Directorate: Economics, Performance & Planning
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The energy industry is rapidly changing, underpinned by increased digitalisation and as the company responsible for powering everyday life for 8 million customers across 3.9 million homes and businesses in the North East, Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, Northern Powergrid is at the forefront of delivering a power network that meets the region’s needs now and in the future. Our vision is to be the best energy company in serving our customers whilst delivering sustainable energy solutions as we support the region’s drive towards net zero emissions.
We are looking for an Analyst to join our Economics, Performance & Planning directorate within the Performance & Planning Team. The team is responsible for business performance reporting, orchestration of a portfolio of business improvement initiatives and tracking delivery of our shareholder and regulatory business plans – in collaboration with the executive team.
As a Performance & Planning analyst, you will produce corporate reports in line with an agreed timetable, provide insight and improvement opportunities across a portfolio of key business initiatives and manage the central repository of performance data for the business.
If you are passionate about business performance reporting and problem solving in a high‑pace environment, this is the right opportunity for you to make a real impact and advance your career.
Along with a competitive salary between £30,000 – £40,000, other benefits include:
- Up to 10% performance bonus
- Annual leave of 25 days + bank holidays (Rising to 28 days after 5 years’ service)
- Enrolment into our Pension Scheme, with a generous company contribution (5% employee/10% employer)
Key responsibilities:
- Production of a suite of corporate reports in line with a closely managed reporting cycle.
- Track and manage performance of the business plan areas providing insight into performance gaps and developing corrective actions.
- Oversight and reporting of the portfolio of business improvement initiatives – with challenge applied as relevant.
- Undertaking of data modelling and performance analysis to provide quality insights.
- Supporting the wider Economics, Performance & Planning directorate, as and when required.
- Corporate and/or performance reporting – holding individuals and teams to account on strict deadlines.
- Great interpersonal skills, having the ability to forge strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience of collecting data and performing preliminary analysis and providing insights and improvement recommendations.
- A passion and ability for the problem solving and route cause analysis.
Qualifications, skills & Experience:
- Ability to turn data into meaningful actionable insight to tell a story/assess performance and opportunities to drive improvements – this includes work on dissertations or similar projects.
- Strong analytical ability with data retrieval and manipulation – strong in the use of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- An understanding of UK energy regulation, price reviews and regulatory frameworks in the energy sector.
- Experience of business performance reporting – up to and including executive & C suite. xwzovoh
- Qualified to Degree, or equivalent, or relevant experience in the sector.
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