Per Vilhelmsson

About Per Vilhelmsson

Personal letter:An experienced construction professional with over 25 years\' construction experience, predominantly in underground and tunneling projects. Construction experience was gained in both international and domestic markets.Specific excellencies can be summarized as follows- Safety focused- Hands on Project Management – Understand equipment types and good personnel management techniques- Proven ability to lead workforce- Good commercial acumen – Understand cost allocation and budget controls- Good contractual knowledge – Expertise in administrating contract conditionsPertinent Experiences include the following- TBM (Tunnel Boring Machines) selections/operations/wear & tear (open/closed machines)- TBM pre-cast segment design, manufacturing and transport logistics to TBM (lean-production)- Geological assessments- TBM tunnel constructability design, planning and logistics optimization- TBM advance rate predictions and scheduling. Primavera (P6)- Pre-construction planning. Method selections and development- Monitor and review TBM operations. Implementing lean-production- Direct Workforce - Subcontract Management- NATM (New Austrian Tunneling Method)- Controlled Blasting Operations- Blast Design (Patterns, explosives selections etc.)- C&C “Cut & Cover” (various retaining walls, road & utility diversions, soil & rock excavations, instrumentation/monitoring, various grouting operations including jet-grouting, waterproofing, cast in place and precast concrete, MEP, architectural works, backfilling, landscaping and reinstalling roads/sidewalks etc)- Various freeze operations (horizontal, vertical and in-cavern)- Estimating/Bidding- Disaster Recovery projects- Immersed Tube Tunnel Construction- Amtrak Infrastructure (Rail/Track) ReplacementSpecialties: Heavy Civil Construction Projects

Experience

1. Senior Resident Engineer

   HNTB

   Sep 2025 — Present · New York, NY, US

   MTA PMC Senior Resident Engineer on Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Design Build Contract 2 Structural Shell including 2 TBM mined tunnels, Crosspassages, Drill & Blast 125th St Station and 116th St Retrofitted Station along with Entrances & Ancillary Buildings.

Education

• Luleå University of Technology

  Various, Various

  2004 — 2014

• Luleå University of Technology

  Master's Degree, Civil Engineering spec. in Mining Engineering & Rock Mechanics

  1995 — 1999

• Colorado School of Mines

  Master's Degree, Mining and Mineral Engineering

  1998 — 1998

• Luleå University of Technology

  Master's degree, Civil & Mining Engineering

Skills

• Tunnels
• Mining Engineering
• Road
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Water
• Earthworks
• Construction
• Primavera P6
• Rail
• Subcontracting
• Construction Management
• Engineering
• Mining
• Project Estimation
• Tunneling
• Rock Mechanics
• Contract Management
• Civil Engineering
• Concrete