Solar Specialist

SkyFire Energy is a Certified B Corporation and employee-owned company with offices and staff in three locations across Western Canada. We value integrity, accountability, perseverance, safety, celebration, and innovation. Our vision is to bring the magic of solar to the world for a stronger, healthier, and more sustainable global community.

Solar Specialist - Permanent, Full Time

SkyFire Energy is seeking a highly motivated sales professional to join our team in West Kelowna. We are looking for a candidate with the drive, perseverance, and motivation to ensure the continuous growth of solar energy in Western Canada. The ideal candidate is an entrepreneurial self-starter with strong interpersonal skills, whose passions and values align with SkyFire Energy.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Focus on Business-to-Consumer (B2C) engagements and secure agreements with company owners and officers.
• Build trust and rapport with prospective customers.
• Manage the sales lifecycle, including lead qualification, assessing client needs, conducting site assessments, pricing, contracts, and negotiations.
• Solid understanding of solar, solar products, design, etc.
• Provide excellent post-sale handoffs to the Project team to ensure successful implementation.
• Maintain Salesforce CRM records and other digital records as required.
• Collaborate with the VP of Revenue Operations to increase pipeline visibility and organizational support.
• Attend industry-related networking functions to expand SkyFire's market presence.

Performance Expectations:

• Meet or exceed monthly, quarterly, and yearly sales goals.
• Self-starter, organized and proactive.
• Take pride in your work and employ urgency in all customer-related activities.
• Uphold SkyFire values and maintain a positive image as a representative of the company.
• Thrive in a dynamic and sometimes hectic work environment.
• Be a self-starter, work independently, and manage your time effectively.
• Continuously seek ways to improve processes for a better sales experience for customers and employees alike.

Requirements:

• Over two years of experience in technical sales, preferably in the solar, construction, electrical industry.
• Extensive experience with spreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets).
• Experience with industry software such as Scanifly, OpenSolar, SketchUp, PVsyst is an asset.
• Capable of lifting, moving, climbing ladders, and comfortable working at heights.
• Flexibility to meet with potential customers in the evenings or on weekends as necessary.
• Valid class 5 driver's license with an excellent record.
• Demonstrated passion for the renewable energy industry
• A growth mindset.

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday, with some exceptions for tradeshows, events, etc.

Benefits:

• A competitive salary for the solar PV industry
• Comprehensive Dental and Health benefits, plus Health & Lifestyle Spending Account
• Accrued paid vacation and sick days
• Opportunity to own shares in SkyFire Energy as an employee shareholder
• Flexible scheduling
• Hybrid work environment
• The opportunity to work among highly qualified, industry leading professionals in a collaborative working environment
• The difference of working for a Certified B Corporation
• An enjoyable, modern workplace, including benefits like planned staff events, recognition points program, and the ability to bring a well-behaved dog to work with you

Learn more about us here:

At SkyFire Energy, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of our organization. We know that having varied perspectives helps generate better ideas to solve the complex problems of a changing world. These values are central for us to achieve our mission to relentlessly lead the solar industry to the benefit of our community and future generations.