Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh, a post graduate scholar from BITS Pilani is amongst the few domain experts in the area of Design, Engineering and Construction of Infrastructure / Industrial projects on transnational basis. He has a proven track record and core competency experience of 28 Yrs. in the area of Business Development, Design & Engineering, Project / Contract Management, Construction Engineering, Design Methodology, Claim Management, Dispute & Arbitration (both Domestic and International), Costing & Budgeting, Risk Management, Advancement of Tendering & Estimation models on assigned benchmarks and Team Building etc. in India & abroad.
Apart from his inherent capabilities to lead and guide the organization, by inculcating a strong sense of team sprit among the subordinates. He is diligent in keeping pace with other competitors through continuous upgradation and achievement in the field of Construction Engineering. A dynamic true professional with rich & extensive experience and has a high degree of proficiency in corporate strategic planning along with executing and spearheading administration and resource planning.
Shri R.K. Singh assumed the position of Chairman and Managing Director of the Company on 08th October 2021. In addition to the above responsibilities, as the CMD of the Company, he is deeply involved in overall functioning of the Company, formulation of its policy matters and its implementation. His inspirational and motivational qualities have added a new dimension to the Company. He substantially improved B And R’s Order Booking Position by adopting various Business Development Initiatives. He reframed the policies and procedures of the Company and with prudent Financial Management managed to overcome the hurdles and operational hindrances being faced on account of the pandemic. The organizational structure was also restructured for optimal resource management.
Prior to assuming charge of CMD in Bridge And Roof, Shri R.K. Singh, worked as Chief Engineer in Konkan Railway and undertook many projects of national importance independently and finalized the construction design/drawings of USBRL Project (KRCL Portion), KR Route Projects and other infrastructure projects of the Konkan Railway. His contribution in the design & construction of 1.315Km long bridge over Chenab (Highest Arch Rail Bridge in the world), 725m long Cable Stayed AnjiKhad Bridge(First Cable Stayed Railway Bridge in India), 777m long continuous welded composite girders type superstructure (curved in plan & elevation) with Pre-Loaded Spring Dampers for Br. No. 43 (First Railway Bridge in India with PSD), and other Special Bridges/structures, Station Building, Reinforced Earth Slope of 68m high (Highest Earth Slope in the world of Railway)Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project is remarkable and today such works turned as exhibits of excellence and pride of India. He has also been instrumental in creation and growth of the Design and Inspection Division (A Strategic Business Unit) in the Company.
Before joining Konkan Railway in July’2013, he was Dy. General Manager in RITES Limited, also a CPSE under THE Ministry of Railways and had successfully completed more than 150 design/construction projects in Asian and African countries as Specialist Expert/Team Leader from RITES/KRCL side. RITES also bagged Role Model Project of Africa Award from World Bank & ERA and given remarkable contribution in the reputation and growth of RITES during his posting in East African Countries.
He has a proven track record as an operation strategist to meet growth objectives and in leading multiple improvement initiatives within the several projects by way of providing strategic direction, diverse perspectives and a positive leadership. He is a member of several national and international societies / associations of Civil Engineering. There are several Publications of technical papers in national and international journals to his credit.
He has also been honored with several awards in his career time to time in addition to “Dr. E. Sreedharan Award for the Best Engineer - 2015”.