New Delhi: Ashutosh Gautam has assumed charge as Director (Projects) at NBCC (India) Limited, a Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
Gautam brings over 34 years of experience in infrastructure development and project management across highways, ports, inland water transport, logistics and urban development. During his career, he has handled and administered infrastructure projects involving investments worth thousands of crores of rupees.
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Before joining NBCC, Gautam served on deputation at the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) from February 2021 to May 2026. He held the position of Member (Technical)-cum-Deputy Project Director of the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP), along with the additional charge of Member (Traffic and Logistics). He also held the additional charge of Member (Finance) for around one year during his tenure.
Earlier, Gautam served as State Head-cum-Chief General Manager and Regional Officer of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for West Bengal from 2014 to 2017 and Gujarat from 2017 to 2021, respectively. He also served as Managing Director of Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway Company Ltd. and as a board director of Varanasi Multi-Modal Logistics Park Ltd. and IWCOL, Government of Odisha.
His experience at NHAI also includes serving as General Manager (Commercial Operations and Logistics) and as Project Director for World Bank-funded road projects based in Kanpur and Lucknow. He worked on projects associated with the Golden Quadrilateral and North-South and East-West corridors for around 12 years in Uttar Pradesh and served as the state's nodal officer for World Bank road projects.
Gautam has also contributed to infrastructure-sector capacity building as an honorary visiting faculty member at institutions including the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), the Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs). His areas of expertise include large highway contract administration and FIDIC contracts.
At the policy level, he represented IWAI and MoPSW in the preparation of Vision 2047 under SGOS-2. He also served as Member Secretary for the development of the Inland Vessels Act and Rules under MoPSW.
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Gautam holds a BTech in Civil Engineering and an MTech in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering from IIT Delhi. His other qualifications include an Advanced Management Programme in Infrastructure Development and Financing from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad; a postgraduate diploma in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management; and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB).
His appointment adds extensive experience in infrastructure project execution, contract management and multimodal transport development to NBCC's leadership as the company undertakes projects across the construction and urban development sectors.
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