Business Energy Advisor

Navigate Power & Verde Solutions • Springfield, IL

3d • $50,000 - $250,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Business Energy Advisor builds and manages a commercial energy client book as an independent, remote, 1099 contractor. The role helps commercial and industrial businesses compare electricity and natural gas offers, make informed contract decisions, reduce operating costs, and explore additional solutions such as efficiency upgrades, solar, EV charging, and battery storage. Advisors generate and manage their own pipeline, set their schedules, and earn commission based on sales results, with no base salary or guaranteed income.

Navigate Power and Verde Solutions provide supplier access, market guidance, pricing tools, proposal assistance, training, marketing resources, back-office support, and project expertise. The opportunity offers uncapped commission potential through new business, renewals, referrals, and additional client projects.

Requirements

• At least two years of sales experience, preferably in B2B, with a record of winning clients and meeting or exceeding targets.
• Ability to prospect, ask for referrals, and build relationships with business owners and decision-makers.
• Consultative selling skills, including listening to business priorities, explaining recommendations clearly, handling objections, and moving conversations toward a decision.
• Ability to independently manage a pipeline, follow-up, and schedule consistently.
• Comfort working remotely in a 1099, commission-only role with income dependent on sales results.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in energy consulting, energy procurement, or related fields.
• An established client book or professional network.

Responsibilities

• Build a book of business with support from pricing, operations, and project teams.
• Generate a pipeline through direct outreach, referrals, business networks, partnerships, and existing relationships.
• Prioritize prospects with expiring contracts, high energy costs, facility upgrades, or multiple locations.
• Engage business owners, finance leaders, property managers, and facility teams about energy budgets, contract exposure, and operational priorities.
• Review utility bills, usage patterns, contract dates, and facility needs to identify potential savings and develop recommendations.
• Present electricity and natural gas proposals, explaining supplier differences, pricing, contract terms, and market conditions.
• Introduce solar, EV charging, battery storage, efficiency upgrades, and sustainability projects when appropriate to client economics and priorities.
• Lead sales opportunities from discovery through proposal and signed agreement, coordinating an implementation handoff.
• Maintain accurate pipeline records, follow up consistently, monitor contract expirations, and develop renewals, referrals, and additional business.

Benefits

• Remote work and flexibility to set your schedule.
• Uncapped commission potential, with potential annual commissions stated as $50,000–$250,000+ based on sales results.
• Access to 110+ supplier relationships nationwide.
• Pricing tools, proposal assistance, and back-office support from quote through renewal.
• Training and marketing support for prospecting, presenting, and developing accounts.
• Opportunities to earn through renewals, referrals, and additional energy projects.
• Opportunity to develop a team as the business expands.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed