Jayanta Kumar Sarmah
Certified EHS Professional
Bangalore
Summary
Results-oriented Certified Safety Professional with 20+ years of experience achieving EHS targets across Automobile, IT, Greenfield projects, Property Management, Data Centers, Warehousing, Logistics, and Consultancy sectors. Proven in partnering with top management to develop EHS strategies, drive change, and deliver strategic project roadmaps through risk assessment and effective controls.
Experienced in strategic leadership and operational management, with strengths in team collaboration, project management, data analysis, and process optimization, recognized for reliability, adaptability, and consistent delivery of impactful results.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
8
8
Certifications
5
5
Languages
Work History
Head EHS, AVP & MR
CapitaLand India Services Pvt. Ltd
02.2019 - Current
- Enterprise EHS leadership across a diversified CapitaLand Investment India portfolio comprising 30+ million sq. ft. IT and commercial buildings (Fire and Life Safety governance) 12+ million sq. ft. Active development and construction projects: 3+ million square feet. ft. Hyperscale data centers (250+ MW IT load) cover over 2 million square feet. ft. Industrial and manufacturing facilities, seven logistics and warehousing hubs, and six regional offices have a strategic impact.
- Established and led enterprise-wide EHS governance frameworks, embedding EHS into design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations.
- Acted as Management Representative (MR) for ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and ISO 9001, ensuring PAN-India certification, audits, and continual improvement.
- Led project and enterprise-level HIRA, translating risk registers into actionable mitigation strategies, aligned with regulatory and international standards.
- Delivered EHS leadership for mission-critical and high-risk environments, including hyperscale data centers, and large industrial developments.
- Defined and executed short- and long-term EHS strategies, standards, KPIs, and performance dashboards aligned with CLI values, ESG priorities, and investor requirements.
Directed contractor and vendor EHS qualification, performance management, and assurance programs across EPCs and PMCs. - Served as Sub-Leader – Business Continuity Management, supporting BCP framework development, crisis simulations, drills, and operational readiness.
- Drove safety culture transformation, transitioning from compliance-led systems to risk-intelligent, ownership-driven safety leadership.
Program Manager- Global
IBM India Pvt. Ltd (Manufacturing and Non-manufacturing)- Global Delivery Center
11.2014 - 02.2019
- Governance and Assurance: Directed enterprise-wide management system reviews across more than 50 countries through structured quarterly performance reviews, annual country-level audits, and global internal audit programs, ensuring alignment with corporate and regulatory requirements.
- Fire and Life Safety Leadership: Led fire and life safety compliance audits in line with NBC 2016 (Chapter IV), strengthening statutory compliance, asset protection, and occupant life safety across large and complex portfolios.
- Global Standards & Capability: Drive consistent adoption of ISO 45001, ISO 22000, and ISO 31000 through global frameworks and leadership capability building.
- Risk & Incident Governance: Provide executive leadership on serious incidents, ensuring robust root-cause governance, effective CAPA, and sustained enterprise risk reduction.
- Digital Enablement & Learning Innovation: Spearheaded the development of digital safety solutions, including e-learning modules, web-based training platforms, and EHS applications, in partnership with global software development teams to enhance scalability and engagement.
- Global Accident Reporting & Analytics: Provided strategic oversight and operational support for the Global Accident Reporting System, covering manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations across the United States, Mexico, and Singapore, ensuring timely closure, compliance, and data-driven insights.
- Strategy & Global Priorities: Contributed to defining global EHS priorities and frameworks, with a focus on safe building design and operations, emergency preparedness and response, transportation safety, office, and general workplace safety, embedding risk management into business decision-making.
Sr. Engineer - EHS
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd (Vehicle manufacturing plant)
05.2008 - 11.2014
- Operations and end-to-end EHS governance for large-scale greenfield automotive projects—from land development and construction, through commissioning, and safe ramp-up to volume production, enabling on-time SOP with zero critical safety failures.
- High-Volume Manufacturing Start-ups: Led EHS system deployment for Toyota Plant II – Etios (310,000 vehicles/year), Camry assembly line, TKAP engine plant, and six Tier-1 supplier facilities, embedding safe-by-design, regulatory compliance, and Toyota Production System (TPS) principles.
