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Lahiru Wickramasinghe, Facilities Manager & Deputy Head of Corporate Services

Lahiru Wickramasinghe

Facilities Manager & Deputy Head of Corporate Services·British High Commission Colombo

Australia

Master's degree, Master of Business Administration

Work experience

Total years of experience: 15 years, 8 months

Facilities Manager & Deputy Head of Corporate Services

January 2016 - Present

British High Commission Colombo

Colombo 7, Sri Lanka

January 2016 - Present

• To ensure the British High Commission compound and other owned / Long term leased residential properties run efficiently, comply the required Health, Safety and Security Standards.
• To oversee the estate Budget in collaboration with the Head of Corporate Services, The Foreign Office in London and the finance/procurement teams in Delhi.
• To provide strategic support to the senior management team including presentation at in house and regional meetings, deputizes for the Head of Corporate Services when appropriate and on occasion represent the High Commission Estate and Security Matter.
• To oversee external stakeholders relationship with estate suppliers, service/ maintenance providers and landlords plus taking ownership of all chargeable service; therefore ensuring the team deliver a strong customer focused and professional service with clear communication to internal and external clients.
• Delivery of the planned preventive maintenance schedule an adhering to security procedures, Health and Safety regulations
• Implement estate strategy in conjunction with senior managers in BHC, colleagues at regional level and experts based in UK
• To run the estates budget through robust and compliant financial/ resource management and official procurement ensuring services deliver value for money and are fit for purpose
• Provide relationship management and stakeholder liaison on Estate and security matter including ownership of SLA with current tenants
• Liaise with Head of corporate services, post security manager and regional security and estate managers in renovation and modifications
• Provide guidance, direction and mentor a large workforce of security guards and building maintenance team, delivering and supporting High Commission objectives
• Oversee external relationship with estate suppliers, service / maintenance providers and landlords, ensuring the team delivery a strong customer focuses and professional service with clear communications

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Management

Facilities Executive

December 2014 - December 2015

Fentons Smart Facilities

Colombo 2, Sri Lanka

December 2014 - December 2015

1. Fentons Smart Facilities- Sri Lanka

Facility Executive from December 2014- Up to Now
Managing Various Operation from Design stage to Completion stage and post maintenance of the premises.

• Facility and Operational Management planning, including project management, contract management, procurement
• Ensure operational compliance with all current company procedures
• Preparing and implementing maintenance programs
• Preparing monthly reports for clients and management & ensuring that SLA’s and KPI’s are adhered to in accordance with the contract
• Prepare business plans and forecasting budgets
• Contracts administration responsible for tracking variations to contracts
• Full hard and soft services SLA’s compliance responsibility
• Reporting to General Manager and Director
• Maintain critical systems and provide energy focused lifecycle initiatives and strategies

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Facility Executive

December 2011 - October 2014

Reliance Facilities Management

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

December 2011 - October 2014

Im working in initial stage when we granted the contract. Thus i worked in Qatar and Currently I'm working in Kuwait.

1. Project: Baker Hughes Qatar is an office, workshop cum warehouse facility. As Facility Executive of the building I worked under the Facilities Manager of Client side report to the Chief Executive Officer of Reliance FM. We provides a single stop solution for the complete facility, right from Security, Cleaning, MEP, Landscaping, Pest Control with Facility Management Supervision and services

Key Roles and Responsibilities: Key roles and responsibilities were preventive and predictive maintenance, preparing procedures checklists and SOP’s, ISO Documentation, Contract administration and negotiation, Waste management, Security health and fire safety, Procurement management.

Distinctive Projects carry out:
• Implementing energy management approaches for saving energy in the Baker Hughes which gives small contributes to awarded RFM as green FM Company in the Middle East
• Implementing all the SOP’s and checklist as ISO standard
• Preparing preventive maintenance management strategies for the year
• Various Fire related inspection and certifications


2. 2. Project: State Audit Bureau (SAB) Kuwait, is an office which is government establishment that enjoys legal, administration and financial Autonomy.


Key Roles and Responsibilities: Assisting of Quality management of the FM services Including MEP, Soft Services, Security, BMS management, CAFM, Car park management etc…, and ISO Documentation and processing certifying the SAB building, Making policies and procedures.

Distinctive Projects carry out:

• Implementing the Quality Management Procedure for the SAB Building
• Preparing fire evacuation plan for the SAB building including fire escape routes and fire evacuation procedure of the building
• Processing Certification of the SAB building as ISO certified building
• Preparing risk management system for the SAB Building

Company industry:
Facilities & Property Management
Job role:
Management

Facilities and Admin Officer

June 2011 - December 2011

Cosmopolitan college of Business and Technology- Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

June 2011 - December 2011

Key Roles and Responsibilities: Key roles and responsibilities were Maintenance Management, Health and fire safety, Administration, special projects and renovation of the premises, Human resource management practices and procurement.
Distinctive Projects carry out:
• Civil works and renovations of the building premises which involving call for quotations and negotiations
• Preparing all the checklists and procedures since the premises is newly established (MEP, health safety, housekeeping, HR, Security etc…)

