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About the Role

As a senior analyst within the Market Analytics team, you will navigate future pathways for SIMA and the business by quantifying risks and opportunities for National Grid. The team provides a trusted view on energy markets outlook and shares insights that help the business make informed commercial and strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Play a leading role in shaping the Strategic Energy Planning Framework, delivering insights across key programmes, including SSEP and CSNP.
• Analyze market data to draw inferences and present results in a clear and understandable format to senior management and key stakeholders.
• Design and develop data dashboards and employ sophisticated analytics, machine learning, and/or statistical methods to bring data to life.
• Lead socio-economic cost benefit analysis to support the Electricity Transmission business in their decision-making process for new projects.
• Partner with projects directors to develop robust investment cases for major transmission infrastructure projects providing economic insight.
• Model GB & European power markets to inform commercial strategy, investment decisions, business planning and new business opportunities.
• Develop and enhance Market Analytics’ in-house market models, ensuring they are fit for purpose.
• Articulate and explain market model inputs/outputs to internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of European Power Market Scenarios, contributing tools and analysis to assess supply-demand dynamics.
• Mentor and develop new and junior team members, supporting capability growth.

Requirements

• Demonstrated inter-personal skills and ability to influence others, work collaboratively and constructively with project partners, external stakeholders, and internal teams to achieve consensus and positive outcomes.
• Ability to translate model outputs into business insight and articulate impact on investment cases.
• Self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and responsible individual.
• An understanding of the process in which future electricity network infrastructure is recommended by the Electricity System Operator is desirable.
• Fluency in Excel with additional Python, Machine learning tools and techniques, VBA or other programming skills (desirable but not essential).
• Familiarity with Power BI or other data visualization / dashboard development packages.
• Experience developing & employing market models.
• Previous experience with commercial production cost modelling software, such as: PLEXOS, BID3, etc. is a plus.
• Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system.

Skills

• Python
• Machine learning tools and techniques
• VBA
• Excel
• Power BI
• Data visualization
• Dashboard development
• Market models
• Commercial production cost modelling software

Location

• Warwick
• Strand, London

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Senior

Salary/Compensations

• Up to £74,000

Benefits

• Bonus based on personal and company performance
• Competitive contributory pension scheme (company will double match contribution to a maximum of 12%)
• Share incentive plan
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Salary sacrifice technology scheme
• Employee assistance lines
• Matched charity giving

About the Company

• National Grid touches the lives of almost everyone, with an energy network that stretches across the Atlantic.
• We’re an international team, and our work underpins the lives of millions of people.
• We’re working hard to create value for people today – and shape the future of energy tomorrow.
• In the UK, we don’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to B.
• Our electricity network puts power in the hands of people.
• The world of energy is changing beyond recognition.
• Working at National Grid, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in the UK – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.
• The energy system will continue to change rapidly and fundamentally on the path to net zero in 2050.
• National Grid is at the heart of these changes, which poses strategic questions for us as a business and for the wider sector.
• We need to move at pace and reform our energy system – to deliver energy security, to tackle climate change and to protect our people.
• Group Strategy, Innovation and Market Analytics (SIMA) leads on answering high-level strategic questions for National Grid and working with external stakeholders to collectively answer broader questions for the whole industry.

Equal Opportunity

• We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all.
• We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates – we make appointments purely on merit, assessed against objective selection criteria.
• We support flexible working and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process should you have any physical or mental impairment which may affect your ability to participate in the process.
• All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.