The TBM pilot/driver controls the TBM's path and direction, and is responsible for tunnel boring progress.
S/he continually monitors work in progress via the on-screen guidance system. The steering cabin allows the pilot/driver to adjust the machine and follow the intended layout.
The TBM pilot/driver works with a team of electricians, control engineers, hydraulics mechanics and surveyors and must be attentive to both other underground actors and those above ground.
S/he must be able to assess a number of mechanical and civil engineering parameters and take terrain geology into account.