Hybrid Lead Analyst, Grid Flexibility & DER Markets

National Grid; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

National Grid is hiring a Lead Analyst for Flexibility Market Development in a hybrid role based in Waltham, MA with travel to New York regions. The position focuses on accelerating grid flexibility, NWAs, and DER adoption to improve reliability and enable clean energy goals.

You will lead cross-functional teams, engage DER developers, aggregators, and regulators, and shape market design and procurement approaches to scale ESMP initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5-8+ years of relevant experience in grid flexibility, DERs, demand response, or related market development.
• Experience collaborating with utilities, DER developers, aggregators, flexibility providers, or other energy market stakeholders.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• Understanding of utility regulatory frameworks, grid modernization initiatives, and the Massachusetts clean energy landscape preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver strategy for grid flexibility and DER market development in Massachusetts, aligned with regulatory priorities and ESMP objectives.
• Lead design, implementation, and scaling of grid flexibility offerings, procurement approaches, commercial frameworks, and market participation models.
• Serve as lead representative and primary engagement point with DER developers, aggregators, and market participants.
• Partner with internal stakeholders across Engineering, Procurement, Customer, Marketing, Legal, Corporate Affairs and IT to support go-to-market activities.
• Define future-state business requirements for flexibility markets and collaborate with Digital/IT to enable technologies and market platform enhancements.
• Monitor market and grid flexibility performance, track KPIs, and prepare materials for leadership, regulators, and external stakeholders.
• Represent National Grid externally through industry forums, stakeholder engagement, conferences, regulatory proceedings, and other market development activities.

Skills

Grid flexibility

DERs

Market design

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

National Grid is hiring a Lead Analyst for Flexibility Market Development in a hybrid role based in Waltham, MA with travel to New York regions. The position focuses on accelerating grid flexibility, NWAs, and DER adoption to improve reliability and enable clean energy goals.

You will lead cross-functional teams, engage DER developers, aggregators, and regulators, and shape market design and procurement approaches to scale ESMP initiatives.