Senior Market Analyst (Demand)

We are looking for a proactive, knowledgeable energy market analyst, preferably with strong energy demand knowledge around heat pump, EVs and data centres for example. As a senior analyst within the Market Analytics team, you will be part of a team that navigate future pathways for National Grid by conducting in-depth energy market analyses, modelling scenarios, quantifying risks and opportunities for National Grid.

The team combines the latest market intelligence, deep energy sector expertise and sophisticated modelling tools to provide insights that matter right across the business. We provide a trusted view on energy markets outlook and share insights that help the business to make informed commercial and strategic decisions.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and continuously evolve GB electricity demand modelling, owning core assumptions and methodologies to ensure they remain robust, transparent, and aligned with emerging system trends and business needs.
• Translate macro drivers of demand growth into actionable modelling insights, including industrial electrification, transport, domestic heating, data centres, and flexible demand, with clear articulation of impacts on load growth, profiles, and system peaks.
• Design, develop, and maintain advanced data tools and dashboards, using sophisticated analytics, machine learning and statistical techniques to enable scalable, insight‑led decision making across the business.
• Deliver clear, decision‑focused insights to senior stakeholders, synthesising complex market and modelling outputs into concise narratives that inform strategy, investment cases, and scenario development.
• Stay at the forefront of industry, policy, and technology developments, proactively identifying and quantifying the impact of decarbonisation trends (e.g. solar uptake, flexibility, hydrogen, electrification) on long‑term demand and electricity networks.
• Lead the development and continuous improvement of Market Analytics’ in‑house models (for both GB and EU power markets), ensuring fitness‑for‑purpose across multiple use cases (e.g. scenario delivery, business planning, stakeholder engagement), and clearly communicating model assumptions, limitations, and outputs.
• Drive cross‑functional collaboration across National Grid, working closely with Group Strategy, M&A, Business Development, Corporate Affairs, and operational teams to provide high‑impact analysis, challenge assumptions, and shape business outcomes.
• Develop deeper spatial and sectoral insights, including zonal demand views, sector‑specific analysis, and integration with generation trends (e.g. solar and storage), enhancing the granularity and relevance of modelling outputs.
• Mentor and develop junior analysts, building team capability in modelling, insight generation, and stakeholder engagement, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing.

About You

• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and work collaboratively across teams to challenge assumptions, drive alignment, and deliver high‑impact outcomes.
• Proven ability to translate complex modelling outputs into clear, decision‑ready insights, articulating implications for strategy, scenarios, and investment cases to senior stakeholders.
• Highly self‑motivated, proactive and intellectually curious, with a track record of taking ownership, identifying opportunities, and driving improvements independently.
• Strong understanding of GB and/or European energy markets, with experience in electricity demand drivers and decarbonisation trends; deep expertise in energy demand modelling would be highly advantageous.
• Good knowledge of emerging demand and generation trends, including electrification (heat pumps, transport), embedded generation (solar), storage, and flexible demand, and their impact on load profiles and system dynamics would be preferred.
• Excellent quantitative, analytical and modelling skills, with experience working with large datasets and applying statistical or advanced analytical techniques, Python / Excel VBA skills would be preferred.
• Familiarity with power market modelling tools (e.g. PLEXOS, Aurora, BID3) and an appreciation of how modelling supports scenario development, forecasting, and commercial decision‑making would be preferred.
• Experience in data visualisation and insight communication, using tools such as Power BI (or similar), to develop clear, scalable dashboards and analytical outputs.

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