Brijesh Kumar Gupta is an 1985 exam batch of IRSE officer. He passed his BE in Civil Engineering from Madhav Institute of Technology and Science (MITS), Gwalior in the year 1984. He has also done his M. Tech (Applied Mechanics) with specialization in Stress Analysis and Computer aided designs from IIT Delhi and he is also a Certified Lead Auditor for Environmental Systems Audit – ISO 14001.

Presently, he is posted as Chief Administrative Officer (Construction), North Western Railway, Jaipur. He has worked in various capacities in Open Line and Construction apart from working as Divisional Railway Manager in Nagpur Division of Central Railway

He attended the following international programmes:
- Strategic Management Programme in Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg, USA in September 2018 (1 Week)
- Leadership Programme by SDA Bocconi Business School, Milan, Italy in June 2017 (2 weeks)

He got following, to name a few, Awards/Achievements during his service:
- Awarded with Railway Minister’s Civil Engineering Construction shield consecutively for 2021-21 and 2021-22 while working as CAO/C/NWR, Jaipur.
- Awarded with Railway Minister Rajbhasha Rajat Padak in year 2017-2018
- Nagpur division was adjudged the Best Division on Central Railway in 2016-17 & 2017-18 and given overall Efficiency Shield in both years while working as DRM/Nagpur, Central Railway.
- Minister of Railway award for beautification of Chandrapur and Ballarshah stations of Nagpur Division during tenure of DRM.
- Awarded with Railway Minister’s Safety Shield consecutively in 2013-14 and 2014- 15 while working as Chief Safety Officer, West Central Railway, Jabalpur.
- Awarded with best Construction unit in North Central Railway during Railway Week 2004-05 while working as Dy. Chief Engineer/Construction, Allahabad.

Brijesh Kumar Gupta is also associated with Indian Institute Permanent Way Engineers (IIPWE), New Delhi.