Lead Analyst, Regulatory Delivery and Strategy

About us

National Grid is hiring a Lead Analyst for our Regulatory Delivery and Strategy  department in Syracuse, NY                                                

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. 

The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

Job Purpose

Regulatory and policy advocacy on behalf of the National Grid gas distribution companies in interstate pipeline rate and tariff filings and other natural gas policy matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to enable the Company’s clean energy vision while also ensuring reliable and affordable deliveries of natural gas to our service territories.

Key Accountabilities

• Monitoring of and participation in interstate natural gas rate and tariff proceedings
• Participation in rate and tariff settlement negotiations with interstate natural gas pipelines
• Development of wholesale natural gas market regulatory strategy and stakeholder engagement with interstate pipelines, peer gas utilities, federal/state regulators to advance strategic priorities
• Serving as Company liaison to American Gas Association’s FERC Regulatory Committee
• Representing the Company on the North American Energy Standards Board’s Wholesale Gas Quadrant in the development of wholesale gas market communication standards
• Communicate and strategic coordination with NY/MA public utility commission staff on FERC/wholesale natural gas matters
• Participation in internal, cross-functional regulatory strategy efforts related to achievement of the Company’s clean energy vision and ensuring the reliability of gas deliveries
• Policy advocacy at FERC and other federal agencies to develop a regulatory framework that will facilitate the decarbonization of the Company’s gas distribution businesses and the upstream value chain
• Opportunity for cross-training and participation in NY wholesale electric market regulatory strategy work

Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to network internally and externally and to develop successful, long-lasting business partnerships with others.
• Strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of post-graduation experience in the energy and/or utilities space
• Specific experience with natural gas wholesale markets, interstate natural gas pipelines, utility regulation, energy policy, and/or gas distribution system operations strongly preferred
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including communication, project management, and stakeholder engagement
• Demonstrates the ability to clearly articulate objectives, problems and asks, both verbally and in written form
• Capable of effectively informing and influencing senior management and external bodies
• Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities; organized, detail oriented, able to make independent decisions with high degree of confidence 
• Proficiency and experience with Microsoft Excel modeling and analysis
• Travel as required (< 10% of the time)

More Information

Salary: $115,000 - 135,000

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience. 

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise.  We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve.  National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.