Explore the rankings
Management & Leadership · Updated Aug 2026

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.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
59/100
Moderate

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
51/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence81/100
Task coverage82%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Maintain records of decisions, actions, and progress related to environmental redevelopment projects.Medium
73
Plan or implement brownfield redevelopment projects to ensure safety, quality, and compliance with applicable standards or requirements.High
73
Review or evaluate environmental remediation project proposals.Medium
72
Prepare reports or presentations to communicate brownfield redevelopment needs, status, or progress.Medium
71
Design or implement measures to improve the water, air, and soil quality of military test sites, abandoned mine land, or other contaminated sites.Medium
73
Design or implement plans for surface or ground water remediation.Medium
73
Conduct quantitative risk assessments for human health, environmental, or other risks.Medium
72
Estimate costs for environmental cleanup and remediation of land redevelopment projects.High
42
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.Medium
71
Conduct feasibility or cost-benefit studies for environmental remediation projects.Medium
73
Negotiate contracts for services or materials needed for environmental remediation.Medium
60
Design or implement plans for structural demolition and debris removal.Medium
73
Coordinate on-site activities for environmental cleanup or remediation projects to ensure compliance with environmental laws, standards, regulations, or other requirements.High
24
Inspect sites to assess environmental damage or monitor cleanup progress.Medium
34
Review or evaluate designs for contaminant treatment or disposal facilities.Medium
73
Develop or implement plans for revegetation of brownfield sites.Low
72
Prepare and submit permit applications for demolition, cleanup, remediation, or construction projects.Medium
24
Provide training on hazardous material or waste cleanup procedures and technologies.Medium
18
Provide expert witness testimony on issues such as soil, air, or water contamination and associated cleanup measures.Low
24
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Maintain records of decisions, actions, and progress related to environmental redevelopment projects.73
  2. Plan or implement brownfield redevelopment projects to ensure safety, quality, and compliance with applicable standards or requirements.73
  3. Design or implement measures to improve the water, air, and soil quality of military test sites, abandoned mine land, or other contaminated sites.73
  4. Design or implement plans for surface or ground water remediation.73
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Provide training on hazardous material or waste cleanup procedures and technologies.01
  2. Prepare and submit permit applications for demolition, cleanup, remediation, or construction projects.02
  3. Coordinate on-site activities for environmental cleanup or remediation projects to ensure compliance with environmental laws, standards, regulations, or other requirements.03
  4. Provide expert witness testimony on issues such as soil, air, or water contamination and associated cleanup measures.04
  5. Inspect sites to assess environmental damage or monitor cleanup progress.05
Where else this work leads

Related occupations

Occupations O*NET links to this one. Relatedness reflects shared work, not a claim that these roles are safer.

See all rankings →
Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency75
Physical dependency39
Adoption pressure52
Labour-market resilience60
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence81/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
Read methodology →