Career Overview
Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse. Does not include properties sufficiently contaminated to qualify as Superfund sites.
Also Known As
- Brownfield Program Director
- Brownfield Redevelopment Coordinator
- Brownfields Practice Leader
- Environmental Program Manager
Alternate Job Titles
- Brownfield Program Director
- Brownfield Program Manager
- Brownfield Redevelopment Coordinator
- Brownfield Redevelopment Site Manager
- Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist
- Brownfields Practice Leader
- Brownfields Program Coordinator
- Brownfields Program Manager
- Cleanup Monitor
- Contaminated Land Consultant
- Contamination Consultant
- Corridor Redevelopment Manager
- Damage Restoration Specialist
- Debris Cleanup Monitor
- Debris Monitor
What You'll Do
In this role, your typical responsibilities include:
- Identify environmental contamination sources.
- Coordinate on-site activities for environmental cleanup or remediation projects to ensure compliance with environmental laws, standards, regulations, or other requirements.
- Identify and apply for project funding.
- Plan or implement brownfield redevelopment projects to ensure safety, quality, and compliance with applicable standards or requirements.
- Estimate costs for environmental cleanup and remediation of land redevelopment projects.
- Conduct quantitative risk assessments for human health, environmental, or other risks.
- Design or implement plans for surface or ground water remediation.
Knowledge You'll Use
You'll need solid knowledge in these areas:
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Law and Government
- Administration and Management
Essential Skills
Success in this career requires strong skills in:
- Complex Problem Solving
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Coordination
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Mathematics
Key Abilities
This career requires key abilities in:
- Problem Sensitivity
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Written Comprehension
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Speech Recognition
What Matters in This Career
This career tends to satisfy these work values:
- Achievement
- Relationships
- Working Conditions
- Independence
- Recognition
Education & Preparation
Typical Education: Bachelor's Degree
Related Work Experience Needed: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
On-the-Job Training: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Education Details: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Experience Required: A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Technology You'll Use
Popular Technologies & Software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Linux
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft PowerShell
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft SharePoint
Tools & Equipment
- Computer data input scanners
- Desktop computers
- Digital cameras
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Laptop computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Personal computers
- Photocopying equipment
- Subcentimeter global positioning system GPS units
Work Environment
- Telephone Conversations
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams
- Contact With Others
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team
Salary & Job Market
Wages reported for the broader Managers, All Other occupational group (BLS 2024), which includes Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers.
| Salary Percentile | Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| Entry-Level (10th percentile) | $68,860 |
| Median | $136,550 |
| Top Earners (90th percentile) | $227,590 |
Workers Employed Nationally: 630,980
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Occupational data sourced from the O*NET OnLine database, developed by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), 2024.