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 3rd year being named to this prestigious list, coming in at No. 7. 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 four years in a row from 2021 to 2025.
To determine the Fortune Best Workplaces in Chicago™ List, Great Place To Work collected nearly 62,000 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.
“It all starts with our people. At Brindley Engineering we know we can make an impact – on each other, our families, our clients, our industries, and our communities. We take this recognition very seriously because it’s a direct reflection of the way our people think about, talk about and feel about the place they work. Being recognized by our people and by Great Place to Work® four years in a row, and Fortune Best Workplaces in Chicago three years in a row is humbling,” said Tom Brindley, founder and CEO of Brindley Engineering. “Our people are curious and driven. We empower them to solve real-world challenges with creativity and an innovative mindset.”
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 at Great Place To Work. “These companies prove that prioritizing people leads to better performance, and that leaders who invest in their people are rewarded with more sustainable and profitable businesses.”
“When you join Brindley Engineering, you become part of a team that offers both a fulfilling career and continuous professional growth, all while fostering a fun and supportive work environment,” said Mark Manalad, Talent Acquisition Manager at Brindley Engineering. “We pride ourselves on our training and development program and our emphasis on helping our people grow to reach their ultimate goals over time.”
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 including Oil & 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, visit brindleyengineering.com.
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About the Fortune Best Workplaces in Chicago
Great Place To Work selected the 2025 Fortune Best Workplaces in Chicago by surveying 1.3 million employees in the U.S., representing companies that collectively employ more than 8.4 million U.S. workers. Of those responses, nearly 62,000 were received from employees at companies that were eligible for the 2025 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 brings more than three decades 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 its coveted Best Workplaces™ lists.
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About Fortune
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To learn more:
Visit: brindleyengineering.com.
Contact: Mark Manalad
Phone: 630.796.2528
Email: mmanalad@brindleyengineering.com
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