What You'll Do

  • Generate solar energy customer leads to develop new accounts.
  • Prepare proposals, quotes, contracts, or presentations for potential solar customers.
  • Select solar energy products, systems, or services for customers based on electrical energy requirements, site conditions, price, or other factors.
  • Assess sites to determine suitability for solar equipment, using equipment such as tape measures, compasses, and computer software.
  • Calculate potential solar resources or solar array production for a particular site considering issues such as climate, shading, and roof orientation.
  • Create customized energy management packages to satisfy customer needs.
  • Develop marketing or strategic plans for sales territories.
  • Gather information from prospective customers to identify their solar energy needs.
  • Prepare or review detailed design drawings, specifications, or lists related to solar installations.
  • Provide customers with information, such as quotes, orders, sales, shipping, warranties, credit, funding options, incentives, or tax rebates.

Essential Skills

Speaking 4.0/5
Reading Comprehension 3.62/5
Persuasion 3.62/5
Service Orientation 3.62/5
Active Listening 3.5/5
Critical Thinking 3.5/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.5/5
Negotiation 3.25/5
Writing 3.12/5
Active Learning 3.12/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.12/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.12/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Integrity, Initiative, Independence, Dependability

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Written Comprehension 3.62/5
Speech Clarity 3.62/5
Speech Recognition 3.5/5
Written Expression 3.38/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.38/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.38/5

Technologies & Tools

Adobe Acrobat Autodesk AutoCAD Customer relationship management CRM software Google Meet Google Workspace software Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Project Microsoft Word Salesforce software Salesforce.com Salesforce CRM Solar analysis software Trimble SketchUp Pro Web browser software Zoom

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.59/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.54/5)
  • Initiative (High importance: 4.24/5)
  • Independence (High importance: 4.22/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.2/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Canvasser Energy Consultant Residential Solar Consultant Residential Solar Sales Consultant Retail Solar Advisor Sales Associate Sales Consultant Sales Representative (Sales Rep) Sales Specialist Salesman Solar Advisor Solar Business Developer Solar Consultant Solar Energy Consultant Solar Energy Sales Consultant Solar Energy Specialist Solar Outreach Representative (Solar Outreach Rep) Solar Resource Assessor Solar Sales Advisor Solar Sales Ambassador Solar Sales Assessor Solar Sales Consultant Solar Sales Energy Advisor Solar Sales Estimator Solar Sales Representative (Solar Sales Rep) Solar Sales Specialist Solar Site Assessment Specialist Solar Technology Sales Agent