Walter Infra Project Manager Private Limited, an associate of the Sponsor, has been designated as the Project Manager of Nxt-Infra Trust for its respective projects.
The Project Manager has entered into a Project Implementation and Management Agreement with the Trustee, the Investment Manager, and the relevant Project SPVs. Under this arrangement, it is responsible for the execution, operation, and ongoing management of the Trust’s road assets in line with the Trust’s objectives and applicable regulatory framework.
Walter Infra Project Manager Private Limited was incorporated in India as a private limited company on March 25, 2023, under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, and bears the Corporate Identification Number (CIN): U42101DL2023FTC411597.
As Project Manager, the company plays a critical role in ensuring that assets are operated efficiently, maintained to high standards, and managed with a long-term performance and safety mindset.
As Project Manager, the company plays a critical role in ensuring that assets are operated efficiently, maintained to high standards, and managed with a long-term performance
and safety mindset.
Project Manager
Jayanta Neelkanth Dixit
Mr. Jayanta Neelkanth Dixit is a Civil Engineer (BE Civil from Collage of Engineering, Pune) by profession with almost 36 years of experience in large Infrastructure projects like nuclear power plants, new railway lines, tunnels, bridges, construction of National Highways and Expressways and operation and maintenance of road projects. He is also a Certified Pavement Engineer from the US. He has technical knowledge on design and performance of rigid and flexible pavements. He has strong exposure to latest techniques and material being used worldwide, in bridge road construction and operations for optimisation of costs. He has been Involved in bidding for greenfield and brown field road projects, evaluating M&A options for road assets in India and abroad by giving detail technical inputs. He has directly led the construction teams for highway construction and has been responsible for P&L of the projects for over 25 years with projects spread across Indian peninsula.
Rajesh Chaabra
Mr. Rajesh Chaabra is a seasoned civil engineer and senior infrastructure leader with more than twenty eight years of experience across Roads and Highways, Railways, Metro, LRT, Water Infrastructure and high speed mobility systems. His expertise spans design, construction, O&M, asset management and strategy, supported by a strong technical foundation through an MBA, an M.Tech in Soil and Foundation Engineering, and a BE in Civil Engineering.
Throughout his career, Rajesh has led large multidisciplinary teams and delivered complex infrastructure programs across India, Mauritius, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, African nations, CIS countries and the Philippines. His experience ranges from national highways and expressways to international rail and metro systems, along with major bridges, tunnels and strategic logistics corridors.
Before joining NXT Infra, Rajesh held several senior leadership positions. He served as Executive Director for Transportation in South Asia at Egis, leading P&L, business development, strategy and global delivery. Prior to this, he was President and Head of Business, Strategy and Asset Management at Welspun Enterprises, where he oversaw performance across highways, HAM and BOT projects, and led risk management, safety, ESG, quality and planning functions at an organisation wide level.
He has also spent more than a decade with Systra, Halcrow and Jacobs in leadership roles, managing iconic rail, metro and highway programs and guiding global design teams of more than five hundred professionals. His work with international funding agencies such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and African Development Bank brings deep exposure to global standards, governance frameworks and sustainability requirements.
In his role as Chief Technical and Sustainability Officer at NXT Infra, Rajesh anchors the Trust’s technical strategy, asset performance, resilience planning, sustainability roadmap and ESG implementation. He drives engineering excellence across the portfolio while strengthening environmental and community outcomes in line with NXT Infra’s long term vision for safe, sustainable and future ready road networks.
Rajesh is a Chartered Engineer and an active member of the Indian Roads Congress and the Institute of Engineers. His leadership brings a strong combination of technical depth, global project experience and a firm commitment to sustainable infrastructure development.
Roles and Responsibilities of the Project Manager
The Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and overseeing the successful delivery and operation of infrastructure projects within the Trust’s portfolio. Its core objective is to ensure that assets perform reliably, safely, and sustainably over the concession life.
Its key responsibilities include:
Asset and Project Oversight
- Supervise the activities of Project Manager to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and the terms of project management agreements.
- Monitor asset performance, operational efficiency, and long-term value preservation across the portfolio.
Compliance and Governance
- Supervise the activities of Project Manager to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and the terms of project management agreements.
- Monitor asset performance, operational efficiency, and long-term value preservation across the portfolio.
Infrastructure and Personnel
- Supervise the activities of Project Manager to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and the terms of project management agreements.
- Monitor asset performance, operational efficiency, and long-term value preservation across the portfolio.
Disclosures and Reporting
- Supervise the activities of Project Manager to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and the terms of project management agreements.
- Monitor asset performance, operational efficiency, and long-term value preservation across the portfolio.
Financial Management
- Supervise the activities of Project Manager to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and the terms of project management agreements.
- Monitor asset performance, operational efficiency, and long-term value preservation across the portfolio.
Risk Assessment
- Supervise the activities of Project Manager to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and the terms of project management agreements.
- Monitor asset performance, operational efficiency, and long-term value preservation across the portfolio.
Strategic Planning
- Supervise the activities of Project Manager to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and the terms of project management agreements.
- Monitor asset performance, operational efficiency, and long-term value preservation across the portfolio.
Operational Excellence
- Supervise the activities of Project Manager to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and the terms of project management agreements.
- Monitor asset performance, operational efficiency, and long-term value preservation across the portfolio.
Operating
Philosophy
The Project Manager operates with a focus on operational discipline, safety-first execution, regulatory compliance, and long-term asset stewardship. By combining on-ground expertise with structured processes, it supports Nxt-Infra Trust’s objective of managing roads as dependable public assets that deliver consistent value to users, communities, and unit holders.