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Management

Trainee Facilities manager

July 2009 - November 2009

Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC-Sri Lanka (World Trade Center) & Havelock City Project

Sri Lanka

July 2009 - November 2009

Key Roles and Responsibilities: fire system with components, function and importance of each component, alarming systems, as built drawings and emergency evacuation procedures, Operation and maintenance of Central Air Conditioning system, Operation and maintenance of Electrical Distributing and Generator system and power distribution system, car park management system and operational aspects, energy management measures at WTC including energy saving measure, energy accounting practices and demand monitoring means and BMS, Operation and maintenance of elevator/escalator systems, Human resources management practices, Overseas and local procurement methods

Company industry:
Facilities & Property Management
Job role:
Management

Trainee Facilities manager

March 2009 - July 2009

Holiday Inn Hotel - Sri Lanka (Currently Ramada)

Sri Lanka

March 2009 - July 2009

Key Roles and Responsibilities: Operation and maintenance of Central Air Conditioning system, Operation and maintenance of Electrical Distributing and Generator system, Fire safety system operation and maintenance, Operation and maintenance of lift systems, Human resources management practices, Energy management practices, Preparing of capital and operational budgets, Procurement method of the hotel, Familiarised with Water treatment processes.

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Management

Education

Edinburgh Napier University

May 2015

May 2015

Master's degree, Master of Business Administration

United Kingdom

Institute of Personnel Management

August 2011

August 2011

Diploma, Human Resource Management

Sri Lanka

• Successfully completed the certification level (Certificate of Human resource Management) of Institute of personnel management (IPM) with Merit pass.  Successfully completed stage I of Professional qualification of Human Resource Management of IPM with the average of 80.12%.  Successfully completed stage II of Professional qualification of Human Resource Management of IPM. PQHRM 2 stages completed.

University of \moratuwa

June 2011

June 2011

Bachelor's degree, B.sc Hons in Facilities Management

Sri Lanka

GPA (point): 3.62 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.62 out of 4

B.Sc. (Hons) in Facilities Management with a Second Class (Upper Division) passes from the Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, (completed by May 2011) which is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS, UK). MODULE CONTENT FOLLOWED Property Management  Performance Management  Capital Asset Pricing  Contracts and Procurements  Facilities  Land Economics and Valuation  Energy Management  Whole Life Costing  Workplace Planning and Design  Maintenance Management  Asset Management  Risk Management  Property Development  Environmental Economics  Real estate marketing Management and IT Studies  Fundamentals of Management  Principal of Economics  Organizational Management  Communication Principles  Statistics  Information Technology  Mathematics  Accountancy  Law of Obligations  Legal System  Law of property, condominum law  Business law  Project Planning and Management  Human Resource Management  Professional Practice  Financial Management  Business Management  Health, Safety and Welfare Accompanied with Facilities Management Project Study module in every academic year researched on "critical attributes of labour law for resolving labour issues in the hotel industry"

Skills

Facility Management
Expert
Facility Management
Expert
Maintenance Management
Expert
Maintenance Management
Expert
Quality Management
Expert
Quality Management
Expert
Energy Audits
Expert
Energy Audits
Expert
Safety Management
Expert
Safety Management
Expert
Windows (98, 2000 and XP, Vista, Windows 7)
Expert
Windows (98, 2000 and XP, Vista, Windows 7)
Expert
MS-Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power point, Projects),
Expert
MS-Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power point, Projects),
Expert
AutoCAD 2007,
Intermediate
AutoCAD 2007,
Intermediate
Effective communication, Negotiation, Team working
Expert
Effective communication, Negotiation, Team working
Expert
ISO, TQM
Intermediate
ISO, TQM
Intermediate
Computer Aided Facilities management
Intermediate
Computer Aided Facilities management
Intermediate
Facility Management
Expert
Facility Management
Expert
Maintenance Management
Expert
Maintenance Management
Expert
Quality Management
Expert
Quality Management
Expert
Energy Audits
Expert
Energy Audits
Expert
Safety Management
Expert
Safety Management
Expert

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Student

January 2007

Institute of Personnel Management

Student

August 2009

Sri Lanka Qunatity Surveyors - Qatar

MemberShip No: 583

December 2011

British Institute of Facilities management

Associate Member (0076190)

February 2013

Institute of Facilities Management - Sri Lanka

MIFM

January 2015

Training and Certifications

Training
Global Leadership Training Program
Regional Learning and Development Team - British High Commission
Oct 2016
Health Safety and Welfare
Baker Hughes Internal Training
Dec 2011

Hobbies

  • Playing Cricket and Reading Books
     Captain of the university cricket team and obtained university colours for four consecutive years (2007-2010)  Obtained Sri Lanka University colours for four consecutive years for cricket (2007-2010) Has played division I under 23 for Ragama Cricket Club and Nugegoda Sport Club Member of Young Sri Lanka Sports Club Cricket Club & Trinity Cricket Club in Kuwait