Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement 2007 (header image goes here)
69.0
#44 out of 216

Bonneville Power Administration (DOE)

Mission: To create and deliver the best value for our customers and constituents as we act in concert with others to assure the Pacific Northwest an adequate, efficient, economical and reliable power supply; A transmission system that maintains electrical reliability and stability; and mitigation of the Federal Columbia River Power System's impact on fish and wildlife.

Scores and Rankings

Index Score Score Rank out of 216
  69.0 44
Best in Class Scores Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Employee Skills/Mission Match 81.2 45  of  216
Strategic Management 61.9 55  of  216
Teamwork 77.6 20  of  216
Effective Leadership 54.7 75  of  216
Effective Leadership - Empowerment 53.3 76  of  216
Effective Leadership - Fairness 50.3 54  of  216
Effective Leadership - Leaders 45.6 156  of  216
Effective Leadership - Supervisors 67.7 46  of  216
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 49.0 90  of  216
Training and Development 63.9 72  of  216
Support for Diversity 67.4 32  of  216
Pay and Benefits 58.2 204  of  216
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 45.6 108  of  216
Work/Life Balance 65.5 77  of  216
Index Score 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
  68.7 71.0 No data
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 80.8 82.7 No data
Strategic Management 61.9 64.5 No data
Teamwork 78.1 77.5 No data
Effective Leadership 53.8 56.0 No data
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 46.6 48.1 No data
Training and Development 62.8 60.9 No data
Support for Diversity 65.2 66.6 No data
Pay and Benefits 58.3 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 45.4 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 68.1 67.5 No data
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 80.8 82.7 No data
Strategic Management 61.9 64.5 No data
Teamwork 78.1 77.5 No data
Effective Leadership 53.8 56.0 No data
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 46.6 48.1 No data
Training and Development 62.8 60.9 No data
Support for Diversity 65.2 66.6 No data
Pay and Benefits 58.3 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 45.4 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 68.1 67.5 No data
Scores by Demographic Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Female 68.5 43  of  216
Male 69.3 47  of  214
40 and over 68.2 45  of  216
Under 40 72.3 47  of  199
Asian 79.6 4  of  74
Black or African-American 74.6 11  of  188
Hispanic or Latino 72.8 22  of  174
Multi-racial 60.7 13  of  43
White 69.6 44  of  215
American Indian or Native American No data No data
Scores by Demographic 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Female No data No data No data
Male No data No data No data
40 and over 67.1 No data No data
Under 40 75.0 No data No data
Asian No data No data No data
Black or African-American 73.2 No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data No data
Multi-racial 57.8 No data No data
White 68.9 No data No data
American Indian or Native American 66.6 No data No data
Scores by Demographic 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Female No data No data No data
Male No data No data No data
40 and over No data No data No data
Under 40 No data No data No data
Asian No data No data No data
Black or African-American No data No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data No data
Multi-racial No data No data No data
White No data No data No data
American Indian or Native American No data No data No data

Trends

Index Scores

Best in Class Scores

 




Year Bonneville Power Administration (DOE) Index Score Subcomponent High Performing Average Subcomponent Average Index Score Subcomponent Low Performing Average
2003 69.3 61.0 51.9
2005 71.0 73.0 62.9 52.3
2007 68.7 73.8 61.9 49.0
2009 69.0 74.8 64.1 54.0

Comparative Data — Subcomponent Averages

High Performing Average Scores 2003 2005 2007 2009
High Performing Average - Employee Skills 82.4 82.3 83.3 83.4
High Performing Average - Management 65.7 64.6 66.0 66.9
High Performing Average - Teamwork 73.7 77.2 78.7 79.1
High Performing Average - Leadership 57.1 59.9 61.9 62.6
High Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement 53.2 55.8 56.8 58.1
High Performing Average - Training and Development 67.7 70.5 71.3 72.0
High Performing Average - Support for Diversity 69.0 68.9 68.8 70.9
High Performing Average - Pay and Benefits 74.8 76.8
High Performing Average - Family Friendly 57.2 60.0
High Performing Average - Work/Life Balance 72.6 72.1 72.8 72.5
Average Index Scores 2003 2005 2007 2009
Average for Employee Skills 78.4 77.6 77.7 78.5
Average for Management 59.1 56.9 56.6 58.6
Average for Teamwork 67.8 71.1 70.8 72.1
Average for Leadership 49.7 51.7 51.7 53.5
Average for Rewards and Advancement 45.4 47.0 46.9 48.5
Average for Training and Development 58.4 61.0 59.8 61.8
Average for Support for Diversity 61.7 60.0 59.4 62.3
Average for Pay and Benefits 66.4 68.1
Average for Family Friendly 44.8 46.8
Average for Work/Life Balance 66.1 64.6 63.4 64.2
Low Performing Average Score 2003 2005 2007 2009
Low Performing Average - Employee Skills 73.6 72.0 71.1 72.9
Low Performing Average - Management 52.3 48.8 47.4 50.2
Low Performing Average - Teamwork 61.8 65.1 63.3 65.5
Low Performing Average - Leadership 42.9 43.7 41.9 44.8
Low Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement 37.7 38.0 36.3 39.3
Low Performing Average - Training and Development 50.3 51.0 48.1 52.4
Low Performing Average - Support for Diversity 54.7 51.5 49.8 53.1
Low Performing Average - Pay and Benefits 57.2 58.8
Low Performing Average - Family Friendly 33.2 34.7
Low Performing Average - Work/Life Balance 59.4 57.0 54.8 56.0

Workforce Size and Trends

Number of Employees

 

Number of Employees in 2001: No data

Number of Employees in 2002: No data

Number of Employees in 2003: No data

Number of Employees in 2004: 3,165

Number of Employees in 2005: No data

Number of Employees in 2006: No data

Number of Employees in 2007: No data

Number of Employees in 2008: No data

Employees joined (2008): No data

Percentage joined (2008): No data

Average joined (2004-2008): No data

Employees left (2008): No data

Percentage left (2008): No data

Average left (2004-2008): No data

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): No data

More About the Agency

Headquartered in Portland, OR
Other Locations: Various regional offices in the Pacific Northwest

http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/

Ethiniciy Demographics

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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