Details Report for:
11-9199.11 - Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
Participate in planning and directing cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse. Does not include properties sufficiently contaminated to qualify as Superfund sites.
This title represents an occupation for which data collection is currently underway.
Tasks | Education | Wages & Employment
Tasks Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- 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.
- Conduct feasibility or cost-benefit studies for environmental remediation projects.
- Conduct quantitative risk assessments for human health, environmental, or other risks.
- Coordinate on-site activities for environmental cleanup or remediation projects to ensure compliance with environmental laws, standards, regulations, or other requirements.
- Coordinate the disposal of hazardous waste.
- Design or conduct environmental restoration studies.
- 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 implement plans for structural demolition and debris removal.
- Design or implement plans for surface or ground water remediation.
- Develop or implement plans for revegetation of brownfield sites.
- Estimate costs for environmental cleanup and remediation of land redevelopment projects.
- Identify environmental contamination sources.
- 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.
- Maintain records of decisions, actions, and progress related to environmental redevelopment projects.
- Negotiate contracts for services or materials needed for environmental remediation.
- Prepare and submit permit applications for demolition, cleanup, remediation, or construction projects.
- Prepare reports or presentations to communicate brownfield redevelopment needs, status, or progress.
- Provide expert witness testimony on issues such as soil, air, or water contamination and associated cleanup measures.
- Provide training on hazardous material or waste cleanup procedures and technologies.
- Review or evaluate designs for contaminant treatment or disposal facilities.
- Review or evaluate environmental remediation project proposals.
Education
Education data collected from Managers, All Other.
 Percentage of Respondents |
Education Level Attained |
|---|---|
55   |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
| 27 |
Some college |
| 17 |
High school or less |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
survey of employees aged 25-44.
This occupation may require a background in the following science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational disciplines:
Wages & Employment Trends
National
Median wages data collected from Managers, All Other.
Employment data collected from Managers, All Other.
Industry data collected from Managers, All Other.
| Median wages (2008) | $43.38 hourly, $90,230 annual |
| Employment (2008) | 898,000 employees |
| Projected growth (2008-2018) | 
Average (7% to 13%)
|
| Projected job openings (2008-2018) | 297,500 |
| Top industries (2008) | Self-Employed (57% employed in this sector)
Government (11%)
|
State & National
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2008 wage data
and 2008-2018 employment projections
.
"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2008-2018). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.