Business Energy Advisor or Senior Business Energy Advisor

Important Application Submission Information

Please submit your application by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people's lives.

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Please note:

The preferred locations for this position are Greenville, SC or Spartanburg, SC. However, the hiring manager will consider any location within our South Carolina jurisdictions. Selected candidate must reside within our South Carolina jurisdiction. The exact location will be determined at the time of offer based on business needs.

Depending upon the desired qualifications of the successful applicant, the hiring manager may elect to fill this position at a higher level within the job hierarchy.

Please note, this role is not commission-based.

The purpose of the Business Energy Advisor (BEA) is to develop relationships with small/medium and large business customers, introduce those customers to Duke Energy products and services and close/win customer projects for energy efficiency, demand response, charger and outdoor lighting products and services. The Senior Business Energy Advisor will include developing relationships with business customers including the C
-level/owners of these customers ($250-$500k annual revenue). Business Energy Advisors also nurture the long term relationship for further cross-sell opportunities as new products are available for the non-residential markets. The position requires technical and financial knowledge as well as a thorough working knowledge of all the of the company s products and services: lighting, HVAC, Food service, EV. Must know customer needs and challenges to offer appropriate solution to customer.

For regulated energy efficiency product and service sales, BEA sales process includes: identifying customer needs within their facilities, explaining program benefits, assisting in movement through the project process including assistance with identifying trade allies, and helping customers understand the application process. Tracking and reporting is vital to each step of the project success and should be considered a valuable part of the success of each project a customer undertakes.

For non-regulated energy efficiency product and service sales, BEA sales process includes securing Customer Disclosure Authorization (CDA) for future discussion for all Duke Energy regulated customers.

For positions in Florida, this position is responsible for conducting on-site energy audits and analysis for commercial, industrial and governmental accounts.

Look here for more information about our business energy advisors.

Business Energy Advisor

• Works with commercial customers with an emphasis on qualifying prospective customers both in and out of the Duke service areas by collecting usage data, building and site information.
• Pipeline/database management
• Team collaboration/meetings
• Internal/external/trade show presentations

Senior Business Energy Advisor

• Prospect/identify small/medium business customer leads in and out of Duke service area by collecting usage data, building and site information.
• Experience in selling, qualifying and closing sales of regulated and unregulated energy efficiency products and service with SMB customers
• Works with commercial customers with an emphasis on qualifying prospective customers both in and out of the Duke service areas by collecting usage data, building and site information.
• Explaining Efficiency as a Service and demonstrating the knowledge and ability to move the customer through the analysis, proposal and closing of the project
• Gather facility data or work with vendors to develop key data points to accurately develop the project value during analysis.
• Securing signed authorizations for service agreements moving forward. Working with program management to determine terms of the contract proposal.
• Closing the project sale including securing proper Exhibit A signature and support in follow through on the project installation and making sure EE Incentives are processed to eligible customers as part of the contract.
• Tracking and reporting
• Team Collaboration meetings
• External and trade show presentations

Note:

This posting is for one open position. Dependent on relative experience, the level to which a candidate is aligned is outlined below.

Business Energy Advisor

• High school diploma AND three (3) years minimum of related work experience

Senior Business Energy Advisor

• Bachelor s degree AND four (4) years minimum of related work experience
• In lieu of bachelor s degree, high school diploma/GED AND seven (7) years minimum of related work experience

Business Energy Advisor

• General understanding building envelope and equipment.…