- Risk Engineering & Production Systems: Implemented advanced operational risk controls, including LOTO, HAZOP, job licensing, ergonomics, and workability studies, HACCP, aligned with TMS, TBP, Hayari Hatto, driving hazard elimination, line stability, and productivity protection.
- Complex Infrastructure Advisory: Served as the safety SME for the construction of a multispecialty hospital, managing high-risk construction and healthcare environments.
- Continuous Improvement & Zero-Incident Culture: Embedded Kaizen and Poka-Yoke across manufacturing and project phases, strengthening human-factor safety, quality, and operational resilience.
Safety Engineer
Sobha Developers
08.2007 - 04.2008
- Site EHS Leadership: Owned end-to-end construction, mechanical, electrical, and general safety governance across project sites.
- Safety Culture and Engagement: Drove toolbox talks and induction programs for the workforce and leadership to embed safety ownership.
- Risk Management: Led hazard identification, risk assessment, and control implementation for high-risk activities.
Engineer – E&S
SeaMak Group
11.2005 - 05.2007
- Utility Plant Operations & Safety: Led the erection, commissioning, maintenance, and safety governance for WTP, STP, ETP, and rainwater harvesting systems, ensuring construction, mechanical, and process safety compliance throughout the lifecycle.
Education
BE - Chemical Engineering
Assam Engineering Govt College
Gauhati UnversityPG - Industrial Safety Management
VTU
Diploma - Industrial Safety
Annamalai University
Skills
Safety strategy, planning and audit
Accomplishments
- British Safety Council International Safety Award 2024 & 2025
- Worked as SME in Smarter Cities Challenge Vizag project preparation of Vizag city Disaster Management Plan after the Cyclone Hudhud.
- Led in preparation of “OFF SITE EMERGENCY PLAN OF RAMANAGARA DISTRICT” under Director of Factories.
- Trained as a Master trainer in Thai Obayashi Corp. Ltd, Thailand
- Certified as “In Machine work” Master Trainer from Toyota Motor, Indonesia.
- Achieved “Zero Accident” during TKM Plant II Construction, TKAP engine plant construction and 6 On-site Supplier.
- Achieved overall 86 million of Safe Man Hours continuously.
- ‘Best Health & Wellbeing Program Award’ @ 6th Annual HSE Strategy Summit & Awards 2023.
- ‘PRASHANA PATRA’ award from National Safety Council for ASCENDAS VITP Project, Hyderabad.
- ‘Unnatha Suraksha Puraskara’ Award from National Safety Council for CapitaLand IT Park - VCB 1, Bangalore.
- Best Sustainable Organization 2nd Edition Sustainability Summit and Awards 2023
- INFHRA Workplace Excellence Conference & Awards 2023-24, Bangalore & ITPP H & aVance. Pune
- SAFE & SECURE RETAIL FACILITY/ MALL the esteemed jury panel of FIST Award 2023
- HSE Excellence Award by Institute of Safety engineers India Ltd
- “BW Businessworld Facility Management Awards 2024” for best innovative safety and sustainability initiatives
Certification
ISO 45001:2018 Lead Auditor
Interests
Traveling and cooking
Timeline
Head EHS, AVP & MR
CapitaLand India Services Pvt. Ltd
02.2019 - Current
Program Manager- Global
IBM India Pvt. Ltd (Manufacturing and Non-manufacturing)- Global Delivery Center
11.2014 - 02.2019
Sr. Engineer - EHS
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd (Vehicle manufacturing plant)
05.2008 - 11.2014
Safety Engineer
Sobha Developers
08.2007 - 04.2008
Engineer – E&S
SeaMak Group
11.2005 - 05.2007
PG - Industrial Safety Management
VTU
Diploma - Industrial Safety
Annamalai University
BE - Chemical Engineering
Assam Engineering Govt College
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the information given above is true and to the best of my knowledge. Place: Bangalore Date: 2025-08-28 (Jayanta Kumar Sarmah)
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NCC “A”, “B” and “C” certificate passed, attended many national level camps, rock climbing & mountaineering camps.