Walbridge Awards & Recognitions

2026

  • Best Places to Work for Women – Best Companies Group
  • Elite Business in the category of Recruitment and Selection – NABR
  • Best and Brightest in Wellness – Physical & Mental Health – NABR
  • 2026 Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation – NABR
  • Metro Detroit’s 2026 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For – NABR
  • ENR Top 400 – ENR (#26)
  • Largest Construction Company Metro Detroit Area – Crain’s Detroit Business
  • Notable Leaders in AEC – Crain’s Detroit Business (Mike Haller, CEO; Joe Castellano, Senior VP; and Chris Collins, VP of HR)

2025

  • Supplier of the Year – General Motors (33rd annual – Awarded in 2025 for work in 2024; 7x winner)
  • Supplier of the Year – Stellantis
  • Supplier of the Year Industrial Equipment and Construction and Community Impact – Ford (For work in 2024)
  • #8 Fastest Growing Company – Crain’s Detroit Business
  • Largest Construction Company Metro Detroit Area – Crain’s Detroit Business
  • ENR Top 400 – ENR (#34)
  • US Best Managed Companies Gold Standard – Deloitte Private (5x winner)
  • Best Places to Work in Southeast Michigan – Crain’s Detroit

2024

  • Supplier of the Year – General Motors (32nd annual – Awarded in 2024 for work in 2023)
  • #1 Fastest Growing Company – Crain’s Detroit
  • Southeast Top Contractors – ENR (#2)
  • ENR Top 400 – ENR (#21)
  • Top 100 Internships – Vault (Top Ranked – #1 Engineering; #3 Construction & Trades; #21 Overall)
  • US Best Managed Companies Gold Standard – Deloitte Private (4x winner)
  • The Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness Winner 2024 – National Association of Business Resources
  • The Nation’s Best and Brightest in Metropolitan Detroit Winner 2024 – National Association of Business Resources
  • Best and Brightest Companies to Work For, Elite – National Association of Business Resources (Compensation, Benefits and Employee Solutions)
  • Best and Brightest Companies to Work For, Elite – National Association of Business Resources (Creative Wellness and Wellbeing Solutions)
  • Best and Brightest in Wellness, Elite Winner – National Association of Business Resources (Physical and Mental Health)

2023

  • Supplier of the Year – General Motors (Awarded in 2023 for work in 2022)
  • Top 100 Internships – Vault (#3 Construction & Trades; #4 Engineering; #35 Overall)
  • US Best Managed Companies – Deloitte Private
  • The Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness Winner 2023 – National Association of Business Resources
  • Best & Brightest Companies to Work For – National Association of Business Resources

2022

  • Supplier of the Year & Overdrive – General Motors (Awarded in 2022 for work in 2021)
  • US Best Managed Companies – Deloitte Private

2021

  • Supplier of the Year – General Motors (Awarded in 2021 for work in 2020)
  • Ford Diversity & Inclusion World Excellence Award – Corporation of the Year 2021 – Ford
  • US Best Managed Companies – Deloitte Private
  • Top 100 Internships – Vault
  • Metropolitan Detroit’s Best & Brightest Companies to Work For – MI Business & Professional Association (18th straight year)
  • Michigan’s Best & Brightest in Wellness® Company – MI Business (9th straight year)

2020

  • Supplier of the Year – General Motors (Awarded in 2020 for work in 2019)
  • Metropolitan Detroit’s Best & Brightest Companies to Work For – MI Business & Professional Association (18th straight year)
  • Michigan’s Best & Brightest in Wellness® Company – MI Business (8th straight year)
  • National Best & Brightest Companies to Work For – National Association of Business Resources
  • National Best & Brightest Places to Work For – National Association of Business Resources

2019

  • Supplier of the Year – General Motors (Awarded in 2019 for work in 2018)
  • Special Recognition World Excellence Award – Ford Motor Company
  • Metropolitan Detroit’s Best & Brightest Companies to Work For – MI Business & Professional Association (17th straight year)
  • Michigan’s Best & Brightest in Wellness® Company – MI Business (7th straight year)

2018

  • Supplier of the Year – General Motors (Awarded for work in 2017)
  • Healthiest Employers of Greater Charlotte Award (3rd straight year)
  • The Nation’s Best & Brightest in Wellness® Company – National Association for Business Resources (4th straight year)
  • Michigan’s Best & Brightest in Wellness® Company – MI Business (7th straight year)
  • Metropolitan Detroit’s Best & Brightest Companies to Work For – MI Business & Professional Association (16th straight year)

2017

  • Healthiest Employers of Greater Charlotte Award – Charlotte Business Journal (2nd straight year)
  • Healthiest Employers of Western Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh Business Times (2nd straight year)
  • Metropolitan Detroit’s Best & Brightest Companies to Work For – MI Business & Professional Association (15th straight year)
  • Michigan’s Best & Brightest in Wellness® Company – MI Business
  • 2017 Healthiest 100 Workplace in America® – Springbuk® (4th straight year)
  • The Nation’s Best & Brightest in Wellness® Company – National Association for Business Resources (3rd straight year)
  • The Nation’s Best & Brightest Companies to Work For Award – National Association for Business Resources (5th straight year)

