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.

Most important skills

Complex Problem Solving
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Coordination
Judgment and Decision Making
Active Listening

Key knowledge

English Language
Customer and Personal Service
Law and Government
Administration and Management
Mathematics
Chemistry
Engineering and Technology
Biology

What the work involves

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.

Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Conventional, Enterprising, Realistic.

Qualifications and licensing

Most common education: Bachelor's Degree (77.3% of respondents)
Related experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (31.8%)
On-the-job training: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (27.3%)
Preparation level: O*NET job zone 4: Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Licensing: Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.

Check before planning

Licensing for Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
Projection education uses SOC 11-9199 (detailed_parent); it may describe a broader group.

Limits

Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0

Work environment

How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).

Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.

Rankings compare typical U.S. occupation-level work conditions; individual jobs and employers vary. Data: O*NET 31.0 Work Context and BLS wages (May 2025).
Condition	Level	Compared with other occupations	Most common answer (O*NET survey)
Contact with others	Moderate	Lower on contact with others than 55% of occupations compared	55% of surveyed respondents chose “Contact with others most of the time”
Dealing with the public	High	Higher on dealing with the public than 71% of occupations compared	45% of surveyed respondents chose “Very important”
Teamwork	Low	Lower on teamwork than 65% of occupations compared	45% of surveyed respondents chose “Very important”
Freedom to make decisions	Low	Lower on freedom to make decisions than 78% of occupations compared	68% of surveyed respondents chose “Some freedom”
Time pressure	Low	Lower on time pressure than 68% of occupations compared	45% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a week or more but not every day”
Conflict situations	Low	Lower on conflict situations than 66% of occupations compared	55% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month”
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people	Very low	Lower on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 91% of occupations compared	55% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month”
Consequence of error	Very low	Lower on consequence of error than 85% of occupations compared	45% of surveyed respondents chose “Fairly serious”

Work-pressure profile

Time pressure: low
Conflict situations: low
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: very low
Consequence of error: very low

Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.

Full answer distributions