Portfolio PMO Analytics & Performance

National Grid; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus based on performance

Pension scheme with company matching

Job summary

National Grid is hiring a PMO Performance Analyst to support portfolio governance across a high-value capital portfolio. You will turn trusted data into clear insights, help manage cost, risk, schedule and change, and develop Power BI dashboards to enable data-driven decisions.

You will work with stakeholders across Asset Operations, including offshore resources, to improve PMO processes, data quality and reporting outputs.

Qualifications

• Experience in a PMO, project controls, portfolio reporting, governance or performance analysis role within a complex delivery environment.
• Experience supporting capital projects, programmes or portfolios, with an understanding of project lifecycles, governance controls and assurance processes.
• Understanding of project performance measures across cost, risk, schedule and change, with the ability to interpret performance data and identify trends, issues and opportunities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex data into meaningful insights and actionable recommendations.
• Experience developing or maintaining dashboards and visual analytics using Power BI and/or Tableau.
• Good understanding of data modelling, data visualisation principles and relational data sources, together with experience gathering, interpreting and refining business requirements.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to ask constructive questions, challenge where appropriate and present findings clearly.
• An organised, proactive and continuous improvement mindset, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and ongoing improvement of PMO governance, aligned with the PMO roadmap and organisational standards, by maintaining accurate information and providing effective portfolio reporting and assurance.
• Support integrated portfolio control across cost, risk, schedule and change by monitoring performance against agreed baselines and highlighting exceptions, dependencies and emerging issues.
• Support the development and maintenance of performance frameworks, metrics and KPIs that connect strategic objectives with project and portfolio outcomes.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards, reports and visualisations, using trusted data to support data-driven decisions.
• Work with business stakeholders to understand performance objectives and reporting requirements, clarify needs and help develop effective reporting and control solutions.
• Analyse trends, patterns and anomalies to identify emerging risks, delivery issues and opportunities for improvement, presenting findings clearly to PMO and business stakeholders.
• Support cost management activities, including forecasting, budget tracking, variance analysis and cost governance, working with Finance and delivery teams to improve financial control and transparency.
• Support integrated planning and scheduling by maintaining portfolio information, monitoring milestones and highlighting dependencies, risks and priorities.
• Maintain risk, issue and change management information; support reviews, check data quality and help ensure changes are appropriately assessed and reflected across cost, schedule and risk.
• Prepare material for portfolio performance reviews, explain the story behind the data, record agreed actions and track progress.
• Work with Data, Governance and wider business teams to ensure reporting and assurance outputs use trusted, high-quality data and support regulatory and performance reporting needs.
• Work with PMO colleagues, including offshore resources, and stakeholders across Asset Operations to improve PMO processes, tools, data quality and ways of working.

Skills

PMO governance

Portfolio reporting

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

National Grid is hiring a PMO Performance Analyst to support portfolio governance across a high-value capital portfolio. You will turn trusted data into clear insights, help manage cost, risk, schedule and change, and develop Power BI dashboards to enable data-driven decisions.

You will work with stakeholders across Asset Operations, including offshore resources, to improve PMO processes, data quality and reporting outputs.