Traveling Splicer (Jointer)

NKT; South Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Overtime opportunities

Travel per diem

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

401(k) match

Job summary

NKT is seeking a Traveling Jointer/Splicer to install and repair medium and high-voltage cables across the US and abroad. You will splice, terminate and repair cables, perform testing, and support planning, while traveling 75-100% and working at diverse sites including indoors, outdoors, and sometimes remote locations.

The role emphasizes safety, quality, and customer service, with opportunities to advance technical skills and certifications within a collaborative, international environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with medium/high-voltage cable installations and repairs.
• Ability to read electrical drawings and circuit maps.
• Jointing experience (inline splices, terminations, accessories).

Responsibilities

• Splice, terminate and repair medium and high-voltage cables.
• Prepare cables and accessories to quality specs.
• Perform fault location, electrical testing and interpretation of results.
• Follow safety programs and permits; perform daily field reporting.
• Operate company vehicles and specialized equipment safely.

Skills

Cable splicer/jointer

Lineman

Cable jointing

Reading electrical drawings

MS Office (Outlook/Teams)

Tools

Outlook/Teams

Job description

Install critical cable systems across the US and abroad

Do you want to help energize communities and connect a greener world? As a Traveling Jointer/Splicer at NKT, you will install and repair medium and high-voltage land and submarine cables across the US and internationally. This opportunity combines practical cable jointing, electrical testing, customer service and extensive travel while contributing to projects within utilities, renewable energy, heavy industry and underground distribution/transmission.

Install and repair medium and high-voltage cable systems

You will splice, terminate and repair cable systems at customer sites while meeting NKT quality requirements and applicable OSHA standards. Your work will include cable preparation, fault location, electrical testing and the installation of joints, terminations, splices and cable accessories. You will also support job planning, hazard identification, quality documentation and daily reporting.

Your Responsibility Will Be To

• Splice, terminate and repair medium and high-voltage cables
• Prepare cables and accessories according to NKT quality specifications
• Perform fault location, electrical testing and result interpretation
• Follow safety programs, permits and tailboard or Take 5 processes
• Operate company vehicles and specialized equipment safely

The role operates across the US and abroad, with 75-100% travel and trips lasting several days, weeks or months. Work takes place at customer sites that include indoor, outdoor and occasionally remote locations, along with energized facilities with defined safety controls.

Safety-focused cable jointer ready for extensive travel

You approach practical work carefully and consistently, with safety and quality as clear priorities. You maintain a structured approach, adjust readily to new worksites, and handle varying schedules and climates with ease. You communicate clearly with colleagues and customers, contribute to effective site collaboration and remain attentive when completing detailed work in demanding environments.

You Also Have

• Experience as a Cable Splicer/Jointer or Lineman with medium or high-voltage cable installations and repairs
• Jointing experience (inline splices, terminations, and associated accessories)
• Knowledge of XLPE, EPR or PILC cable systems and accessories
• Ability to read electrical drawings and circuit maps
• A valid driver’s license and availability for extensive travel
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, stand, stoop, kneel, and work in confined spaces or manholes
• Comfort working at heights, around energized equipment (in accordance with safety boundaries), and in PPE
• Ability to use basic Microsoft programs (Outlook/Teams) on a laptop or mobile device for daily field reporting, online checklists, and team communication

It is beneficial if you also have

• Experience working in substations, renewables (wind/solar/BESS), heavy industrial, or underground distribution/transmission networks
• CDL, TWIC, and ability to obtain site specific clearances
• Practical experience with electrical testing (VLF/hipot, IR, TDR/PD) and interpreting results

Connect critical cable networks for a greener future

We aim to create a workplace where people of all backgrounds are valued, supported, and able to do their best work. We are dedicated to increasing gender diversity at NKT and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates. We welcome varied backgrounds and career paths—even if you don’t meet every single requirement.

We believe inclusive teams contribute to positive results and create a better everyday work environment.

This role offers career development opportunities, practical training and certifications as part of a collaborative and international working environment. You will have opportunities to expand your skills across varied cable systems, project settings and customer sites. NKT also offers competitive pay, overtime opportunities, travel per diem, paid time off, generous company-paid benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance and disability coverage) and a 401(k)-company match of up to 6%.

Please know that drug/alcohol screening, MVR checks, and background checks are part of the recruitment process.

We collect confidential candidate experience feedback to improve our recruitment process. Your responses are for quality development only and do not affect hiring decisions.

Be a Connector of the green tomorrow!

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