Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
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 Program Manager, Brownfield Redevelopment Coordinator, Brownfield Redevelopment Site Manager, Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist, Brownfields Practice Leader, Brownfields Program Coordinator, Brownfields Program Manager, ...
Annual Salary
Median annual wage (May 2024)
Job Outlook
Projected growth, 2024–2034 (Faster than average)
What You'd Do
- Review or evaluate environmental remediation project proposals.
- Review or evaluate designs for contaminant treatment or disposal facilities.
- Prepare reports or presentations to communicate brownfield redevelopment needs, status, or progress.
- Negotiate contracts for services or materials needed for environmental remediation.
- Prepare and submit permit applications for demolition, cleanup, remediation, or construction projects.
- Maintain records of decisions, actions, and progress related to environmental redevelopment projects.
- Inspect sites to assess environmental damage or monitor cleanup progress.
- Plan or implement brownfield redevelopment projects to ensure safety, quality, and compliance with applicable standards or requirements.
- Identify environmental contamination sources.
- Estimate costs for environmental cleanup and remediation of land redevelopment projects.
- Design or implement plans for surface or ground water remediation.
- Design or implement plans for structural demolition and debris removal.
- Design or implement measures to improve the water, air, and soil quality of military test sites, abandoned mine land, or other contaminated sites.
- Design or conduct environmental restoration studies.
- Coordinate the disposal of hazardous waste.
- Coordinate on-site activities for environmental cleanup or remediation projects to ensure compliance with environmental laws, standards, regulations, or other requirements.
- Conduct quantitative risk assessments for human health, environmental, or other risks.
- Conduct feasibility or cost-benefit studies for environmental remediation projects.
- Develop or implement plans for the sustainable regeneration of brownfield sites to ensure regeneration of a wider area by providing environmental protection or economic and social benefits.
- Identify and apply for project funding.
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Salary data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. Outlook data: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034.
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