Shri Ashutosh Gautam assumes charge as Director (Projects), NBCC (India) Limited
Infrastructure leader with over 34 years across highways, ports, inland waterways, logistics and urban development joins the NBCC Board
Shri Ashutosh Gautam has assumed charge as Director (Projects) of NBCC (India) Limited, a Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India.
He has been serving for more than 34 years in multi-disciplinary wings of infrastructure viz highways, ports, inland water transport, logistics and urban development etc. managing/administration of the projects of thousands of crores during various line of duties.
Mr Ashutosh Gautam holds Bachelor of Technology (Civil Engineering); Master of Technology (Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering) from IIT Delhi; Advance Management Programme (Infrastructure Development and Financing from ISB, Hyderabad); Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Industrial Relations & Personnel Management); and Bachelor of Law (LLB).
Before coming to RVNL, he was serving on deputation in IWAI/MoPSW (from NHAI/MoRTH) wef Feb’ 2021 to May’ 2026 as Member (Technical) cum Dy. Project Director, Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) along with the additional charge of Member (Traffic & Logistics) in Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), MoPSW, GoI. He also held the additional charge of Member Finance for around one year during the tenure.
He has also served as State Head cum Chief General Manager and Regional Officer of NHAI (MoRTH) for the state of West Bengal for 3 years (from 2014-2017) and 4 years for the state of Gujarat (from 2017-2021) respectively. He also served as Managing Director for Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway Company Ltd. and Directors on the Board of Varanasi MMLP Ltd. and IWCOL, Govt. of Odisha.
He also worked as General Manager Commercial Operations & Logistics NHAI and Project Directors of World Bank Road projects stationed at Kanpur and Lucknow (Golden Quadrilateral and NSEW) for about 12 years in the state of Uttar Pradesh with a responsibility of Nodal officer of UP for world bank road projects.
He is also an honorary visiting faculty to various IITs, IIMs, LBSNAA, IAHE NITs etc in the field of large highway contract administration/FIDIC contracts etc. He has also been part of the team to prepare Vision 2047 representing IWAI/ MoPSW in SGOS-2 and Member Secretary for Developing Inland Vessel Act & Rules under Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), GoI.
