Lead Business Strategy & Planning Analyst for our Digital Solutions department. This will be a Hybrid role based out of any of our New York offices.

As a Lead Business Strategy & Planning Analyst, you'll play a key role in shaping how the distribution network evolves to support distributed energy resources, customer flexibility, electrification, and digital innovation. Working across strategy, planning, regulatory, operational, and technology teams, you'll help develop solutions that improve reliability, affordability, and system performance while delivering greater value for customers.

Job Purpose

Support the development of National Grid's DSO strategy, operating model, and business case framework by identifying cost-effective approaches to meeting future system needs through a combination of traditional grid investments, distributed energy resources, customer flexibility programs, non-wires alternatives, flexible interconnections, and digital capabilities.

The role will assess strategic opportunities, evaluate affordability and operational impacts, support regulatory and planning activities, and help define how DSO capabilities improve system utilization, increase operational flexibility, and deliver measurable value for customers and the electric system.

Key Accountabilities

• Support the development of National Grid's Distribution System Operator (DSO) strategy and long-term roadmap.
• Analyze future energy system needs and assess a range of solutions, including network investments, customer flexibility programs, energy storage, and non-wires alternatives.
• Develop business cases, strategic recommendations, and investment prioritization frameworks to support executive decision-making.
• Partner with planning, operations, digital, regulatory, finance, and customer teams to align business objectives and grid modernization initiatives.
• Track industry, regulatory, and market trends and translate insights into actionable business recommendations.
• Help develop performance measures and data-driven approaches that demonstrate customer, operational, and system value.
• Prepare leadership presentations, reports, and briefing materials that simplify complex topics and support strategic decisions.
• Support internal and external stakeholder engagement activities by synthesizing industry trends, regulatory developments, and strategic insights into clear communications that advance organizational awareness, foster alignment, and help shape the narrative around National Grid's DSO vision, grid flexibility initiatives, and evolving business model.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Public Policy, Engineering, Energy Systems, Finance, Planning, Data Analytics, or a related field.

• 3-5 years of experience in utility strategy, business planning, corporate strategy, grid modernization, regulatory analysis, management consulting, energy policy, finance, or a related field.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex business, operational, regulatory, and market issues.

• Experience conducting business case analysis, cost-benefit analysis, investment prioritization, financial modeling, or strategic assessments.

• Ability to synthesize large amounts of information and translate findings into clear business recommendations.

• Experience developing executive presentations, briefing materials, and strategic communications.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across multiple business functions and influence stakeholders without direct authority.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and data visualization or reporting tools.

Preferred:

• Experience in the electric utility industry, energy sector, utility consulting, or regulated infrastructure businesses.

• Familiarity with electric distribution planning, distributed energy resources, demand response, energy storage, electric vehicles, non-wires alternatives, flexible interconnections, or grid modernization programs.

• Understanding of New York utility regulation, Public Service Commission proceedings, DSIP planning, rate cases, or utility performance frameworks.

• Experience evaluating affordability impacts, asset utilization opportunities, operational efficiency improvements, or investment trade-offs.

• Knowledge of emerging Distribution System Operator concepts, grid flexibility strategies, virtual power plants, and utility business model evolution.

• Familiarity with utility data ecosystems and operational technologies such as ADMS, DERMS, AMI, GIS, or analytics platforms.

• Experience using Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or other analytical and visualization tools.

• MBA, master's degree, or relevant professional certifications are a plus.

More Information

Salary

Upstate - $128,000 - $150,000 a year

Downstate - $153,000 - $180,000 a year

National Grid will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

National Grid utilizes an assessment that evaluates the job qualifications/characteristics using AI or statistically based scoring. For more information, please view NYC Local Law 144.

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

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