Residential Solar Vendor Evaluation and Selection

Posted 4 weeks ago

Worldwide

Summary

Temporary Contractor: Residential Solar Vendor Selection (Massachusetts) Overview We're hiring a short-term contractor to research, vet, and recommend the best residential solar installer for a property in Massachusetts. You'll own the full vendor search — from first contact through a side-by-side quote comparison — and deliver a clear, data-backed recommendation. This is an independent, results-focused role for someone who can cut through sales pitches and surface what actually matters. What you'll do -Identify and contact residential solar companies serving the Massachusetts market. -Schedule meetings with each company and give them everything they need to produce an accurate quote. -Collect quotes and enter them into an "apples-to-apples" comparison matrix, maintained in Google Sheets. -Assess each company's professionalism, competence, and credibility. Use AI to collect online reviews (Pros & Cons) -Recommend the best company to hire, with the reasoning behind your choice. What we're looking for -Outstanding spoken English and a confident phone/video presence. -Strong analytical skills — comfortable normalizing varied quotes into a true side-by-side comparison. -Detail-oriented and well-organized. -Curious and unafraid to ask hard questions or push back on vendors. -A critical thinker who can see past sales tactics and get to the real data. Deliverables -A maintained Google Sheet comparison matrix covering all vendor quotes. -A short written recommendation naming the best company and why.

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 1-3 months
    Duration
  • Expert
    Experience Level
  • $5.00

    -

    $10.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Phone Communication
Email Communication
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:Less than 5
  • Last viewed by client:4 weeks ago
  • Hires:
    1
  • Interviewing:
    0
  • Invites sent:
    0
  • Unanswered invites:
    0
About the client
Member since Oct 30, 2011
  • United States
    Newton11:47 PM
  • $32K total spent
    52 hires, 10 active
  • 649 hours
  • Education
    Small company (2-9 people)

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