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Quanta Services

Builds and repairs power grids and utility networks

Medium Voltage Cable Splicer

ElectricalUpdated on Nov 12
Full-timeLos Alamos, NM, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience with medium-voltage cable splicing, terminations, or underground electrical distribution systems is preferred.
  • Knowledge of cable installation methods, underground duct banks, vaults, manholes, and electrical utility infrastructure.
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, cable schedules, and project specifications.
  • Familiarity with cable testing equipment and industry-standard splicing procedures.
  • Commitment to electrical safety, quality workmanship, and following established procedures.
  • Ability to work in trenches, underground vaults, manholes, and other physically demanding jobsite environments.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Comfort working in varying weather conditions, around underground utilities, and navigating confined spaces when properly trained and authorized.
  • Adherence to excavation safety procedures, appropriate personal protective equipment, and applicable jobsite safety requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Install, route, and pull medium-voltage cables through underground conduits, direct-burial trenches, concrete duct banks, and other electrical distribution systems.
  • Perform medium-voltage cable splicing, terminations, and connections in accordance with project specifications and applicable electrical standards.
  • Troubleshoot underground cable faults, support outage repairs, inspect electrical equipment in vaults and manholes, and repair or replace damaged cable systems.
  • Perform cable testing and inspections to verify system integrity and ensure installations meet project requirements.
  • Follow established safety procedures when working with energized electrical infrastructure, confined spaces, underground utilities, and specialized cable equipment.
  • Safely use cable-pulling equipment, duct rods, cable benders, and other specialized tools required for installation and splicing.
  • Coordinate with project managers, supervisors, and fellow electricians to complete work efficiently and meet project schedules.
  • Perform hands-on work at electrical construction and utility project sites, including open trenches ranging from 8 to 30 feet deep, underground duct banks, tunnels, vaults, and manholes.

Desired Qualifications

  • Relevant electrical certifications or manufacturer-specific cable-splicing training are a plus.

About the Company

Quanta Services

Builds and repairs power grids and utility networks

Quanta Services builds, upgrades and repairs the power lines, substations, pipelines and communications networks that utilities, power producers and large energy users rely on. It runs its own training school, Northwest Lineman College, which prepares workers for electric line work at campuses in several states. Quanta works through regional operating companies that handle engineering, construction, storm restoration and routine upkeep for their customers. Clients pay under long-term master service agreements for ongoing work and under fixed-price or cost-based contracts for large projects. Quanta was founded in 1997 by combining four electrical contractors and is based in Houston, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1997

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