Planning & Performance Analyst
Up to £55,000 | Hybrid | South Yorkshire
This is not a reporting role.
This is a hands-on, commercially focused analytics position for someone who enjoys turning complex data into insight that genuinely shapes business decisions.
You’ll join a growing, data-driven organisation operating at scale across the UK energy and infrastructure space. The business values curiosity, analytical rigour and ownership — and gives analysts the space to do meaningful work, not just respond to requests.
The Opportunity
As a Planning & Performance Analyst, you’ll work at the intersection of data, operations and commercial decision-making.
Your role is to understand how the business really works, translate that context into the right analytical questions, and deliver insight that improves performance, profitability and long-term planning.
This position suits someone with 3+ years’ experience who enjoys getting into the detail, owning their analysis end-to-end, and working closely with stakeholders rather than sitting behind dashboards.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll take ownership of analysis across operational and commercial performance, working from raw data through to clear, decision-ready insight.
Your responsibilities will include:
Working closely with operational, finance and leadership teams to understand performance drivers, challenge assumptions and identify opportunities for improvement
Translating business context into structured analytical questions, then building analysis that provides clear, actionable answers
Designing, building and maintaining advanced Power BI solutions, including:
Cleaning, transforming and modelling data
Integrating multiple internal and external data sources
Creating robust, scalable datasets that support both BAU reporting and strategic analysis
Producing dashboards that explain why performance is changing, not just what has happened
Delivering a mix of BAU, project-based and ad-hoc analysis, maintaining a high level of accuracy, consistency and commercial relevance
Developing forecasting, planning and scenario models to support short-, medium- and long-term decision-making, including sensitivity and impact analysis
Providing insight-led performance reviews, translating complex analysis into clear narratives and recommendations for senior stakeholders
Leading targeted analytical projects to address emerging business issues, including root-cause analysis of underperformance and evaluation of improvement initiatives
Supporting data quality, governance and “single source of truth” initiatives by improving master data structures and working with IT and data owners to strengthen reliability
Acting as a trusted analytical partner, bringing curiosity, commercial awareness and constructive challenge into business discussions
This is a hands-on role — you’ll be doing the analysis yourself, not managing a team to do it for you.
What We’re Looking For
You’re a commercially curious analyst who enjoys solving real business problems.
Essential experience:
3+ years in a commercially focused analytics or performance role
Advanced Excel
Strong Power BI capability, including data preparation and integration
Experience working with large, complex datasets
Ability to translate business context into meaningful insight
Confident communication with non-technical and senior stakeholders
Highly desirable:
SQL or another data/query language
Experience with forecasting, financial or operational modelling
Background in complex, operational or asset-heavy environments
Why This Role Stands Out
Genuine ownership and visibility of your work
Exposure to senior decision-makers
A business that invests in analytics, not just reporting
Long-term stability and growth
Excellent benefits, wellbeing support and development opportunities
Package
Salary up to £55,000, depending on experience
Hybrid working
Strong pension and long-term incentive benefits
Clear progression within a growing analytics function
