Solar Sales Surveyor

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Team: ZCL – Zero Carbon Living

Salary banding: Up to £30,000 basic + commission OTE £50,000+

Experience: Mid-level – Must have knowledge or Products

Working pattern: Full-Time

Reporting to: Carl Clarke – National Sales and Survey Manager

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Customer focused. Engaging. Dynamic.

Top 3 qualities for this role: Industry knowledge. Strong communication. Resilience.

Where you’ll work:

At OVO, we understand that a one size fits all approach doesn’t work for everyone. That’s why we created the OVO Way of Flexibility.

All our roles are hub based (Bristol, Glasgow or London), providing a dedicated space for collaboration, connection and teamwork. You’ll also have the flexibility to work from home.

This team works in a remote-first way, where they get together in the office a few times every quarter.

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity’s biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That’s why we need diverse people from all gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how:

This will be a remote role with occasional travel to the office as and when required. The main bases would be our London or Bristol Headquarters. 

The role sits within OVO Energy’s Zero Carbon Living (ZCL) Solutions growth business, but specifically within OVO’s Solar and Storage business unit. 

We are all about the future tech that’s going to help us towards delivering Plan Zero and helping decarbonise our members’ homes and transport. 

This is a super exciting role as for the right candidates there could be broader opportunities across all of the products we offer in ZCL solutions.

This role in a nutshell:

Our new In house solar sales and surveying team will be surveying properties both remotely and on site to assess the suitability of the property for the installation of Solar PV and battery storage systems. 

The survey would include talking to the customer, understanding their needs, measuring the roof, understanding cable routes, kit locations, scaffold requirements, access requirements and ultimately designing the right system to suit the customer and their property.

Our surveying experts will mainly work from home conducting remote surveys of customers properties over facetime or whatsapp, but for a small proportion of customers you may be required to conduct site visits within driving distance of your home. 

Your key outcomes will be:

• Conducting remote and site technical surveys to assess suitability for solar PV and battery storage systems on domestic properties.
• Listen, and then advise customers on the best solution to match their lifestyle and their home, using consultative selling techniques, there’s no hard sell here.
• Measure the roof, check roof condition, tile type, kit locations, cable runs, access requirements, scaffold requirements etc.
• Use technology platforms like Google Earth Pro to accurately measure roofs and capture details such as shading, obstructions etc in order to produce accurate quotations
• Design the system layout using EasyPV or equivalent solar design tools.
• Produce accurate quotes for customers and actively manage your quote pipeline.
• Follow up with customers and chase outstanding quotes to drive sales conversions.
• Work with the technical team on any queries post survey/sale.

You’ll be a successful Solar & Battery Sales Surveyor here at OVO if you have…

• Experience in consumer facing sales roles.
• Have worked previously using consultative selling techniques.
• Experience surveying properties both remotely and on site for the purpose of installing solar PV and battery storage systems, (other renewable technologies are a plus).
• Previous experience within an MCS accredited organisation.
• An understanding of MCS requirements for solar PV installations. 
• Knowledge or experience of introducing customers to finance via 3rd party lenders. 
• A sound working knowledge of the built environment.
• Ability to technically assess properties, including construction type, condition etc.
• Experience with talking to customers about work in their homes, ideally with a background in measuring and sizing solar PV systems.
• Passionate about Climate change and Net Zero goals
• Working in a collaborative environment

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you £30,000 basic + commission OTE £50,000+, depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: 

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

For your health

With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more

For your wellbeing

With gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more

For your lifestyle

With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home 

Get up to £300 off any OVO Energy plan (when you pay by Direct Debit), plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargers

For your commute

Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people – so when you join OVO, you can play a part – big or small – with any of the Networks. It’s up to you.

Oh, and one last thing…

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you!

If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible..

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