Toms River, NJ, April 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brilliant Environmental Services, LLC (Brilliant) has received the distinction of being ranked as one of the Best Places to Work in New Jersey. This survey and award program identifies, recognizes and honors the top places of employment in New Jersey that benefit the state's economy, its workforce and businesses. The Best Places to Work in New Jersey program, created in 2005 and produced by NJBIZ, is made up of 100 companies split into two groups: 52 small/medium-sized companies (15-249 employees) and 48 large-sized companies (more than 250 employees).
NJBIZ, program sponsors, and partners honored this year's 100 Best Places to Work and announced their ranking during an awards dinner and ceremony on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Hilton East Brunswick. Brilliant, also listed on the 2010 and 2011 Inc. 5000, ranked No. 32 in the small/medium category.
Brilliant's owner, Philip I. Brilliant, CHMM, LSRP attributes the ranking to its staff indicating, "We have created a team work environment that not only energizes all of us to work together, but also makes clients want to work with us." Hard work is recognized at Brilliant through employee awards, flexible summer schedules, and company events. Last year's events included a mini-golf tournament and Amazing Race-like holiday party.
To qualify, companies had to fulfill the following eligibility requirements:
■ Have at least 15 employees in New Jersey;
■ Be a for-profit, not-for-profit or government entity;
■ Be a publicly or privately held business; and
■ Have a facility in New Jersey.
Companies from across the state entered the two-part process to determine the 100 Best Places to Work in New Jersey. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company's workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. This phase was worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. This phase was worth approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking.
The overall registration and survey process was managed by Best Companies Group (BCG). BCG also analyzed the data provided and used their expertise to determine the final rankings.
For more information on the Best Places to Work in New Jersey program, please visit www.njbiz.com/events.
About Brilliant Environmental Services, LLC
Brilliant Environmental Services, LLC (Brilliant) is a full-service environmental consulting and contracting firm, with offices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Brilliant offers a wide array of services to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal/public clients, including investigation, remediation, brownfields redevelopment, and underground storage tank services.
All key staff members are New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRPs) and Brilliant's owner, Philip I. Brilliant, CHMM, LSRP, serves on the Site Remediation Professional Licensing Board (SRPLB) overseeing all LSRPs in New Jersey.
More information about Brilliant and its services can be found at www.BrilliantEnvironmental.com.