Energy Advisor

Michaels Energy is a veteran-owned energy consulting firm that exists to help businesses minimize waste and maximize value. Our energy and engineering gurus are obsessed with optimizing buildings and processes to maximize energy savings and profits, minimize utility grid stress and carbon footprints, and keep this big, beautiful planet in tip-top shape. Our passion is developing long-term client relationships with energy users, utilities, consultants, and partners. This passion, combined with our core values of proactive and responsive service, intuitive analysis, collaborative partnerships, and fanatical execution, forms the foundation of our corporate culture.

We're looking for an outgoing, self-motivated Energy Advisor to build relationships, uncover opportunities, and help customers take advantage of utility energy efficiency programs. This role is built for a motivated hunter who enjoys opening doors, building relationships, influencing decision-makers, and creating opportunities that drive measurable results.

What is the role?

Michaels Energy is seeking a sales professional with experience working with utility programs. The Energy Advisor will interact with facility managers, business owners, contractors, and utility partners for energy management programs in Massachusetts. This role focuses on building relationships and driving participation by prospecting and recruiting commercial and industrial customers into different programs. This position is the main point of contact for customers and will facilitate their program journey from first interaction to project completion. We are looking for someone with strong outreach and communication skills, who has a passion for energy management and will exemplify our core values.  

How You Will Make An Impact

• Build relationships with businesses and facility decision-makers to drive participation in utility energy efficiency programs.
• Identify opportunities, generate project leads, and maintain a strong pipeline of customer opportunities.
• Educate customers on program benefits and guide projects from initial engagement through implementation.
• Collaborate with internal experts, utilities, contractors, and customers to move projects forward.
• Deliver an outstanding customer experience while achieving program performance goals.
  

Key Focus Areas

Focus Area

What You’ll Own

What Success Looks Like

Sales & Business Development

Prospecting, customer outreach, relationship building, identifying opportunities, promoting utility programs

Healthy pipeline of qualified opportunities and closed projects

Customer Engagement & Account Management

Serve as primary customer contact, lead presentations, educate customers, develop engagement plans

Strong customer relationships and program participation

Project Advancement & Coordination

Manage opportunities through the pipeline, remove barriers, coordinate with internal teams and stakeholders

Projects move efficiently from opportunity to implementation

Program Administration & Reporting

CRM updates, activity tracking, status reporting, documentation, process adherence

Accurate reporting, data integrity, and visibility into performance

How do you contribute?

After 3 months, you have….

• Learned Michaels internal processes and business practices
• A thorough understanding of the assigned efficiency programs
• Built a strong funnel of projects and customers

After 6 months, you have….

• Closed deals with customers
• Identified continuous improvement opportunities for the program
  

What are the metrics for this role?

• Program P4P Revenue
• Closed Deals
• Touch Points
  

What are we looking for?

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience in account management, technical sales, B2B sales, utility programs, or customer-facing business development roles.
• Experience with Commercial & Industrial customers.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent organization and attention to detail.
• Self-motivation, persistence, and the ability to work independently while managing multiple opportunities.
• Willingness to travel throughout the region to support customer engagement and site visits (approximately 50% regional travel)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with building mechanical systems (HVAC, lighting, hot water)
• Experience meeting monthly, quarterly, and/or annual sales targets
• Connections to building and facility managers or contractors in Massachusetts
• Familiarity with CRM software
  
  

Where can you work?

• New Hampshire or the surrounding states
• Work from home, in the office, or a hybrid schedule within New Hampshire or surrounding states
  
  

Pay Scale

$90,000-$125,000 + regional adjustment

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible, collaborative culture where your contributions directly influence company success
  
  

Why work for Michaels Energy?

Join a collaborative, purpose-driven team where you'll have the autonomy to build relationships, uncover opportunities, and drive measurable results. You'll own your success while partnering with customers, utilities, and internal experts to make a real impact through meaningful energy efficiency projects.

The top reasons Michaels Energy is an awesome place to work, besides helping the world save energy.

• We Never Stop Learning
• Flexible Work Hours
• Collaborative
• Career Development
• Beer Fridays
• Fresh Fruit Daily
• Wellness Rewards
• Fun Company Outings

Michaels Energy EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. We strive to build and nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming for all employees. We know diversity and inclusion are essential to innovation, a strong work environment, and exceptional results. This fits well with our culture that celebrates the unique, the different, and the individual. For us, this is who we are and what we do, not just words in a policy.