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.
$141,900 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 30%
- 2%
- 68%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 1%. Today's estimate: 3%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 23 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design or implement measures to improve the water, air, and soil quality of military test sites, abandoned mine land, or other contaminated sites.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 14% | 1.7 work weeks1.7 work days to 1.2 work months | Stays with people | |
| Plan or implement brownfield redevelopment projects to ensure safety, quality, and compliance with applicable standards or requirements.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 13% | 4.2 work days6.7 h to 3.3 work weeks | Stays with people | |
| Design or implement plans for surface or ground water remediation.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 12% | 1.7 work weeks1.7 work days to 1.2 work months | Stays with people | |
| 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.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 11% | 1.7 work weeks1.7 work days to 1.2 work months | Stays with people | |
| Identify and apply for project funding.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 8% | 1.3 work days2.5 h to 4.2 work days | 3%Half by Feb 2028 | |
| Design or conduct environmental restoration studies.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 7% | 1.7 work weeks1.7 work days to 1.2 work months | Stays with people | |
| Estimate costs for environmental cleanup and remediation of land redevelopment projects.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 6.7 h3.3 h to 2.5 work days | 10%Half by May 2027 | |
| Coordinate on-site activities for environmental cleanup or remediation projects to ensure compliance with environmental laws, standards, regulations, or other requirements.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 1 work day3.3 h to 2.1 work days | Stays with people | |
| Maintain records of decisions, actions, and progress related to environmental redevelopment projects.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 2.5 h50 min to 1 work day | 40%Half by Dec 2026 | |
| Conduct feasibility or cost-benefit studies for environmental remediation projects.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 4.2 work days1.7 work days to 2.5 work weeks | 0%Half by Sep 2028 | |
| Conduct quantitative risk assessments for human health, environmental, or other risks.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 4.2 work days1.7 work days to 2.5 work weeks | 0%Half by Sep 2028 | |
| Design or implement plans for structural demolition and debris removal.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 3% | 2.5 work days6.7 h to 1.7 work weeks | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Environmental Restoration Planners3% now, 55% by 2028
- Environmental Engineers6% now, 54% by 2028
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health4% now, 57% by 2028
- Conservation Scientists19% now, 70% by 2028
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health11% now, 61% by 2028
- Water/Wastewater Engineers3% now, 43% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.