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C&I - Outreach Specialist I

Franklin Energy Services, Rochester, New York, United States

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Franklin Energy, AM Conservation, AESC, and EVA Green Power together are shaping the future of clean energy. For more than 30 years, we've partnered with utilities, businesses, and communities to design and deliver solutions that cut carbon, strengthen the grid, and create a more equitable energy future. With 1,300+ experts nationwide, we bring the scale, innovation, and passion needed to make lasting change.

Our enterprise delivers impact across the full energy journey. Through strategic consulting, we guide partners with insights and strategies to navigate an evolving energy landscape. With program delivery, we turn plans into results, managing efficiency, electrification, and flexible load programs that connect directly with customers. Our product solutions bring innovation to life, sourcing and delivering millions of energy‑and water‑saving products each year. And with design/build services, we create clean energy infrastructure—from audits and engineering to solar, storage, and EV charging installations.

Together, Franklin Energy, AM Conservation, AESC, and EVA Green Power form an integrated, end‑to‑end provider committed to measurable results and stronger communities. At the core of our enterprise is our people. We are building a culture of inclusion, belonging, and innovation—where every voice matters and every employee has the opportunity to drive change. United, we are accelerating the transition to a cleaner, more resilient world.

We believe the organization's most “precious resources” are its people. We pledge a relentless pursuit to embody a culture that acknowledges, recognizes, and infinitely seeks to understand the unique differences of its people. We are committed to creating employee experiences that continually attract and embrace a multiracial, multicultural, and multigenerational workforce that promotes outstanding performance and mirrors our diverse partnerships, clients, and communities we serve.

Position Summary This position is responsible for developing, coordinating, supporting, implementing, and managing outreach functions and performance for both new program start‑up and legacy programs. This position also coordinates with internal and external programs stakeholders on processes and procedures to achieve outreach results.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities This list of duties and responsibilities is not all‑inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary.

Apply fundamental sales processes, procedures, methods and techniques.

Understand and implement Sales Process, including but not limited to:

Making outbound calls to new and existing customers to meet assigned energy saving targets

Managing field time effectively with customer or Trade Ally visits

Developing and presenting program presentations to spur project activity

Responding to customer and Trade Ally inquiries and concerns by phone, electronically or in person to move projects towards completion

Maximizes all opportunities in the process to close a project.

Recruit, train, educate and cultivate relationships with contractors and customers to encourage effective marketing of programs

Maintain knowledge of program Best Practices, individual program offerings and how they can serve customers including features, advantages and benefits

Support outreach work plan creation, monitoring and updates

Develop a comprehensive understanding of program's strategic outreach direction and production levels to deliver established goals

Complete search and discovery work where the answers are not clear

Actively cold calling new potential suppliers/contractors and developing their participation in our programs

Perform event planning, coordination and presentations of programs

Research the markets, accumulating data on businesses, and identifying the key allies to be targeted on behalf of the programs

Identify improvement barriers and report information to Program Manager and Outreach Manager

Prepare weekly and monthly project based activity reports and track progress towards program goals

Assist in the implementation of specific energy efficiency programs in a flex capacity, according to defined budgets and energy savings targets

Ability to work effectively with non‑outreach orientate team personnel

Contribute ideas being respectful and understanding of individual experience and knowledge compared to others

Willingness to take direction for other team members

Demonstrates honesty, keeps commitments and acts in a professional manner

Position Requirements Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required. Technical school degree combined with demonstrated experience in the electric/gas utility field may be considered when deciding on this position

1 - 2 years of experience in the electric or natural gas utility industry, sales, commercial and industrial lighting, or conservation

Previous customer service experience required

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Results oriented

Ability to work in a team atmosphere and to collaborate on continuous improvement efforts

Strong customer service and communication skills

Must be able to handle a wide work variety and work in a fast-paced environment

Must be a detail-oriented, organized, self‑starter, and have an ability to prioritize workload

Ability to identify and resolve project application issues with customers and trade allies

Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel and Outlook

Strong data entry skills in entering information in tracking systems/databases

Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with customers, clients and employees

Ability to analyze and interpret data and solve practical problems

Knowledge of mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages and ratios

Committed to diversity and inclusion

Reliable transportation

Licenses & Certifications

Valid driver's license

Travel Requirements

Willingness to travel more than 50%

Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

The above information describes the general duties and requirements necessary to perform the principle functions of the position. This shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the duties and requirements that may be necessary in this position.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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