The environmental and brownfield job market is competitive. Whether you are just entering the field, five years in, or a seasoned senior professional, the ability to clearly articulate your value, differentiate yourself, and position strategically is what separates the professionals who advance from those who stall.
Most environmental professionals are excellent at the work. Far fewer are excellent at communicating what makes them irreplaceable.
In this lunch-and-learn, Jose Almanzar (environmental attorney, former environmental field scientist, and host of the Green Collar Careers Podcast) introduces the “Green Pivot Method,” a five-stage career positioning framework developed from dozens of conversations with environmental and brownfield professionals across every level of the field. Originally designed to help mid-career professionals break into environmental work, the framework has proven equally powerful as a tool for professionals already in the space who want to level up, pivot within the field, or simply get clearer on where they are headed and why.
Whether you are a field scientist looking to move into project management, a consultant eyeing a transition into policy, a senior professional building toward a corner role, or someone who simply wants to show up more intentionally in the market, this session will give you a concrete framework for doing it.
Attendees will leave with:
- A clear picture of where they currently sit in their career arc and what the next intentional move looks like.
- Language and framing to better articulate their value to employers, clients, and collaborators in the brownfield and environmental space specifically.
- A practical positioning strategy they can begin applying immediately, whether they are actively job searching or simply building toward something bigger.
Participating in this session can open new career opportunities, sharpen your professional edge, and provide a clear roadmap to advance your environmental career.
About the Speaker
Jose Almanzar is Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight, where he focuses on environmental law including brownfields due diligence, pre- and post-closing compliance, and related matters. He is a former environmental field scientist, a member of the Board of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy in New York, and a gubernatorial appointee to the New York State Adirondack Park Agency. He is the founder and host of Green Collar Careers, a podcast and platform helping professionals at every stage advance their environmental careers using his proprietary Green Pivot Method, validated by faculty at the Yale School of the Environment.
