About MHEC
Master Hellie's Engineering Consultants is a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy that uses the latest technology to become the apex consultancy firm in Sri Lanka and the region, with capabilities that now reach globally.
Message from the Managing Director
The technological arena has created a new world with higher expectations from clients. As professionals, we are ready to serve them by understanding their circumstances and delivering new solutions in a cost-efficient way.
“We believe that quality service is a result of continuous, dedicated effort that brings tremendous value. We value our professional staff for their creativity, commitment and teamwork towards ensuring the best solution and value for our clients.”
Eng. (Dr.) Tissa U. LiyanageFounder, Managing Director & CEO
Vision
To maintain our recognisable consultancy identity and promote our reputation as an integrated engineering company, with a wide collaboration network in Sri Lanka and abroad. Our clients, from both the public and private sectors, will seek us to achieve and transcend their aspirations.
Mission
To become the apex engineering service provider, with state-of-the-art engineering consultancy and design solutions for maximum benefit, while preserving the standards and ethics of the profession.
Quality policy
We at Master Hellie's Engineering Consultants (Pvt) Ltd are committed to providing engineering consultancy services across the fields of engineering, using state-of-the-art technology and know-how to exceed our customers' expectations and make everyone's lifestyle truly comfortable.
To deliver the best service to all our clients, we comply with all applicable requirements, including legal and statutory requirements, and with our organisational values: quality, reliability, accountability, sustainability, integrity, creativity and success.
All business functions are managed through a well-defined, efficient process that assures continual improvement of the company's quality management system while achieving its corporate goals and objectives.
Who we are
The firm is managed by highly qualified engineering professionals and led by its founder and business partner, supported by designated directors. Top, middle and supporting staff are organised into divisions whose scope has broadened as the firm has grown.
MHEC operates from its own modern office complex in Battaramulla, in Sri Lanka's administrative capital. Over 25 regular staff and more than 100 consultants work on development projects in Sri Lanka and overseas.
Since 2013 MHEC has held international bilateral agreements with business partners for consultancy work at home and abroad, and has agreements that place MHEC engineers on overseas construction supervision projects. MHEC is a regular consultant on donor-funded work in Sri Lanka.
MHEC maintains its quality standards under ISO 9001:2015, respecting the social and cultural needs of Sri Lanka and all of its ethnic and religious communities. Its in-house team is multicultural and multinational, with equal opportunity for everyone.
Know our history
Company founded.
Bilateral agreements signed with international partners for consultancy work at home and abroad.
Moved to our present offices in Battaramulla.
100 projects completed.
More than 440 projects completed.
Leadership
Founder, Managing Director & CEO
PhD, MEng (Highway & Traffic), CEng, BSc (Hons), MIESL, MCILT, MACE, MSLSTL, MEASTS
Tissa Liyanage is a chartered civil engineer with more than 20 years of industry experience since graduating from the University of Moratuwa in 1998. He obtained a Master's in Highway and Traffic Engineering in 2004 and completed his PhD in 2008 at the same university.
He has worked on many large-scale projects in Sri Lanka as team leader, senior traffic engineer, transport planner, transport economist and highway engineer, and as an international traffic engineer on major PPP highway improvement projects in Asia.
He is a chartered member of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT), and a member of the Association of Consulting Engineers (ACE), SLSTL and the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS). He served on the IESL council for four years and was elected to the CILT council for two consecutive years. He has published over 25 national and international research papers.
Co-founder, Director HR & Finance
MA (IR), PGDip (HR – New York), Dip (HR – UK), BA (Colombo), Dip (SLIM), MACE
Nalini Liyanage is a practising HR manager who has worked with UNDP, UNRO and the Embassy of India, with over 22 years of experience in HR, operations and finance.
A co-founder of the firm, she has been Director HR and Finance since 2009. After graduating from the University of Colombo in 1998, she completed a Master's in International Relations and HR qualifications from UK and US institutions, and travelled widely across UN member countries for workshops and career development during her time with UNDP and UNRO.
General Manager
BSc Eng, PG Dip in Transport Eng, MIESL, CEng, CMILT
Deputy General Manager, Commercial Affairs
BSc (Hons), MBA (Kelaniya), PhD Engineering (R)
MHEC divisions
Company operations and support.
Company operations and support.
Capabilities
Modern data-collection equipment and specialist software, used in-house by our own engineers.
Our technologyFunding agencies
The priority funding agencies for the projects we have completed to date:
Our people
Graduate engineers, interns and trainees are always encouraged to pursue higher education, professional qualifications and research. MHEC provides sponsorships and the leave needed during employment or training.
Beyond engineering, staff build interpersonal, communication, presentation and leadership skills by working as field supervisors and coordinators on their projects.
Employee welfare and recreation are supported alongside professional development, and a well-organised library of books and reports, in print and digital form, is open to every trainee for study and work.
Talk to our engineering team about feasibility, design or supervision.
