Site Survey Engineer – Residential Solar

Company: Nigaran Green Energy Solutions
Industry: Solar Energy / Renewable Energy
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Role: Site Survey Engineer – Solar
Location: Field-Based

Job Summary

We are looking for an energetic and customer-focused Site Survey Engineer to join our Residential Solar team.

The primary responsibility of this role is to visit customers at their location, conduct solar site surveys, understand their electricity requirements, recommend the right solar system capacity, explain financing options, and close the project.

Customer appointments and qualified leads will be arranged by our Solar Consultants working from the office. The Site Survey Engineer is expected to handle the customer professionally from the site visit through project confirmation.

Key Responsibilities

- Visit customer homes based on appointments scheduled by the Solar Consultant team.
- Conduct a complete residential rooftop solar site survey.
- Inspect the rooftop for available space, orientation, shading, accessibility, and suitability for solar installation.
- Understand the customer's EB electricity bill and consumption pattern.
- Calculate and recommend the appropriate solar system capacity (kW) based on customer requirements.
- Clearly explain how an On-Grid Solar System works and its major components.
- Explain expected solar generation, electricity bill savings, and financial benefits.
- Explain applicable government subsidy benefits and procedures to eligible customers.
- Explain the complete solar loan/EMI process, eligibility, documentation, margin contribution, and repayment process.
- Clearly communicate project pricing, payment terms, installation process, and project timeline.
- Answer customer questions and handle objections professionally.




- Prepare and explain quotations/proposals to customers.
- Follow up with interested customers after the site visit.
- Negotiate and close solar installation deals.
- Collect required customer documents and coordinate with the internal team for project processing.
- Update site visit status, customer feedback, and deal progress in the company's CRM.
- Coordinate with Sales, Operations, Loan Processing, and Installation teams after project confirmation.
- Maintain professional communication and build strong relationships with customers.

Lead & Appointment Process

No Door-to-Door Lead Generation Required.

Our Solar Consultants will work from the office, qualify customer enquiries, and schedule appointments.

The Site Survey Engineer will receive scheduled appointments and visit the customers directly for:

Site Survey → Requirement Analysis → Solar Explanation → Capacity Recommendation → Quotation → Loan/Payment Explanation → Deal Closing

Required Skills

- Good communication and customer-handling skills.
- Basic technical knowledge of electrical/solar systems is preferred.
- Ability to understand electricity bills and customer power consumption.
- Strong presentation, negotiation, and sales-closing skills.
- Willingness to travel regularly for customer site visits.
- Ability to work independently in the field.
- Basic knowledge of smartphones, WhatsApp, Google Maps, and CRM applications.
- Two-wheeler and valid driving licence preferred.





Educational Qualification

Diploma / BE / B.Tech in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Renewable Energy, or related fields preferred.

Candidates with other qualifications and strong solar sales/site survey experience may also apply.

Experienced candidates preferred.

Experience in any of the following will be an advantage:

- Residential Rooftop Solar
- Solar Site Survey
- Solar Sales
- Technical Sales
- Field Sales
- Home Loans / Solar Loans
- Electrical Projects
- Renewable Energy

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who is not only technically capable of conducting a site survey but also confident in communicating with homeowners and converting qualified appointments into confirmed solar projects.

The candidate should be comfortable working in a field-based, customer-facing and target-oriented role.

What We Offer

- Qualified customer appointments provided by the company.
- No cold calling or door-to-door lead generation.
- Fixed salary + performance-based incentives.
- Solar product and process training.
- Loan and financing process training.
- CRM and sales process support.
- Opportunity to grow in the rapidly expanding renewable energy industry.
- Career growth opportunities based on performance.

Join Nigaran Green Energy Solutions and build your career in India's growing residential rooftop solar industry.

Pay: ₹30,000.00 - ₹50,000.00 per month

Benefits:

- Cell phone reimbursement
- Adaptable schedule
- Food provided
- Health insurance
- Leave encashment
- Life insurance

Experience:

- Field sales: 1 year (Required)

Language:

- Tamil (Required)

License/Certification:

- Driving Licence (Required)

Willingness to travel:

- 100% (Required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Site Survey Engineer - Solar Projects (Chennai)
🏢 Nigaran Green Energy Solutions
📍 Chennai