How to become a Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist or Site Manager
Official title: Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
Also called: Brownfield Program Director, Brownfield Program Manager, Brownfield Redevelopment Coordinator, Brownfields Practice Leader, Brownfields Program Coordinator, Brownfields Program Manager, Environmental Practice Leader, Environmental Program Manager, Environmental Quality Division Manager, Environmental Quality Specialist
Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse. Does not include properties sufficiently contaminated to qualify as Superfund sites.
Main tasks
- 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.
- Design or implement measures to improve the water, air, and soil quality of military test sites, abandoned mine land, or other contaminated sites.
How to become one
Typical education to start: Bachelor's degree
Ways in
- College: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 35 universities in the US
- College: Arts & Humanities degrees, Offered by 35 universities in the US
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $141,900 a year The middle half earn $102,880 to $186,300.
- About 1,338,800 people work in this job now, and about 1,404,400 are projected by 2035. (+4.9%)
- People use generative AI for relatively little of this work so far. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as low.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist or Site Manager?
Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees; Arts & Humanities degrees.
How much does a Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist or Site Manager earn in the US?
Median full-time pay is $141,900 a year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). The middle half earn $102,880 to $186,300.
Is a Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist or Site Manager a growing career in the US?
Yes. Employment is projected to grow 5% by 2035, from about 1,338,800 to about 1,404,400 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Do you need a degree to become a Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist or Site Manager?
Not always. 58% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees; Arts & Humanities degrees.
Will AI change the work of a Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist or Site Manager?
People use generative AI for relatively little of this work so far. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as low.
Sources
- Microsoft Research: Working with AI: AI applicability by occupation (2025-12-22 (built on O*NET 29.0)), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Projections (2025-35 (released 2026-08-27)), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03
Updated 2026-10-03
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