Texas. To find out more about executive recruitment at The Waters Consulting group, click here.

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