Performance Analyst

Northern Powergrid Limited; Castleford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Annual bonus up to 10%

Job summary

Northern Powergrid Limited is seeking a data analyst to join Regional Operations in Castleford. The role focuses on bringing together data from multiple systems, cleaning and validating it, and creating automated Power BI dashboards and KPIs for regional leaders to act on insights.

You will collaborate with leadership to identify performance opportunities, build trusted data pipelines, and support performance and regulatory reporting with clear, actionable recommendations.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to extract, transform and validate data across multiple sources.
• Experience delivering technically complex data solutions from problem to usable outputs.
• Experience building dashboards and automated reporting for decision-making.
• Experience with dashboards, automated reporting or repeatable data processes to support operations.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships across Regional Operations to understand information needs and performance priorities.
• Consolidate and validate data from multiple systems, creating clean, trusted datasets.
• Develop automated, scheduled data flows and refreshes to reduce manual handling.
• Analyse data to identify trends, anomalies, root causes and improvement opportunities.
• Design and maintain Power BI dashboards and KPIs for field and regional leaders.
• Translate operational requirements into practical dashboards and analytical outputs.
• Support regular performance and regulatory reporting with accurate, auditable outputs.
• Explain technical findings clearly to non-technical stakeholders and drive continuous learning.

Skills

SQL

Python

Power BI

Power Query

Power Automate

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Degree in data analytics / IT

Tools

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Job description

Sitting within Regional Operations, this role is at the heart of how we understand and improve performance - bringing together complex data from across our operational systems, analysing it to find what matters, and visualising it so field and regional Leaders can act with confidence. The successful candidate(s) will work with the leadership team to identify, highlight and improve performance opportunities - enabling us to deliver an ever-improving service to our customers.

We're the people who manage the electricity network that powers everyday life for more than 8 million people across 3.9 million homes and businesses in the North-East, Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire.

Competitive salary between £45,000 - £55,000

Annual bonus of up to 10%

25 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising with length of service.

We’re excited to hear from candidates with a passion for our company and the industry and a desire to succeed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships across Regional Operations and the wider business to understand roles, processes, information needs and performance priorities.
• Bring together, clean, organise and validate complex data from multiple operational systems, creating consistent and trusted datasets.
• Develop and maintain automated, scheduled data flows and refreshes, reducing reliance on manual exports and repetitive data handling.
• Analyse data to identify trends, anomalies, root causes, inefficiencies and opportunities to improve operational performance.
• Design and maintain fit-for-purpose Power BI dashboards, KPIs and visual reports that field and regional leaders can use confidently.
• Work with field leadership to understand the roles they manage and develop meaningful measures for monitoring performance.
• Observe and review operational processes and ways of working, identifying opportunities to simplify, standardise and improve them.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate operational requirements and insight into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Support regular performance and regulatory reporting, ensuring accuracy, consistency and auditability, and track whether agreed actions deliver results.
• Demonstrable applied technical capability in data analysis, programming or automation, evidenced through employment, education or substantial projects.
• Strong capability across a range of relevant tools and languages, such as SQL, Python, Power Query, Power BI and Power Automate. Expert-level mastery of every platform is not expected, but candidates should demonstrate meaningful technical depth and the versatility to work across multiple technologies.
• Ability to extract, combine, clean, transform and validate complex data from multiple systems, and to develop reliable, automated and repeatable data processes.
• Strong logical and creative problem-solving skills, with the confidence to investigate unfamiliar data, test different approaches and identify trends, anomalies, root causes and improvement opportunities.
• Ability to translate operational requirements into practical dashboards, KPIs and analytical outputs that leaders can use confidently.
• Strong attention to detail and a clear understanding of data quality, validation, accuracy and reliable reporting.
• Ability to build effective working relationships, explain technical findings clearly to non-technical stakeholders, take ownership and demonstrate a strong commitment to continued learning and development.

Essential Qualifications & Attributes:

• Demonstrable applied technical capability in data analysis, programming or automation, developed through employment, education or substantial projects.
• Evidence of delivering a technically complex data solution from an initial problem through to a reliable, usable output.
• Practical experience extracting, combining, cleaning, transforming and validating data from multiple sources.
• Strong capability across a relevant combination of tools and languages, such as SQL, Python, Power Query, Power BI and Power Automate.
• Experience developing dashboards, automated reporting or repeatable data processes that support operational decision-making.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, including investigating unfamiliar data, identifying root causes and developing practical solutions.
• Ability to understand stakeholder requirements and communicate technical findings clearly to non-technical audiences.
• High standards of accuracy, ownership and data quality, with the initiative to work independently and continue developing.

Desirable Qualifications & Attributes:

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience; technical certification or professional development is also welcomed.
• Experience in utilities, infrastructure or another complex operational environment.
• Exposure to field-based operations and an understanding of frontline leadership information needs.
• Knowledge of regulatory reporting or data governance requirements.
• Experience reviewing and improving operational processes or ways of working.
• Experience supporting the adoption of dashboards, automated reporting or analytical tools.

Closing date for applications: 1 October 2026

Applicants are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post irrespective of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender re‑assignment, race, age or disability, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.