Senior Business Analyst NESO

National Grid; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy provider in Wokingham seeks a Senior Business Analyst to perform strategic analysis within regulatory projects. This role involves engaging with stakeholders to assess impacts from industry code modifications. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in IT or digital technology and possess strong communication skills. Hybrid working arrangements offer flexibility. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package included.

Benefits

Bonus based on company performance

26 days annual leave

Contributory pension scheme with double matching

Qualifications

• Significant demonstrable experience as a Business Analyst in IT or Digital Technology.
• Ability to create and maintain alignment with diverse groups of stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Work with Market Frameworks to define analysis approaches.
• Lead and manage junior analysts in the team.
• Perform detailed analysis within regulatory projects.

Skills

SQL

Agile

Business Analysis

Visio

Waterfall

Business Process Modeling

Requirements Gathering

Business requirements

JD Edwards

SDLC

Systems Analysis

Data Analysis Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

About the Role

This Senior Business Analyst role will work within a small team within the Regulatory programme. The Industry Codes Business Analyst team at NESO focuses on shaping and interpreting changes to the industry codes and regulatory frameworks to ensure compliance enable market evolution and support strategic alignment with energy regulations.

The role primarily delivers strategic pre-project business analysis supporting the wider NESO position within the industry code modification process for proposed regulatory changes.

The role would also support more detailed inflight-project business analysis where code modifications progress to delivery within the Regulatory programme.

The area of focus is on modifications to the Technical and Commercial Codes which have the potential for DD&T impacts. Work in this area involves close stakeholder engagement with the Market Frameworks team operational Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and product teams within the affected platforms.

The role will involve working within a context of uncertainty due to the general nature of early-stage analysis and the specific evolving nature of each modification which is subject to industry decisions.

As a Senior Business Analyst role this also involves leading and managing more junior analysts in the team.

This role is based in the Wokingham office with hybrid working from office and home. The Business Analyst (BA) team working on GB regulatory changes attend the Wokingham office one day per week as a group usually on Mondays.

Key Accountabilities

• Work with Market Frameworks to define an analysis approach for the high level discovery and impact assessment which is appropriate to the timing scale and the stakeholders involved with the assigned code modification
• To build and maintain alignment between the Market Frameworks code lead operational SMEs and impacted platform SMEs on DD&T matters arising from the code modification
• Work with stakeholders to carry out an initial high-level analysis enabling appropriate next steps. Choose appropriate analytical tools to define a high-level definition of the problem(s) arising from the code modification resulting NESO needs impacted platforms and provide an initial view of the necessary change if the code modification is to be implemented
• Carry out further discovery and impact assessment analysis if necessary to refine NESOs position on the code modification as the modification develops to understand the entire perspective of the change including the time and cost implications of the modifications implementation
• Clearly articulate the impact of proposed changes on NESO and the wider industry to support the development of NESOs external position on the proposal
• Perform more detailed analysis within regulatory projects which progress into delivery stages if the code modification is approved such as eliciting more detailed levels of requirements business models and options analysis
• Lead and manage more junior analysts within the team where more than one BA is assigned to a project
• Knowledge sharing and participation within the Industry Codes BA team and the wider Regulatory programme on progress with analysis raise awareness of any blockers and any findings which may benefit other teams

About You

• Ability to create and maintain alignment with diverse groups of stakeholders on uncertain and evolving changes which are driven by industry decisions
• Technical BA skills to analyse problem situations and help others to understand the impacts to their processes systems and data and document the conclusions
• Strong communication skills written and verbal
• The ability to learn very quickly including providing and receiving professional growth through training and mentoring
• Lots of initiative

Essential Requirements

• Significant demonstrable experience as a Business Analyst working within an IT / Digital Technology environment.
• Applicants should possess a bachelor's degree or have the equivalent digital data or technology specific industry experience.
• Applicants might require NSV Security clearance and hence in addition to background checks need to meet the criteria for applying for it. Applicants should also be able to continuously maintain this clearance.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience working in the utility sector or a regulated organisation.
• Experience of both Agile and Waterfall project delivery tools.

About What You'll Get

A competitive salary between 55000 - 65000pa dependent on experience and capability.

As well as your base salary you will receive a bonus based on company performance 26 days annual leave as standard and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.

As we work towards creating a cleaner greener and more affordable future for all we also work towards creating a place for our teammates to belong with professional and personal growth and positive well‑being.

• Full support and career‑development resources to expand your skills enhance your expertise and maximise your potential along your career journey.
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table.
• Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising of health finance and wealth work / life balance and career benefits.

About Us

National Energy System Operators (NESO) mission is to facilitate the decarbonisation of Great Britains energy network and ensure the delivery of reliable affordable and clean electricity for consumers. We work with stakeholders across the whole energy industry to plan for future network needs using a wider adoption of technology and changes in consumer behaviour as well as ensuring we have the right markets networks and frameworks in place to transform the way we operate tomorrow.

Join us and lets energise progress.

energy our future together.

About The National Energy System Operator (NESO)

In Autumn of 2024 the ESO transitioned to National Energy System Operator or NESO for short. Previously denoted as the Future System Operator (or FSO) the new National Energy System Operator is the independent body responsible for planning Great Britains electricity and gas networks and operating the electricity system.

The ESO including all of its existing roles are now at the heart of the new National Energy System Operator. As NESO we will build on our existing roles capabilities and ways of working significantly to create an organisation the energy system and its users need. Our new capabilities will enable us to look across vectors including electricity natural gas and hydrogen and crucially consider the trade-offs between them.

The organisation is set up as a public corporation with its own Board of independent directors with complete operational independence from government the regulator and any and all commercial interest. As was the ESO NESO will be licenced and regulated by Ofgem through price control agreements and obligated to identify optimal solutions to system operations and planning in the most sustainable affordable and secure way for all.

More Information

This role closes on 25th November 2025 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.

We work towards the highest standards in everything we do including how we support value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds and offer flexible and tailored support at home and in the office.

Were committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve and a working environment in which each individual feels valued respected fairly treated and able to reach their full potential.

Required Experience

Senior IC

Key Skills

SQL,Agile,Business Analysis,Visio,Waterfall,Business Process Modeling,Requirements Gathering,Business requirements,JD Edwards,SDLC,Systems Analysis,Data Analysis Skills

Employment Type

Full Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1