2016

  • Michigan Best & Brightest in Wellness – MI Business & Professional Association (5th straight year)
  • Best Places to Work in Tampa Bay Award – Tampa Bay Business Journal
  • Healthiest Employers of Greater Charlotte Award – Charlotte Business Journal
  • Healthiest Employers of Western Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh Business Times
  • Metropolitan Detroit’s Best & Brightest Companies to Work For – MI Business & Professional Association (14th straight year)
  • Michigan Best & Brightest Sustainable Companies® Award – MI Business & Professional Association (4th straight year)
  • National Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® – National Association for Business Resources (4th straight year)
  • National Best and Brightest in Wellness® Company Award – National Association for Business Resources (2nd straight year)
  • National Best & Brightest Sustainable Companies® Award – National Association for Business Resources (3rd straight year)
  • 2016 Healthiest 100 Workplace in America® – Springbuk® (3rd straight year)
– Midwest Contractor of the Year Award – MI Minority Supplier Development Council
– Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America Award – Corporate Health & Wellness Association (2nd straight year)
– Healthiest Employers of Southeast Michigan Award – Healthiest Employers LLC
– Metro Detroit’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® – National Business & Professional Association (13th straight year)
– Michigan Best & Brightest Sustainable Companies® Award – MI Business & Professional Association (3rd straight year)
– National Best & Brightest Sustainable Companies® Award – National Business & Professional Association (2nd straight year)
– Michigan Best and Brightest in Wellness® Company Award – MI Business & Professional Association (3rd straight year)
– National Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® – National Association for Business Resources (3rd straight year)
– National Best and Brightest in Wellness® Company Award – National Association for Business Resources
– World Excellence Award, Silver Category – Ford Motor Company
– Metro Detroit’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For Award – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) (12th consecutive year)
– Cool Places to Work in Michigan – Crain’s Detroit Business
– Michigan Best & Brightest in Wellness Company – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) (3rd straight year)
– Michigan 101 Best & Brightest Sustainable Companies Award – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) (2nd straight year)
– Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America Award – Healthiest Employers
– National Best & Brightest Company to Work For – National Association for Business Resources (NABR) (2nd straight year)
– National Best & Brightest Sustainable Companies® Award – National Association for Business Resources (NABR)
– National Marketing Communications Award for External Newsletters, Second Place – Society for Marketing Professional Services
– Metro Detroit’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For Award – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) (11th straight year)
– 101 Best & Brightest in Wellness™ Company Award – Michigan Business and Professional Association (2nd straight year)
– Elite Award, Large Business Category – Michigan Business and Professional Association
– Michigan Best & Brightest Sustainable Companies Award – Michigan Business and Professional Association
– Construction Management Achievement Award – Ford Motor Company
– Gold Award to Built For Good Newsletter – Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (External Corporate Newsletter Category, MarCom Awards)
– Gold Award to Walbridge.com – Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (Website/Professional Service Category, MarCom Awards)
– Supplier of the Year, Capital Expenditures – Chrysler Group, LLC
– Metro Detroit’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For Award – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) (10th straight year)
– Elite Award, Large Business Category, Michigan Best & Brightest Wellness Companies – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA)
– Cool Places to Work in Michigan Award – Crain’s Detroit Business
– Labor Harmony Award – Washtenaw County Skilled Building Trades Council
– Metro Detroit’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For Award – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) (9th straight year)
– Labor Harmony Award – Washtenaw County Skilled Building Trades Council
– Team Relays – Detroit Free Press
– Metro Detroit’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For Award – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) (8th straight year)
– Elite Winner for Recruitment & Selection, Best & Brightest – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA)
– World Excellence Awards, Gold Award Winner, Construction – Ford Motor Company
– Metro Detroit’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For Award – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) (7th consecutive year)
– Distinguished Constructor Award to John Rakolta, Sr., MI Construction Hall of Fame – Ferris State University
– Quality Client Award – Harley Ellis Devereaux
– Special Recognition Award – Honda
– Metro Detroit’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For Award – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) (6th consecutive year)
– Elite Winner, Detroit B&B Companies – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA)
– Facilities, Materials, & Services Purchasing (FM&SP) Aligned Business Framework (ABF) Supplier – Ford Motor Company
– Metro Detroit’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For Award – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) (5th consecutive year)
– FM&SP ABF Supplier – Ford Motor Company
– Metro Detroit’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For Award – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) (4th consecutive year)
– Metro Detroit’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For Award – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) (3rd consecutive year)
– Metro Detroit’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For Award – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) (2nd consecutive year)
– GARDE Award – Compuware Corporation
– Elite Winner, Detroit Best & Brightest Companies – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA)
– Metro Detroit’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For Award – Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA)
– Gold Award, Superior Supplier Performance – DaimlerChrysler Corporation
– Performance Component Award for Tooling, Equipment, & Construction – DaimlerChrysler Corporation
– Gold Award – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Performance Commodity Award for Tooling Equipment & Construction – DaimlerChrysler Corporation
– Gold Award – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Performance Commodity Award for Tooling Equipment & Construction – DaimlerChrysler Corporation
– World Excellence Award – Ford Motor Company
– Gold Award – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Pentastar Award, Superior Performance Supplier – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– World Excellence Award – Ford Motor Company
– Gold Award – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Pentastar Award, Superior Performance Supplier – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Safe Year Award – Citgo Petroleum Corporation
– Safety Appreciation Award, Construction Safety Program – New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.
– Gold Award – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Pentastar Award, Superior Performance Supplier – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Gold Award – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Pentastar Award, Superior Performance Supplier – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Gold Award – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Pentastar Award, Superior Performance Supplier – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Q1 Award – Ford Motor Company
– Gold Award – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Pentastar Award, Superior Performance Supplier – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Gold Award – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Pentastar Award, Superior Performance Supplier – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Gold Award – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Pentastar Award, Superior Performance Supplier – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Gold Award – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Pentastar Award, Superior Performance Supplier – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Gold Award – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Pentastar Award, Superior Performance Supplier – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Gold Award – Chrysler Motors Corporation
– Pentastar Award, Superior Performance Supplier – Chrysler Motors Corporation