In New Jersey's site remediation program, a state-licensed professional who takes regulatory responsibility for cleaning up contaminated sites — directing investigation, approving remedies, and signing off on closure documents with personal liability attached.
A typical week often involves site oversight, technical review, and regulatory submittals — directing subordinate consultants, reviewing sampling and design work, signing remediation documents that carry the LSRP's personal stamp. You're often balancing technical defensibility with the timeline pressure from property owners and lenders. Sites closed under your seal are the career indicator.
What's harder than people expect is the weight of personal regulatory accountability — the LSRP credential carries enforcement exposure that doesn't shift to the employer. Variance across employers is real: large consultancies offer infrastructure and peer review; smaller shops or solo practices offer autonomy with more individual responsibility. The credential is unique to New Jersey, with parallel programs elsewhere.
People who tend to thrive here have deep technical credibility, conservative judgment, and willingness to own consequential calls. The credential requires years of experience, board approval, and ongoing CE. The trade-off is the personal exposure built into the role design — your signature carries the regulatory consequence.
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View all Business Operations roles →In New Jersey's site remediation program, a state-licensed professional who takes regulatory responsibility for cleaning up contaminated sites — directing investigation, approving remedies, and signing off on closure documents with personal liability attached.
Median pay for a Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) is about $137K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $69K to $228K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, and Monitoring.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 4.5% through 2034, with roughly 630,980 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Site Director, Environmental Remediation Specialist, and Remediation Project Engineer.
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