Business Development Representative – Energy Management

Workbench Energy; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Cell allowance

Uncapped commission

Job summary

Workbench Energy, a fast-growing software and services company focused on power markets and remote operations, seeks a motivated Business Development Representative to grow sales in the U.S. You’ll research targets, initiate conversations, qualify leads, and set meetings for our sales team.

The role offers growth potential and flexibility in Toronto, remote, or hybrid work arrangements. You will collaborate with sales, operations, and engineering teams to understand services and deliver client

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of sales experience, ideally in the power or energy sector.
• Comfortable with outbound prospecting and reaching out to new contacts.
• Exposure to battery energy storage systems, SCADA, and/or energy management is a plus.
• Relevant degree; experience in energy storage or power sector is valued.
• Familiarity with US wholesale electricity markets is an asset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a strong work ethic.
• Self-motivated, organized, and persistent; team fit matters.

Responsibilities

• Research and identify BESS owner, developer, and operator prospects in the U.S. and other markets as required.
• Generate new opportunities through outbound prospecting by email, phone, LinkedIn, and at industry events.
• Qualify prospects and set meetings for the sales team.
• Support discovery calls and follow-up, including meeting prep, notes, and next steps.
• Assist with proposal preparation alongside our sales, operations, and engineering teams.
• Travel to the U.S. and other markets to meet prospects and attend industry events.
• Maintain accurate pipeline, activity, and account records in the CRM.
• Provide market feedback to inform service development and market entry strategy.
• As part of a small, entrepreneurial team, contribute across multiple business areas.

Skills

Outbound prospecting

CRM proficiency

Lead qualification

Communication skills

Team player

Travel willing

Energy storage knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Engineering or Business background

Tools

Salesforce CRM

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

MS Office

Job description

Business Development Representative – Energy Management

Business Development Representative – Energy Management

About Us

Workbench Energy is a fast-growing software and services company specializing in power markets and remote operations for assets on the electricity grid. We help large power users, generators, and battery storage projects optimize revenues, cost savings, and asset performance. Our software, tools, and experience are leading the enablement of the modern power grid with distributed and sustainable resources.

As a Business Development Representative, you will help grow sales of our battery remote operations and related services in the United States.

Your focus will be on generating new opportunities. You will research and reach out to battery storage owners, developers, operators, and other prospective customers, start conversations, and set qualified meetings for our sales team. You will also support the broader sales process, from meeting preparation to follow-up, helping move opportunities forward.

You will work closely with our sales, operations, and engineering teams, learning our services, the market, and how we deliver value to customers.

This role offers growth potential. Over time, as you build your knowledge of our services, customers, and the U.S. market, you will have the chance to expand your skillset and take on greater responsibility, including owning parts of the sales process.

You will be joining a team focused on growth and building unique industry experience at the center of the clean energy transition.

• Research and identify BESS owner, developer, and operator prospects in the U.S. and other target markets as required
• Generate new opportunities through outbound prospecting by email, phone, LinkedIn, and in person at industry events
• Qualify prospects and set meetings for the sales team
• Support discovery calls and follow-up, including meeting preparation, notes, and next steps
• Assist with proposal preparation alongside our sales, operations, and engineering teams
• Travel to the U.S. and other markets to meet prospects and attend industry events
• Maintain accurate pipeline, activity, and account records in the CRM
• Provide market feedback to inform service development and market entry strategy
• As a member of a dynamic and entrepreneurial team, you will be involved in numerous elements of the business beyond the main responsibilities listed here
• 1 to 3 years of experience in sales, ideally in the power or energy sector
• Comfortable with outbound prospecting and reaching out to new contacts
• Exposure to battery energy storage systems, SCADA, and/or energy management an asset
• Relevant degree, such as business or engineering
• Experience with energy storage and the power sector is weighted above a relevant degree
• Familiarity with US wholesale electricity markets such as NYISO, ISO-NE, PJM, and MISO an asset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an interest in learning technical material and explaining it clearly
• Self-motivated, organized, and persistent
• Team player! We are a small team, so fit is important
• We are open to this role being in-person in Toronto, fully remote or hybrid depending on the candidate
• Compensation includes competitive base salary, uncapped commission, health benefits, cell allowance