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 called: Brownfield Program Director · Brownfield Program Manager · Brownfield Redevelopment Coordinator · Brownfields Practice Leader · Brownfields Program Coordinator · Brownfields Program Manager
Median pay (national)
$136,550
$68,860–$227,590 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
630,980
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+4.5%
~106,700 openings/yr
Typical entry
Bachelor's degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for brownfield redevelopment specialists and site managers shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $227,590 versus $68,860 at the bottom 10% — 3.3x. The median of $136,550 leaves roughly 67% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +4.5% from 2024 to 2034 — faster than the 3% all-occupation average. Even so, BLS projects about 106,700 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 53 states with released data, Massachusetts pays the most for this role (median $172,380, +26% vs the national median), while Puerto Rico sits lowest at $78,740 — a 119% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Business software applications, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software as in-demand technologies for this role.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Mathematics
- Active Learning
- Science
- Learning Strategies
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- 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.
- 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 measures to improve the water, air, and soil quality of military test sites, abandoned mine land, or other contaminated sites.
- Review or evaluate environmental remediation project proposals.
- Prepare reports or presentations to communicate brownfield redevelopment needs, status, or progress.
- Inspect sites to assess environmental damage or monitor cleanup progress.
- Maintain records of decisions, actions, and progress related to environmental redevelopment projects.
Tools & technology
- Business software applications
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Linux
- Microsoft PowerShell
- Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS
- Oracle Database
- PostgreSQL
- Python
- Salesforce software
- SAP software
- Tableau
- Calendar management software
- ESRI ArcMap
- ESRI ArcView
Knowledge areas
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Law and Government
- Administration and Management
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Engineering and Technology
- Biology