Lead Analyst, US Electricity Market Analytics

Location:Boston, MA, US, 02108

Division: Market Fundamentals

Job Type: Full Time

Requisition Number: 70008

Department:

Job Function: Strategy

About us

At National Grid, we light up the world by harnessing the unique strengths of our people. Join us as a Lead Analyst, US Electricity Market Analytics, and be part of a team that's driving forward the energy transition, creating a brighter, more sustainable future for all. Unleash your superpower and bring energy to life.

National Grid is hiring a Lead Analyst for our US Market Analytics team. This position will be located in Boston, MA or Waltham, MA, with hybrid working.

Job Purpose

The energy system will continue to change rapidly on the path to net zero carbon emissions. National Grid are at the heart of these changes, which pose strategic questions for us as a business and for the energy industry. Our internal market analytics team helps the wider business understand the impacts of policy and the evolution of markets and technology on the energy system.

To accelerate the energy transition, we are seeking a Lead Analyst in our US Market Analytics team who will use electricity market modeling and problem-solving skills to support our decision making. You will become part of a high caliber, curious, motivated, inclusive team. You will get to work on exciting and challenging problems, and to lead analysis on a range of clean energy topics related to the future of electric networks and markets.

Key Accountabilities

- Design and execute forward-looking scenarios (e.g., policy cases, interconnection constraints, storage adoption, thermal retirements, transmission upgrades) and quantify portfolio/financial implications under uncertainty.

- Lead production cost and capacity expansion modeling to inform investment cases, long-term resource plans, and business strategy; translate model outputs into clear recommendations and trade-offs for senior decision-makers.

- Continuously enhance in-house market models and data pipelines, including documenting methodologies, updating input datasets (fuel/CO₂ prices, load shapes, renewable profiles, transmission constraints), and instituting version control and model governance.

- Synthesize market, historical, and fundamental data (ISO/RTO data, interconnection queues, capacity auctions, fuel markets) to inform model inputs, validate outputs, and produce decision-ready dashboards and narratives.

- Explain market dynamics and model mechanics—including LMP formation, congestion, ancillary services, capacity market constructs, and resource adequacy—to executives and non-technical stakeholders; clearly articulate how these drivers affect outcomes.

- Partner with internal teams to provide timely, ad-hoc market analysis and what-if modeling to support critical decisions.

- Mentor analysts and champion modeling best practices, including documentation standards, code review, and model performance monitoring.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field (power systems emphasis desired).

- Deep, hands-on expertise with production cost modeling and capacity expansion modeling in a consulting, ISO/RTO, or corporate environment; proven ability to design scenarios and convert results into business decisions.

- 5+ years of relevant work experience providing quantitative analysis, production cost modeling, capacity expansion modeling and/or consulting.

- Proficiency with commercial market modeling tools such as PSO/Enelytix, ProMOD, PLEXOS, Aurora, GridView, or GE MAPS; experience building/maintaining custom workflows around these tools.

- Advanced analytical and programming skills in Python and Excel; experience automating data ingestion, scenario runs, and post-processing; ability to build clear dashboards/visuals (e.g., Power BI).

- Strong electricity market knowledge, including transmission and power flow fundamentals, LMP formation, congestion management, ancillary services, capacity markets, and resource adequacy; specific familiarity with the Eastern Interconnection strongly preferred.

- Familiarity with trends in conventional generation, renewables, storage, gas, transmission, and distributed resources, and their market/operational implications.

- Clear, concise communicator able to explain model assumptions, limitations, and results to both technical and executive audiences; strong stakeholder management skills.

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Salary

$139k - $155k a year

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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National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.

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