Solar & Storage Delivery Advisor

So Energy; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Learning & development

Educational sponsorships

Up to 10% performance bonus

Annual salary reviews

Real Living Wage employer

Birthday off

So Giving Days

Enhanced family leave

Employee wellbeing program

Job summary

So Energy is seeking a Solar & Storage Delivery Advisor in London (hybrid) to design and manage domestic solar PV installations. You will interpret survey data, create final designs and quotes, and coordinate with installers to ensure a smooth installation process.

You will deliver excellent customer service, liaise with customers and partners, and ensure compliance with installation standards while managing logistics and pricing accuracy.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and managing installation of Solar PV, inverters and batteries in domestic properties.
• Ability to interpret survey data and develop final solar designs and quotes.
• Strong customer-focused approach and stakeholder coordination.
• Comfort with creating installation briefs and coordinating with installers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver world class customer service with high quality standards.
• Interpret survey data from partners or customers to inform designs.
• Create final designs and quotes for the Sales team.
• Prepare installation briefs for installers and flag issues early.
• Create scaffolding briefs and ensure appropriate scaffolding is in place.
• Prepare DNO applications and relevant wiring diagrams for installs.
• Ensure correct kit is ordered per job and manage deliveries.
• Provide technical advice via phone and email and resolve issues.

Skills

Solar PV systems

Battery storage

Project management

Customer service

Communication

Stakeholder liaison

Problem solving

Tools

CRM platforms

Job description

Our priority is to match the right person to the right role, and we never want salary to be a barrier to applying. Regardless of your current pay, we’ll ask about your salary expectations during the application process, and our Talent Team will have an open, honest conversation during the talent call to understand your skills and explore our salary options. If you have questions around salary, please feel free to ask us!

Location: Chiswick, London - Hybrid

Sponsorship: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

The Role
As a Solar & Storage Delivery Advisor, you will possess a strong drive to deliveran excellent customer outcome whilst balancing commercial needs. This will be a role that ensures we deliver technically sound and compliant Solar & Battery installations to our customers. Interpreting survey data from our partners, or liaising with customers, you will be responsible for creating final designs and managing the logistics for a customer, to ensure a smooth and successful install experience.

So having proven experience designing, and managing the installation of Solar PV, inverters and batteries in domestic customer properties, working with internal and external stakeholders will really enable your success in this role.

Why So Energy?

So Energy was created in 2015 because we knew energy suppliers could be better. Since then, we’ve grown rapidly but sustainably, with 300,000 customers and over 450 Energists (what we call our people). But we’re not done! We’re on the road to a net-zero future, and thanks to our partnership with ESB, we’re well on the way. We’re customer-centric, tech-led, and passionate about sustainability.

We’re driven to do our best for our customers, for each other, and for our planet. That’s why we’ve built a workplace culture that’s supportive, empowering, inclusive, and full of opportunities to grow and make an impact.

At So Energy, we take pride in our values-driven culture. We live and breathe by our six core values that guide everything we do:

• Clear
• Honest
• Ambitious
• Inquisitive
• Caring
• Sustainable

What you’ll be getting up to in this role:

• To deliver world class customer service maintaining the highest level of quality.

• Interpret survey data from our partners or liaise with customers to understand their property details.

• Creating final designs and quotes for the Sales team.

• Responsible for creating Installation briefs for our installer network detailing the requirements of the installation and identifying/raising any issues or unusual circumstances to our installers.

• Creating scaffolding briefs to ensure appropriate scaffolding is erected prior to installation.

• Create relevant applications to the Distribution Network Operator including relevant single line wiring diagrams pertaining to the specific install.

• Responsible for ensuring the appropriate kit is ordered on a per job basis.

• Providing excellent technical advice, you will respond to queries via phone and email

• Ensure installations are completed successfully, customers are satisfied and any issues are resolved or escalated.

• Own and resolve queries from customers and 3rd parties.

• Ensure customers are communicated to and updated on all the key elements of their installation journey.

• Operate in a manner compliant with the end-to-end customer journey, associated processes and MCS requirements.

• Work within the team to meet individual and joint sales targets.

• Responsible for pricing accuracy, margin protection and ensuring installs are delivered ‘right first time’.

• Organised use of CRM platforms to drive business performance.

• Proactive support/ management of onsite issues, including kit deliveries and technical issues.

You’re a great match if:

• An understanding of renewable energy systems including Solar PV and Battery storage.Designing and managing the installation of Solar PV, inverters and batteries in domestic customer properties.

• Taking survey data / photos and developing final solar designs for customers including schematics, string designs, ballast calculations and shading analysis.

• Ensuring all appropriate elements of the install are located in appropriate places (i.e. battery and inverter) and relevant cost elements included within an install are catered for.

• You’ll be customer-obsessed and ensure you deliver a great customer experience every time

• The ability to work under pressure whilst removing non-essential obstacles which would prevent success

• The ability to deal with ambiguity and solving problems on the fly

• Outstanding organisational skills

• IT literate

• Excellent project management and organisational skills

What’s in it for you?

Smart Working Charters:

• Hybrid Working – Every team has its own SPARK Working Charter. Ask your Talent Partner for more details.

Growth & Development

• Dedicated Learning & Development Team – Supporting your development through workshops, coaching and learning opportunities.

• Learning Platform – Access thousands of learning resources to help you build new skills and support your career development.

• Educational Sponsorships – Supporting professional development through initiatives such as Code First Girls.

Pay & Reward

• Up to 10% Performance Bonus – Based on both company and personal performance.

• Annual Salary Reviews – Helping ensure we remain competitive in the market.

• Real Living Wage Employer – Proud to be an accredited Real Living Wage employer.

Time Off That Matters

• Your Birthday Off – Because birthdays should be celebrated.

• Three So Giving Days – Paid time to support a cause that's important to you.

• Enhanced Family Leave – Supporting you through every stage of family life.

Health & Wellbeing

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Confidential support available 24/7, 365 days a year, including access to professional guidance and structured counselling support.

• Wellbeing Resources via Perkbox – Access a range of wellbeing articles, tools and guidance, alongside employee perks and discounts, all in one place.

• Physical Wellbeing – Free eye tests and annual flu vaccinations.

• Menopause Policy – Providing support and guidance for colleagues experiencing menopause.

Belonging & Recognition

• Affinity Groups – Connect with colleagues through our employee-led communities.

• Monthly Social Events – Bringing teams together and creating opportunities to connect.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we encourage applications from everyone, and wewill ensure fair and accessible recruitment for all. At So Energy, we’re committed to cultivating an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We are a global community, and we believe our unique qualities should be celebrated as they are critical to our innovation. It’s essential to us that you bring your authentic self to work every single day, no matter your age, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, caring responsibilities, neurodiversity, or otherwise. Inclusion isn’t just an initiative at So Energy. We strive to embed it throughout our entire culture.