Site Manager

NKT; Sweden; On-site; SEK 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

NKT is seeking a Site Manager to oversee onshore operations across Sweden and Denmark, coordinating activities, ensuring electrical safety, and serving as the on-site customer contact. The role is based in Brøndby or Malmö with ~30 days of travel across Scandinavia.

You’ll report to the Head of Onshore Operation and collaborate with project managers and jointers to deliver high-quality, safe outcomes in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or similar.
• Background as an electrician or marine engineer.
• Professional proficiency in Danish and English.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Excel, SAP, or Procore.
• Experience from the utility sector or industrial projects (advantage).

Responsibilities

• Manage daily site activities and time registration on-site.
• Maintain documentation, reporting, and project tracking.
• Act as the customer contact during site operations.
• Ensure adherence to electrical safety and QHSE procedures.
• Support technical tasks and participate in jointing training.

Skills

Danish & English proficiency

Coordinate site operations

Electrical safety knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction Management

Background as electrician or marine engineer

Tools

SAP

Procore

Microsoft Office/Excel

Job description

Oversee onshore site operations across Northern Europe

Join NKT’s Grid Solution business as a Site Manager and take part in delivering high-voltage cable projects that support the green transition across Northern Europe. In this role, you will coordinate on-site activities, ensure electrical safety, and collaborate with customers and teams to deliver high-quality outcomes. This is an opportunity to work in an international environment with projects that contribute to modern energy infrastructure. Are you ready to take responsibility for site operations across Sweden and Denmark?

Coordinate site operations, safety, and customer collaboration

As Site Manager, you will oversee daily site activities, ensuring accurate documentation, effective coordination, and compliance with QHSE standards. You will act as the key on-site contact for customers while supporting your team in delivering consistent and high-quality work. The role combines operational coordination with hands-on involvement and technical understanding.

Your responsibility will be to:

• Manage daily activities and time registration on-site
• Maintain documentation, reporting, and project tracking
• Act as the customer contact during site operations
• Ensure adherence to electrical safety and QHSE procedures
• Support technical tasks and participate in jointing training

You will report to the Head of Onshore Operation and work closely with project managers and a team of jointers. The position is based in Brøndby or Malmö, with travel across Scandinavia (approximately 30 days per year).

Structured and safety-focused professional with team orientation

You are motivated by responsibility and enjoy working in a dynamic site environment where coordination and attention to detail are important. You bring a structured approach, value collaboration, and maintain a clear overview in busy situations. You contribute to a positive team atmosphere and support safe and reliable working practices.

You also have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or similar
• Background as an electrician or marine engineer
• Professional proficiency in Danish and English
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Excel, SAP, or Procore
• Experience from the utility sector or industrial projects (advantage)

Contribute to sustainable infrastructure across Northern Europe

NKT is committed to developing a diverse organization and culture where people of diverse backgrounds can grow and are inspired to do their best. We have high ambitions on establishing gender diversity at NKT and encouraging all interested candidates to apply – even if you don’t tick all the boxes described. We believe that a diverse organization enables long-term performance, and that an inclusive and welcoming culture creates a better work environment.

In this role, you will gain hands-on experience with high-voltage projects and receive training in jointing work from 50 kV up to 525 kV. You will be part of a collaborative team working across borders, with opportunities to expand your skills and contribute to projects that support the energy transition.

Read more about our offer and listen to some voices of NKT Connectors here!

We will review applications on an ongoing basis and encourage you to apply no later than 31st of July. As this period includes summer holidays, feedback to candidates will be provided after the closing date. Be aware that personality and cognitive tests might be included in the recruitment process. If you have any questions about the role, you are very welcome to contact Hiring Manager Patrick Heiberg Christensen at [e-mail]. For inquiries about the recruitment process, please reach out to Sara Karlsson at [e-mail]. Please note that due to the GDPR regulations we cannot accept any applications via e-mail.

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About NKT
Join a diverse and international team within NKT’s Grid Solutions business, supporting the delivery and operation of reliable power grids worldwide. We deliver HVAC onshore cable systems and provide specialist service for AC and DC cable systems onshore and offshore. As a global organisation with operations across Europe, Australia, the United States, and the Middle East, Grid Solutions works closely with customers around the world and across the full lifecycle of power cable systems.

At NKT, we are all Connectors. We connect to develop leading power cable technologies that enable the world’s transition to renewable energy - and we stay connected to grow as people and professionals. As a company, NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and plays a key role as the world moves towards clean energy. NKT designs, manufactures and installs low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling reliable energy transmission. Since 1891, NKT has innovated the power cable technology, building the infrastructure from the first light bulbs to the megawatts created by renewable energy today.

NKT is headquartered in Denmark, operates from more than 30 countries worldwide, and employs 6,500 people globally. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realised a revenue of EUR 3.6 billion in 2025. NKT - We connect a greener world. www.nkt.com

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