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Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers

$128.62K Median Salary 79.2K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 8% Job Growth

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About This Career

Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse. Does not include properties sufficiently contaminated to qualify as Superfund sites.

Reported Job Titles

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

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Abilities

Problem Sensitivity

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Written Comprehension

Written Expression

Information Ordering

Mathematical Reasoning

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Category Flexibility

Near Vision

Fluency of Ideas

Far Vision

Number Facility

Originality

Visualization

Flexibility of Closure

Knowledge

English Language

Customer and Personal Service

Law and Government

Administration and Management

Mathematics

Chemistry

Biology

Engineering and Technology

Skills

Complex Problem Solving

Coordination

Critical Thinking

Judgment and Decision Making

Monitoring

Reading Comprehension

Speaking

Active Listening

Writing

Mathematics

Systems Evaluation

Negotiation

Systems Analysis

Time Management

Active Learning

Social Perceptiveness

Management of Financial Resources

Persuasion

Instructing

Learning Strategies

Operations Analysis

Science

Technology Skills

Geographic information system

Presentation software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Data base user interface and query software

Object or component oriented development software

Spreadsheet software

Electronic mail software

Enterprise system management software

Object oriented data base management software

Development environment software

Customer relationship management CRM software

Office suite software

Cloud-based data access and sharing software

Operating system software

Word processing software

Computer aided design CAD software

Business intelligence and data analysis software

Analytical or scientific software

Internet browser software

Web page creation and editing software

Project management software

Calendar and scheduling software

Tools

Global positioning system GPS receiver

Photocopiers

Scanners

Notebook computers

Special purpose telephones

Laser fax machine

Digital cameras

Desktop computers

Personal computers

Abilities

Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Number Facility: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.

Knowledge

English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

Skills

Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Management of Financial Resources: Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Operations Analysis: Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Technology Skills

Geographic information system: ESRI ArcView; Geographic information system GIS systems
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Enterprise resource planning ERP software: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; Oracle PeopleSoft; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials; SAP software
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Object or component oriented development software: Oracle Java
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Enterprise system management software: IBM Power Systems software
Object oriented data base management software: Hibernate ORM; PostgreSQL
Development environment software: Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
Customer relationship management CRM software: Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge; Microsoft Dynamics; Salesforce.com Salesforce CRM
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Cloud-based data access and sharing software: Dropbox; Google Drive; Microsoft SharePoint
Operating system software: Microsoft Windows
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Computer aided design CAD software: Autodesk AutoCAD; Autodesk Revit
Business intelligence and data analysis software: BrightEdge; Conductor Searchlight; IBM Digital Analytics; Searchmetrics Suite
Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Web page creation and editing software: Facebook; Google Sites; LinkedIn; Social media sites
Project management software: Mavenlink; Microsoft Project
Calendar and scheduling software: Appointment scheduling software

Tools

Global positioning system GPS receiver: Global positioning system GPS receivers
Photocopiers: Photocopying equipment
Scanners: Data input scanners
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Special purpose telephones: Multi-line telephone systems
Laser fax machine: Laser facsimile machines
Digital cameras:
Desktop computers:
Personal computers:

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