Rajiv Nehru heads the Product Development and Training division at RICS South Asia. He is a civil engineer
with a Master’s in Construction Management from the University of Pune. He also holds a Certificate in Senior
Management Business Management Programme from IIM Ahmedabad.
Rajiv has more than 25 years’ experience as a construction management professional and has honed his skills in construction, contract management, business strategy, strategic planning, cost management and program management.
In his career, he has worked with reputed companies like Hindustan Construction Co (HCC) Ltd as Assistant Vice President – Project Management and was the Founder and Principal Consultant at Nehru Institute of Construction & Enterprise (NICE). As the Director General of the Real Estate Academy for Developers (READ). He has also worked as Director of National Institute of Construction Management and Research (NICMAR), Pune, and was responsible for setting up their Bangalore, Bahrain and Hyderabad campuses.
He has worked as a project management trainer and consultant in India, the Middle East and Africa and has trained more than 15,000 people in construction project management. He shares his vast experience with upcoming professionals as Guest Faculty in Construction Project Management in prestigious institutes like IIT Kharagpur, IIM Lucknow, Power Management Institute NOIDA and more.
Prior to joining RICS India, Rajiv was General Manager at Rohan Builders India Pvt Ltd, leading their real estate team of more than 250 engineers and technical staff with over 10 sites in Pune and Bangalore.
He has been awarded the prestigious British Chevening Scholarship in 2006-07 for Environment Management and Sustainable Development. He has professional memberships of the International Development Network of RTPI UK, Member of Cynall Cyumri Wales UK, Associate Member of Institution of Engineers India, Indian Plumbing Association and more.