Francois Dudouit is Project Director for Vinci Construction Grands Projets. He has over 34 years railway underground project construction experience, gained on major projects in France, Denmark, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Sweden and New Zealand. His experience includes TBM excavation in challenging soft ground and hard rock, with pressure up to 13 bars. Between 2003 and 2018 he was responsible for the construction on the Hallandsås Tunnel Project and then for the SCL 1103 project (part of Shatin to Central Line). Since 2019, he is Alliance Director for the City Rail Link in Auckland.