History
Southern Provincial Engineering Services Institute is a pioneer among the consultancy firms of the construction field in the public sector within the province. Our institute was established in 1991 and a newly established institution with the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. This is an institution functioning under the Chief Secretariat of Southern Province. Our institute is headed by the Deputy Chief Secretary (Engineering Services) who serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Administration as well as for the Construction Industry.
We have 04 District Engineering Service Offices which are mainly functioning under our administration and they were also under the control of District Engineers (School Buildings) and District Engineers (Other Buildings) of Galle District, District Engineers (Buildings) in Matara and District Engineers (Buildings) in Hambantota. Later it was divided into 03 District Engineering Offices namely District Engineer (Buildings) in Galle, District Engineer (Buildings) in Matara and District Engineer (Buildings) in Hambantota. Construction management, consultancy services and quality control are given priority in our duties. On the one hand, we are a pioneer of the construction field in public sector within the Southern Province, especially for the field of education and this talent in the sectors of education & health is delight among the public.
At present our institute is equipped with an employment fulfilled of the new technology and knowledge and has achieved a significant progress especially in the field of construction engineering, structural engineering and architecture.