Registered Brownfield Professional (R.B.P.) Designation

  Application for Registered Brownfield Professional (R.B.P.) designation

 

Benefits
Criteria
FAQs

 

THE BENEFITS OF BECOMING A REGISTERED BROWNFIELD PROFESSIONAL

Demonstrate your attainment of the high level of education, training, and experience required to be a Registered Brownfield Professional. (There’s a lot more to being an R.B.P. than there is to being an “environmental professional” or even a licensed engineer or geologist.)

Gain the competitive advantage you have earned by virtue of your having “what it takes” to be recognized as a Registered Brownfield Professional.

“Unlevel” the playing field by giving your clients, prospective clients, and peers another means to differentiate the services you and your firm provide from those offered by others.

Obtain special recognition in the IBP membership listings used by prospective clients to obtain referrals to qualified professionals.

Benefit from the use of professionally developed, Institute marketing materials that highlight the benefits of working with Registered Brownfield Professionals.

Enjoy a marketing advantage as the result of Institute advertising that advises prospective clients about the benefits of dealing with Registered Brownfield Professionals.

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THE CRITERIA TO BECOME A REGISTERED BROWNFIELD PROFESSIONAL

The criteria an Institute of Brownfield Professionals member must satisfy to qualify as a Registered Brownfield Professional (R.B.P.), effective November 15, 2007, are: 

1. Licensed Engineers or Geologists

a.	be a member in good standing of the Institute of Brownfield Professionals;
b.	be licensed as a professional engineer or professional geologist by a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, tribe, or a U.S. territory, and
c.	furnish a copy of the license or licenses involved, and
d.	possess three years of relevant experience during which the individual at some time: designed exploration programs undertaken in furtherance of environmental evaluations; evaluated and characterized subsurface and other samples obtained as part of exploration programs undertaken in furtherance of environmental evaluations; developed site-specific remediation plans; and served as principal author of reports detailing results of exploration programs undertaken in furtherance of environmental evaluations, and
e.	identify at least two projects where the relevant experience was gained, and, using no more than 250 words per project, describe the specific activities that the applicant performed;
f.	identify whom the Institute can contact to verify information about experience; and
g.	submit a statement signed by a Registered Brownfield Professional, or by the individual’s supervisor or another individual acceptable to the Board of Directors, attesting to the individual’s good moral character and to the fact that the individual actually has the experience the individual claims to have.

 2. Licensed or Certified Environmental Professionals

a.	be a member in good standing of the Institute of Brownfield Professionals;
b.	be licensed, certified, or otherwise recognized (to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors) as an environmental professional (e.g., “Licensed Site Professional”) by the federal government or by a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, tribe, or a U.S. territory, and
c.	furnish a copy of the license, certification, etc. involved, and
d.	possess three years of relevant experience during which the individual at some time: designed exploration programs undertaken in furtherance of environmental evaluations; evaluated and characterized subsurface and other samples obtained as part of exploration programs undertaken in furtherance of environmental evaluations; developed site-specific remediation plans; and served as principal author of reports detailing results of exploration programs undertaken in furtherance of environmental evaluations, and
e.	identify at least two projects where the relevant experience was gained, and, using no more than 250 words per project, describe the specific activities that the applicant performed;
f.	identify whom the Institute can contact to verify information about experience; and
g.	submit a statement signed by a Registered Brownfield Professional, or by the individual’s supervisor or another individual acceptable to the Board of Directors, attesting to the individual’s good moral character and to the fact that the individual actually has the experience the individual claims to have.

3. Other Individuals

a.	be a member in good standing of the Institute of Brownfield Professionals;
b.	have a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited institute of higher education in a discipline of engineering or science (e.g., biology, toxicology, environmental management) or in a related field approved by the Board;
c.	furnish proof of having obtained the degree(s) involved;
d.	possess five years of relevant experience during which the individual at some time: designed exploration programs undertaken in furtherance of environmental evaluations; evaluated and characterized subsurface and other samples obtained as part of exploration programs undertaken in furtherance of environmental evaluations; developed site-specific remediation plans; and served as principal author of reports detailing results of exploration programs undertaken in furtherance of environmental evaluations;
e.	identify at least four projects where the relevant experience was gained, and, using no more than 250 words per project, describe the specific activities that the applicant performed;
f.	identify whom the Institute can contact to verify information about experience; and
g.	submit a statement signed by a Registered Brownfield Professional, or by the individual’s supervisor or another individual acceptable to the Board of Directors, attesting to the individual’s good moral character and to the fact that the individual actually has the experience the individual claims to have.

4. Eminent Practitioners

By three-quarters majority vote, the Board of Directors may confer the Registered Brownfield Professional designation upon a member in good standing of the Institute of Brownfield Professional whom the Board deems worthy of holding that designation, whether or not such individual meets the criteria established above.

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FAQs

Q: How does the Institute verify that an individual actually possesses the qualifications needed to become a Registered Brownfield Professional?

A: In the case of those who claim to possess a license as a professional engineer, professional geologist, licensed site professional, etc.:

• We ensure the applicant has sent us a copy of the license(s) the person claims to hold, and we then check with the licensing authority to ensure the license is authentic.
• Staff reviews the no-more-than-250-word descriptions of each project illustrating that the candidate possesses the specific experience required. If staff believes that the specific, project-related experience claimed comports with the type of experience required, staff contacts the reference person the applicant identified to verify the descriptions are accurate. If staff has questions about the applicability of experience, staff will furnish a copy of the descriptions to the Institute Board of Directors for Directors’ review, comment, and vote. If the vote is in the affirmative, staff will contact the reference individual named to verify accuracy of the descriptions. If the Board requests more information in order to vote, staff will contact the referenced individual if staff can make the judgment call based on the additional information, or – alternatively – staff will contact the referenced individual after the Board votes again, and in the affirmative.
• Institute staff also contacts the person attesting to the applicant’s good moral character and overall experience to verify that he or she actually wrote the letter and still attests to the statements in it. If the applicant modifies his or her submission in response to Institute questions, staff will contact the reference more than once, if necessary.

In the case of “other individuals,” the Institute uses the same process, except Institute staff contacts the school(s) which the applicant claims awarded a degree, to verify it was accredited at the time the applicant earned the degree(s) claimed and that, in fact, the applicant earned the degree(s).

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