Major Programme Delivery Project Analyst - NESO

Title: Major Programme Delivery Project Analyst - NESO

Location: Warwick, GB, CV34 6DA

Division: NESO Portfolio Management

Job Type: Full Time

Requisition Number: 66696

Department: Capital Delivery

Job Function: Business Change and Project Management

Description

About the role

National Energy System Operator (NESO) is on a journey towards a sustainable and secure energy future. Together we build on this momentum, advancing the Electricity System Operator’s (ESO) plan for zero carbon operability of the electricity system by 2025. Major Programme Delivery (MPD) sits within NESO’s Transformation & Major Projects Directorate. Within MPD we are accountable for ensuring major initiatives are executed to a high standard and align with NESO’s strategic objectives, setting and maintaining business programme delivery standards to enhance governance and outcomes. We provide specialist programme delivery capability to support critical programmes and initiatives, creating an accessible route to temporary resource delivery support. In this role the successful candidate will be deployed across NESO’s Programme/ Project portfolio. This role will support Programme/ Project(s) by providing analytical and administrative assistance to ensure the successful delivery of projects. This role involves tracking project performance, preparing reports, and maintaining project documentation. The Project Analyst will work closely with project managers and stakeholders to facilitate effective project management processes and improve overall project delivery. This role can is based in Warwick or Wokingham, and we continue to offer hybrid working from office and home.

Key Accountabilities

• Building and maintaining relationships with MPD and workstream teams, ensuring requirements are met,
• Taking accountability of the cadence of workstream governance.
• Collecting, analysing, and reporting on project performance data.
• Supporting the creation and maintenance of PMO templates, tools, and processes.
• Ensuring all project documentation is complete, accurate, and stored appropriately.
• Driving RAID management across workstreams.
• Assisting project managers in planning, monitoring, and controlling projects.
• Facilitating project meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, and taking minutes.
• Providing support for project-related activities, such as resource allocation and budget tracking.
• Identifying opportunities for process improvements within the PMO and project management practices.
• Contributing to the development and enhancement of PMO tools and methodologies

About You

We’re forging the path, and we know we can’t do it alone. That’s why we need visionary minds like yours to join us on this transformative journey. In this case, we’re looking for someone who can/is:

• Passionate about delivering high quality work in a challenging environment.
• Demonstrates leadership of a project office in either a portfolio or programme capacity.
• Knowledge / awareness of the range of roles performed by the PMO function.
• A strong background in process and performance improvement.
• Experience of matrix management of resources.
• Experience of being part of a high performing PMO team using best practice tools and methods.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong time management and multitasking abilities.

About What You'll Get

A competitive salary between £50,000 - £60,000pa – 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%.

About Us

The creation of National Energy System Operator (NESO) is driven by an urgent need to unify and optimise our approach to energy. A more integrated and coordinated strategy is needed to meet the unprecedented challenges of climate change, ensuring secure energy supply, and keeping costs manageable for consumers. Join us and empower your potential, energise our team, and be part of something bigger. Your 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 Britain’s electricity and gas networks and operating the electricity system. NESO, 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. The time to deliver is now. As part of our team, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in Great Britain – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.

More information

This role closes on 11/06/2025 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. We're 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.