Jobs / Management and business operations / 11-9199.11
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.
- US jobs
- 622,190 (SOC 11-9199 group, "Managers, All Other")
- Median wage
- $141,900 a year
- Job family
- Management and business operations
Can agents do the work of brownfield redevelopment specialists and site managers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Management and business operations: Some tasks (first measured in the last 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: SOP-Bench, 72.4% of tasks completed.
12% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 11-9199 group).
- 6%Maintain operational recordsMeasured
- 6%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 5%Develop organizational policies, systems, or processesNot measured
- 4%Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standardsNot measured
- 4%Train others on operational or work proceduresNot measured
- 4%Implement procedures or processesMeasured
- 3%Develop sustainable organizational or business policies or practicesNot measured
- 3%Estimate project development or operational costsNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in management and business operations, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 45.9%Claude Opus 4.6 · 16 Mar 2026Emerging
- 64.8%Claude Code + Opus 5.5 (max) · 6 Oct 2026Strong
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
- 42.9%TTE-MatrixAgent + DeepSeek-V3.2 · 10 Nov 2025Emerging
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- 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.
Other job titles for this occupation (33)
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 · Brownfield Redevelopment Site Manager · Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist · Cleanup Monitor · Contaminated Land Consultant · Contamination Consultant · Corridor Redevelopment Manager · Damage Restoration Specialist · Debris Cleanup Monitor · Debris Monitor · Environmental Management Specialist · Environmental Remediation Consultant · Environmental Remediation Specialist · Grounds Restoration Specialist · Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) · Redevelopment Manager · Redevelopment Specialist · Remedial Project Manager · Remediation Bioanalytics Consultant · Remediation Consultant · Remediation Expert · Sediment Remediation Consultant · Site Remediation Professional · Urban Redevelopment Specialist