Strategic Portfolio Insights Analyst

National Gas; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 12%

Annual bonus up to 6%

Salary sacrifice car scheme

26 days holiday

Job summary

National Gas, Britain's national gas network, is seeking a Senior Project Performance Analyst in the East Region to translate updates and data into meaningful portfolio insight for a £600m+ capital programme.

You will partner with Senior Project Managers, consolidate updates, and prepare Programme Board reporting to inform senior leaders and drive delivery decisions. Hybrid role based near Peterborough with occasional travel across the East region.

Qualifications

• Experience in project, programme, portfolio, or performance reporting within a complex delivery environment.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to draw meaningful conclusions from changing or incomplete information.
• Experience working closely with project or programme teams to gather, understand, and challenge delivery information.
• Ability to consolidate multiple project updates into clear portfolio-level insight.
• Confidence building relationships with and constructively challenging project teams, sponsors, and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Senior Project Managers and Project Managers to understand project progress, risks, milestones, and emerging issues.
• Consolidate project updates and performance information into clear portfolio-level insight.
• Prepare Programme Board reporting that gives senior leaders a meaningful view of performance and areas requiring attention.
• Work with Project Sponsors and delivery teams to understand challenges, dependencies, and opportunities for intervention.
• Attend project review meetings to build an informed view of delivery performance and follow through on key actions.
• Use existing reports, dashboards, and data to identify trends, risks, and insights that support better decision-making.
• Develop and improve reporting where needed, ensuring information remains clear, relevant, and focused on delivery.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Project reporting

Excel

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

Power BI

Dashboards

Job description

National Gas, Britain's national gas network, is seeking a Senior Project Performance Analyst in the East Region to translate updates and data into meaningful portfolio insight for a £600m+ capital programme.

You will partner with Senior Project Managers, consolidate updates, and prepare Programme Board reporting to inform senior leaders and drive delivery decisions. Hybrid role based near Peterborough with occasional travel across the East region.