Fortune Media and Great Place To Work® Name Brindley Engineering to 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Chicago
June 16, 2026, Lisle, IL — Great Place To Work® and Fortune magazine have honored Brindley Engineering as one of this year’s Best Workplaces in Chicago. This is Brindley Engineering’s 4th year being named to this prestigious list, coming in at #8. In 2025 Brindley Engineering earned #7 on the list, in 2024 Brindley Engineering earned #18 on the list and in 2023 Brindley Engineering earned #33 on the list. Earning a spot means that Brindley Engineering has surpassed rigorous benchmarks, establishing itself as one of the best workplaces among companies headquartered in Chicago. Brindley Engineering has also earned national Great Place to Work recognition five years in a row from 2021 to 2026.
To determine the Fortune Best Workplaces in Chicago™ List, Great Place To Work collected more than 60,000 confidential responses from employees at eligible companies via its proprietary platform. Companies were ranked based on their ability to offer consistently positive experiences, building trust with leaders, colleagues, and the overall organization.
“This isn’t just about delivering good work, it’s about making an impact on each other, our families, our clients, our industries, and our communities,” said Tom Brindley, founder and CEO of Brindley Engineering. “At Brindley Engineering we operate with a sense of urgency, an army of experts, and a strong culture that values people, family, flexibility, creativity and mutual respect. We take this recognition to heart because it’s our people who make this place special. Being recognized by our people and by Great Place to Work® five years in a row, and Fortune Best Workplaces in Chicago four years in a row is something we cherish.”
The Best Workplaces in Chicago list is highly competitive. Survey responses reflect a comprehensive picture of the workplace experience. Honorees were rewarded based on their ability to deliver positive outcomes for employees, regardless of role or status within the organization.
To be eligible for the list, companies must be Great Place To Work Certified™, have at least 10 U.S. employees, and be headquartered in the Chicago region.
“Congratulations to the Fortune Best Workplaces in Chicago,” says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place To Work. “By focusing on people, these companies are more resilient and effective in a business environment that demands speed, innovation, and agility.”
“When you join Brindley Engineering, you become part of a culture that believes in you and wants to see you succeed,” said Mark Manalad, Talent Acquisition Manager at Brindley Engineering. “We love to see our people grow and progress in meaningful ways to them both in their careers and personally. ”
About Brindley Engineering
Brindley Engineering is a multi-disciplined inspection, engineering, procurement, and construction solutions firm with offices in Lisle (Chicago), IL, Houston, TX, and a continual presence in Corpus Christi, TX, Lake Charles, LA, Wichita, KS, and Whiting, IN. We have worked in 29 states and 8 countries on four continents.Brindley Engineering was founded by President Tom Brindley, P.E., in 2004. After years in the field, Brindley saw a growing need to improve reliability and decrease overall infrastructure life cycle costs. Brindley Engineering analyzes, designs, and advises on the challenges of aging, mission-critical infrastructure, for capital and maintenance projects, reliability initiatives, and construction solutions.
Brindley Engineering serves clients in a variety of industries includingOil & Gas Extraction and Pre-Processing (Upstream), Pipelines and Terminals (Midstream), Petroleum Refining (Downstream), Gas Processing, Chemical Plants, Petrochemical Plants, Power Plants, Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Water Treatment, Steel Mills, etc…
Brindley Engineering values people, culture, respect and commitment. As part of the Brindley Engineering brand, you’ll often hear people say “BE Together” at BE there are shared values about culture, diversity of thought, family, flexibility, hard work, leadership, and mutual respect. BE employees support each other in an environment where everyone matters.
To learn more, visitbrindleyengineering.com.
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About the Fortune Best Workplaces in Chicago
Great Place To Work selected the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Chicago by surveying 1.3 million employees in the U.S., representing companies that collectively employ more than 7.3 million U.S. workers. Of those responses, more than 60,000 were received from employees at companies that were eligible for the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in the Chicago List, and these rankings are based on their feedback. To be eligible for the list, companies must be Great Place To Work Certified, have at least 10 U.S. employees, and be headquartered in the Chicago region. Read the full methodology.
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About Great Place To Work
As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work, a UKG company, brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Its proprietary platform and Great Place To Work Model help companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified and receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces list.
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Contact: Mark Manalad
Phone:630.796.2528
Email:mmanalad@brindleyengineering.com
6/16/2026
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