Niluja wickramasinghe
@nilujawickramasinghe
HSE leader driving safer, compliant logistics operations through strategy and hands-on risk control.
Sri LankaWhat I'm looking for
I’m a hands-on HSE leader currently working as Senior Manager HSE at SAGT - South Asia Gateway (PVT) Limited since March 2021, after progressing from Manager HSE in September 2017. I manage all environmental, health, and safety functions—site policies, processes, and methods—to ensure a safe working environment and compliance with regulatory and company requirements.
I’ve focused on reducing risk and optimizing safe, behavior-based operations, delivering measurable results including a 50% reduction in LTI, LTI free days since June 2021 up to 13 March 2022, and a 68% reduction in OSHA recordable cases. I executed FATAL 5 Programs across the company, led 1218 toolbox meetings and delivered 1832 training hours, and implemented APMT - Global Terminal Best Practices across business units.
Earlier, I served as Engineering Manager at SAGT from Oct 2005 to ~August 2017, where I handled equipment upgrades and energy saving projects, managed USD budgets, led mechanical workshop and maintenance, and trained engineering trainees and undergraduates. That engineering foundation strengthens how I lead—combining strong influencing and decision-making, emergency readiness training, and continuous improvement to protect people while improving operational performance.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Engineering Manager
SAGT - South Asia Gateway (Pvt) Limited
Oct 2005 - Aug 2017 (11 years 10 months)
Managed mechanical workshop and maintenance operations while upgrading equipment and executing energy-saving projects. Owned capex/opex budgets and supported equipment maintenance, commissioning, and cross-functional initiatives.
Projects & Development Engineer
Associated Motorways (Pvt) Limited
Jul 2004 - Sep 2005 (1 year 2 months)
Set up and supported plant startup by implementing automated systems to replace manual operations. Designed and executed projects to improve productivity and quality and implemented energy efficiency and Kaizen initiatives, including ISO 18000 involvement.
Trainee Engineer
Unilever Sri Lanka
Jan 2003 - May 2003 (4 months)
Supported Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Kaizen improvement activities, including autonomous maintenance work. Participated in modification activities within Unilever manufacturing.
Senior Manager HSE
SAGT - South Asia Gateway (Pvt) Limited
Mar 2021 - Present (5 years 4 months)
Managed environmental health and safety functions, site policies, and compliance for a container terminal with heavy equipment and utilities. Led HSE initiatives including FATAL 5 programs and safety training, reducing LTI rate by 50% and OSHA recordable cases by 68%.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
SafeTek Global EHS Limited
IOSH Certificate Course, Occupational Health and Safety
2020 -
IOSH Certificate Course completed in 2020 through SafeTek Global EHS Limited.
SLSI
Internal Quality Auditing, Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001:2000)
Internal quality auditing training as per ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems.
APMT Global Training Center
Safety Management Training, Safety Management
Safety Management training provided through APMT Global Training Center (India).
University of Moratuwa
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, Business Administration (Management of Technology)
2008 - 2009
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, specializing in Management of Technology, at the University of Moratuwa.
University of Moratuwa
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Grade: Second Class (Honors)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering) from the University of Moratuwa, completed with Second Class (Honors).
NEBOSH
NEBOSH International General Certificate, Occupational Health and Safety
2019 -
NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (UK) (2019).
CINEC Maritime Campus
Training in Dangerous Goods, Fire Fighting and Fire Management, Dangerous Goods & Fire Safety
Training in Dangerous Goods, Fire Fighting, and Fire Management at CINEC Maritime Campus.
Leadership Pipeline Institute
Leadership Development Program, Leadership Development
Leadership Development Program (Leadership Pipeline Institute, Netherlands).
Parendex India
Predictive Index (PI) Practitioner Training Program, Workforce Analytics
Predictive Index (PI) Practitioner Training Program completed with Parendex India.
Equipment Design and Maintenance (Singapore)
Equipment Design and Maintenance Training, Equipment Design and Maintenance
Training in Equipment Design and Maintenance (Singapore).
Australian P&O Port Training Institute
Middle Level Management Leadership Program, Leadership
Middle Level Management Leadership Program completed at the Australian P&O Port Training institute.
Project Management Institute
Project Management Training, Project Management
Project Management training completed through the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Unilever Sri Lanka
Kaizen Training Program, Kaizen / Continuous Improvement
Kaizen training program completed with Unilever Sri Lanka.
Port Equipment Design and Manufacturing Center
Equipment Design and Installation Training, Port Equipment Design and Installation
Training in Equipment Design and Installation at the Port Equipment Design and Manufacturing Center (China).
Port of PTP (Malaysia)
Operation and Maintenance Management Training, Operations & Maintenance Management
Operation and Maintenance Management training for Port of PTP (Malaysia).
National Cleaner Production Center
Energy Management Training, Energy Management
Energy management training program at the National Cleaner Production Center.
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