Lead Analyst, Business Development (MISO)

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.

At National Grid Ventures, we aim to create an environment where everyone is welcomed for who they are and where our differences are celebrated. We utilize the insights of our employees that come from all different cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs to better serve our customers and communities.

National Grid Ventures is hiring a Lead Analyst, Business Development (MISO). The hybrid role can be located in our Brooklyn, NY, Boston, MA or Waltham, MA office.

The Business Development Lead Analyst (Analyst) will support NGV's efforts to capitalize on the growing opportunity for investment in competitive transmission in ISOs and RTOs across the US by conducting market research, developing insights, and leading analyses to support the origination, development, and delivery of competitive transmission projects in the MISO region. This role will lead the team's analysis of the competitive landscape, market/policy research, and energy market analysis to support project valuation, strategic decision making, and risk evaluation to grow the pipeline of competitive transmission opportunities in MISO.

The analyst will work closely with the Business Development Manager to evaluate opportunities for investment, identify strategic partners, develop competitive bids, and coordinate efforts across internal teams to ensure implementation of NGV's strategy to enhance its position in the market.

The Analyst will be self-directed, have a track record of collaborating across business functions, experience preparing materials for senior executives, the ability to understand how to create value and implement strategies to drive revenue and profitability and possess knowledge of strategy refinement toolkits.

* Monitor the industry and identify key market developments to advise on risks and opportunities for investment; contribute to strategic planning and positioning in light of evolving opportunities
* Gather competitive intelligence to gain insights on competitor projects and positioning in MISO to support relevant teams in business case analysis, risk evaluation, and investment decision making
* Develop deep knowledge of the MISO competitive transmission market context and contribute to the development of the NGV value proposition and business model options in MISO
* Support the development of bid proposals into competitive transmission solicitations, including the evaluation of solicitation criteria to develop bid strategy, and cross-workstream coordination to ensure delivery of competitive proposals
* Lead reviewing, compiling, and organizing critical business documents and materials for bid submissions into competitive transmission solicitations
* Contribute to development of executive level presentation materials

* Minimum: Bachelor's degree, advanced post graduate degree preferred with relevant work experience (5-7 years preferred).
* Experience working with or in the power sector or on strategy projects in a consulting or corporate work environment is a plus;
* Knowledge of the US power industry structures, policies, regulations & market fundamentals, including relevant FERC Orders and ISO Tariffs, experience in MISO is a plus
* Familiarity with recent trends in transmission development and renewable generation
* Familiarity with project development (ex. permitting, staffing, scheduling, estimating, etc.)
* Detail-oriented, proactive, with strong quantitative & analytical skills. Demonstrated ability to collaborate to find solutions and follow a problem through to the end.
* Ability to translate data, competitive intelligence, and model outputs into business insights and articulate impact/implications of results on the business;
* Advanced writing/power point skills a plus

* Team and Safety focused.
* An agile, inclusive and collaborative mindset.
* Innovative and vision-oriented thinking; ability to exercise logic and reasoning to evaluate information, solve problems and make data driven recommendations.
* Effective verbal and communication skills: ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences and develop clear, concise and accurate written materials.
* Great collaborative management of stakeholders.
* Self-starter who is able to develop compelling points of view