Strategy Analyst

About the role
We are accelerating the transition to a net zero economy, to make Britain a clean energy superpower. Demand and supply for clean, secure energy is accelerating. It’s a big challenge that requires a big response. National Grid is investing over £30bn between 2025 and 2029 to help the UK reach its net-zero and power-decarbonisation targets. Join us as a Strategy Analyst to play a pivotal role in providing strategic and analytical leadership across National Grid’s early-stage transmission infrastructure portfolio. In this role, you’ll work on some of our highest-priority challenges, helping shape the key strategic decisions and processes that determine how our future investment portfolio is identified and developed.
If you’re energised by BIG strategic questions, driven by the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, and motivated to influence senior decision-making, this role offers a rare chance to make a real difference. You’ll also play a key role in strengthening our external engagement, helping to reinforce National Grid’s position at the forefront of the UK’s energy transition. You’ll enjoy a hybrid working model, combining time at home with time in our Warwick office when needed. We offer a collaborative culture, strong development opportunities, and the chance to influence meaningful change at a national scale.

Key accountabilities
- Independently and proactively lead cross-functional workstreams, including defining problem statements, developing and activating plans, identifying risks and opportunities, and delivering high-quality outputs.
- Identify and engage relevant internal and external stakeholders at all levels to shape deliverables, build consensus, and generate buy-in.
- Structure complex and ambiguous problems logically using appropriate frameworks and hypothesis-driven approaches.
- Design and execute robust qualitative and quantitative research to inform strategic decision-making, translating analysis into meaningful insights and recommendations, which inform and influence internal and external stakeholders.
- Produce high-quality, concise, and audience-ready documents (e.g., briefing notes, slide decks) that effectively communicate key messages.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation, developing best practices that can be adopted across the organisation.

About you
- Experience in strategy development and/or execution in large and complex corporate environments, with an ability to apply a broad set of strategic frameworks to solve real business issues.
- A track record of successful project delivery and strategic influence in any of the following areas: Energy; Infrastructure; Strategy; Project Management; Engineering; Sustainability; Regulation; Government/Policy.
- An analytical, pragmatic, solutions-orientated mindset.
- Ability to influence senior leaders and external stakeholders, and engage effectively at multiple levels across an organisation.
- Comfortable working in a matrix organisation with multiple stakeholders to facilitate cross functional teams which operate collaboratively and innovatively.
- Intellectual curiosity and the ability to come up to speed rapidly on a broad range of issues, adapting quickly to new concepts and contexts.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to distil complex strategic ideas into clear, logical outputs tailored to different audiences.
- Adaptable and resilient in a fast-paced, evolving business unit and an industry experiencing significant transformation, able to navigate the ambiguities and uncertainties that can accompany transformational change.
- Passionate about shaping the future energy system and contributing to the UK’s ambition to achieve Net Zero by 2050.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent.

What you’ll get
A competitive salary between £52,000 - £61,000 - dependent on capability. As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

About us
National Grid Strategic Infrastructure is a Business Unit created to propel our grid forward to deliver in 5 years, what has been achieved in the previous 30. By 2030 we aim to have 17 new major infrastructure projects live across England, Scotland and Wales. Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres, and sporting arenas; we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people. Our investment in Strategic Infrastructure via The Great Grid Upgrade will mean more home-grown power, greater energy security and a cleaner future. Whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal: to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.

More information
This role closes on 11 February 2026 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary. In most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, 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. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.