Insights and Business Development Manager

National Gas Transmission PLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Double‑match pension

Bonus program (up to 15%)

Holiday entitlement and buy/sell days

Life assurance and income protection

Private healthcare options

Job summary

National Gas is seeking an Insights and Business Development Manager in London to lead the development of customer, stakeholder, competitor and market intelligence across the UK and Europe, shaping future infrastructure and commercial strategies with data-led analysis.

You will manage a team of three, drive opportunity identification, support regulatory submissions, and collaborate with strategy, regulation, commercial and technical teams to produce robust analyses and strategic recommendations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field or equivalent professional experience.
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and data visualisation skills including Power BI.
• Experience distilling complex problems into clear strategic messaging for senior leaders.
• Experience managing a team to deliver robust analyses and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of three and deliver customer, market, competitor and stakeholder insights UK and Europe.
• Provide high-quality analyses, models, and strategic recommendations to inform decision‑making.
• Own and manage the business development opportunity pipeline and prioritize new opportunities.
• Develop and lead programmes to assess commercial viability, economics, and customer demand for projects across all molecules.
• Support regulatory submissions, funding applications, and competitive bid processes with market intelligence.

Skills

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Data visualisation

Power BI

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Commercial awareness

Regulatory understanding

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Tools

Power BI

Job description

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Insights and Business Development Manager

Date: 9 Sept 2026

Location: London, GB, SW1Y 6AL

Company: National Gas

Requisition ID: 3183

Up to £85,000 DOE

London based, hybrid working

At National Gas, the work we do matters.

As Britain's national gas network, we help keep the lights on, businesses running, and homes warm bymaintainingthe critical infrastructure that transports gas across Great Britain. While providing the energy security Britain relies on today,we'realso helping transform the network for a clean energy future.

Join us and help secure Britain's energy.

About the role:

The UK energy system is at a pivotal point: the transition to net-zero by 2050 is reshaping the energy landscape, with Hydrogen, Biomethane & Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) expected to play a pivotal role in decarbonising industry and infrastructure. At the same time, geopolitical events are driving a heightened interest in energy security. As the backbone of the UK energy system, National Gas’ network is a key part of any solution, making it central to delivering secure, resilient, and decarbonised energy.

The Insight & Business Development (BD) Manager leads the development of customer, stakeholder, competitor, and market intelligence across the UK and Europe. The role ensures that National Gas has the knowledge and insight required to identify and develop opportunities, manage risks, and shape future infrastructure and commercial strategies.

The Insight & BD Manager also leads programmes of work designed to strengthen National Gas’ competitive position and maximise returns across all activities and molecules, both regulated and unregulated. This includes leading on portfolio management, supporting project development and improving business performance and productivity by embedding data-led analysis and first principles thinking into decision‑making. By combining quantitative analysis, customer insight and market intelligence, the role provides strategic recommendations that inform National Gas' long‑term business development activities, regulatory positioning, investment decisions, and executive decision‑making.

Key accountabilities:

Lead a team of three and the development and delivery of customer, market, competitor and stakeholder insight across the UK and Europe to support National Gas' business objectives and identify risks, opportunities and strategic implications for National Gas, through the following activities:

• Ownership of key customer and stakeholder intelligence processes including satisfaction surveys, insight reporting and analysis, business intelligence dashboards
• High-quality analysis, models, and strategic recommendations to the Executive and Senior Leadership Team to inform decision‑making and prioritisation across the development of natural gas, hydrogen, biomethane, CCS, and the wider energy markets.
• Own and manage the business development opportunity pipeline, driving identification and prioritisation of new opportunities through market scanning and early decision‑gates.
• Lead early-stage opportunities from conception through to investment case development, working closely with other Business Development Managers.
• Develop and lead programmes of work assessing the commercial viability, economics, strategic alignment and customer demand associated with projects across all molecules and drive projects towards delivery by providing robust analyses, scenario modelling, evidence, and recommendations.
• Support competitive bid processes, regulatory submissions and funding applications through the provision of market intelligence, customer evidence and strategic analysis.
• Collaborate with business development, strategy, regulation, commercial and technical teams to convert complex information into clear and actionable insights.
• Lead external engagement activities with customers, regulators, government bodies, industry groups and European market participants to obtain market intelligence, develop propositions, explore market opportunities, and influence strategic and policy outcomes.

About you:

• Significant experience distilling complex technical, commercial, and market problems and solutions into clear strategic messaging and recommendations and insight to senior leaders and executives.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities with experience turning complex quantitative and qualitative datasets into clear solutions.
• Ability to define ambiguous questions, build the right level of analysis, and deliver answers through clear strategic reporting, and narrative writing.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of market drivers, customer behaviours and competitive environments taking into account risk‑reward dynamics.
• Experience managing and developing a team to deliver robust analyses and recommendations.
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and data visualisation skills, including experience using analytical tools such as Power BI or similar platforms.
• Experience leading complex pieces of work with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong communication, presentation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field or equivalent professional experience
• Experience within the energy, utilities, infrastructure or regulated sectors.
• Knowledge of hydrogen, biomethane, CCS, natural gas or wider energy markets.
• Experience supporting regulatory submissions, business cases or competitive bid processes.
• Understanding of UK and European energy policy and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience using AI tools to improve productivity and enhance research and analytical capabilities.
• Knowledge of Power BI for developing interactive dashboards and visualisation.

What we can offer you:

• Salary up to £85,000 (dependant on experience)
• Market‑leading double‑match pension (for every £1 you add, we add £2)
• Annual performance bonus (up to 15%)
• 28 days holiday plus 8 statutory daysand option to buy 5 additional days
• 10x salary life assurance and income protection
• Flexible opt‑in salary sacrifice benefits including private healthcare, car, dental, and technology schemes
• Family‑friendly policies, wellbeing support, and professional development opportunities

Inclusive recruitment:

We'rebuilding a workforce that reflects the communities we serve, championing diversity, and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued for their unique contribution. We support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond.

National Gas is a Disability Confident employer and signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.