Careers

Company Description

We are an Oregon-based company with a team of highly motivated professionals who enjoy working together. We specialize in energy efficiency programs, market actor field engagement services, trade ally driven programs and training services.

Our team consists primarily of independent contractors who have years of experience and great relationship skills. If you want to work in a fast-paced industry with a growing, virtual company, we might be a great place for you to thrive.

Position Description: Lighting Specialist / Account Manager

This position requires extensive experience in the lighting technology and/or utility energy efficiency program field. A minimum of five years’ experience in the electrical industry, and/or lighting design, sales, distribution, and/or installation experience is required.

A Lighting Specialist must possess the ability to build relationships with trade allies and program partners as well as influence decision-makers. The successful applicant will be a self-starter and will be highly organized with good communication skills. There will be some travel within Oregon.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage electrical contractors, distributors, and other lighting market actors to help them leverage Energy Trust incentive programs.
• Train and assist lighting trade allies with program tools.
• Provide commercial and industrial lighting technical assistance to lighting trade allies, end-use customers, utility representatives, and others.
• Conduct on-site training with trade ally and/or utility representatives on lighting technologies and lighting analysis software tools.
• Participate in company trainings, communications, and program planning efforts to drive
• successful results to meet client needs.
• Conduct “joint calls” with lighting trade allies and/or utility representatives and their end use customers to sell energy efficient lighting projects.
• Conduct onsite project verifications to confirm project installations have been completed according to original design.

Position Qualifications:

• 5+ years’ experience in electrical industry, and/or lighting design, lighting distribution and/or lighting technology applications and/or utility marketing field is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in lighting technologies.
• Experience in non-lighting technology applications, preferred.
• Ability to multi-task, with exceptional problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter who is detail-oriented and organized.
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Microsoft Office applications proficiency.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• High School diploma with some higher education or vocational training specializing in lighting or the utility or energy fields.
• Knowledge and experience in additional energy technologies in the commercial and/or the industrial marketplace a plus.
• Previous home office experience helpful but not required.

Other Requirements:

• Valid driver’s license.
• Dependable transportation along with proof of automobile insurance.

Benefits:

• Compensation is very competitive and commensurate with experience in the industry.
• If hired as an independent contractor (preferred), there are no benefits, other than a year-end bonus
  • Program related expenses are reimbursed.
• If hired as an employee (only if candidate is the perfect hire), then standard benefits apply.

Candidate resume and cover letter should be received no later than November 22, 2024. Please deliver via email to: Dave Backen (dave@phoenixssm.com.au.)