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How much do caltrans biologist jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 22, 2026, the average yearly pay for caltrans biologist in the United States is $89,403.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $59,500.00 and $121,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Caltrans Biologist?

A Caltrans Biologist is responsible for evaluating the environmental impact of transportation projects, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations. They conduct biological surveys, assess habitats, and identify potential effects on wildlife and plant species. Their work supports environmental permits and helps mitigate ecological impacts. They collaborate with engineers, planners, and regulatory agencies to integrate environmental considerations into project development.

What are the main responsibilities of a Caltrans Biologist?

As a Caltrans Biologist, you will be responsible for conducting field surveys to identify sensitive species and habitats, preparing technical reports and environmental documents, and ensuring compliance with state and federal environmental regulations. You’ll collaborate closely with engineers, project managers, and regulatory agencies to minimize and mitigate environmental impacts of transportation projects. Your days may include both independent research and teamwork, and you may frequently visit project sites throughout California. This role requires balancing scientific rigor with practical project constraints to support timely and environmentally responsible infrastructure improvements.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Caltrans Biologist?

To thrive as a Caltrans Biologist, you need a strong background in biological sciences, environmental regulations, and field survey techniques, often backed by a relevant degree or professional certification. Familiarity with GIS software, environmental impact assessment tools, and reporting systems is commonly required. Excellent communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills make you stand out in collaborative project environments. These abilities are vital for ensuring regulatory compliance, effective project delivery, and the protection of natural resources within transportation projects.

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Infographic showing various Caltrans Biologist job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 67% Full Time, 8% Temporary, and 25% Contract. Highlights an 83% In-person, and 17% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $89,403 per year, or $43 per hour.

Senior Environmental Planner

GPA Consulting

Los Angeles, CA • On-site

$105K - $125K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 11 days ago

Job description

Senior Environmental Planner/Project Manager
Work with people who do what they love and love where they do it!
GPA Consulting, a multidisciplinary firm that specializes in environmental planning, biology studies, and historic preservation, is looking for a qualified Senior Environmental Planner to join our diverse team of highly skilled professionals. If you are passionate about environmental planning, research, and analysis, and you share our determination to provide our clients with high-quality work, then we want to hear from you. At GPA Consulting, we pride ourselves in providing high-quality professional services to public and private clients throughout California, while maintaining a friendly and flexible workplace environment.
What You'll Do:
  • Track project budgets and expenditures
  • Report to Principal on project schedule and budget
  • Prepare scopes, costs, and schedules
  • Coordinate and attend meetings with clients
  • Prepare meeting minutes, agendas, and progress reports
  • Prepare presentations for clients, public, and boards or commissions
  • Attend and represent GPA at professional conferences
  • Direct junior staff members and sub-consultants on projects where you are the Project Manager
  • Prepare, coordinate, review, and process comprehensive Environmental Documentation
  • Train project team on how to gather and research applicable project information and oversee the use of such information in the technical analysis and environmental documents
  • Independently write and compile comprehensive environmental documents and prepare or coordinate the development of the figures to be used in the documents
  • Prepare coastal permit applications
  • Oversee and coordinate the completion of technical analysis
  • Peer review team deliverables and provide feedback to project team members
  • Independently attend public meetings, project kick-off meetings, project development meetings, and interviews
  • Conduct necessary research and identify research needs
  • Perform and oversee fieldwork to collect data and verify existing design conditions, and to take field notes and photographs
  • Coordinate design with public agencies, engineers, and other members of the design team, as required
  • Coordinate resources with in-house staff and sub-consultants for timely project delivery
  • Some overnight travel may be required

Requirements:
  • Mastery of CEQA and NEPA compliance, and other federal and state legislation, policies, and procedures relating to the natural environment
  • Mastery of Caltrans and other public agency processes and documentation, as well as state and federal regulatory processes
  • Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in environmental planning or a closely related field
  • 8-plus years of full-time professional experience in environmental planning
  • Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office)
  • Strong writing and analytical skills
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills including public speaking, good leadership, and project management skills, and must be detail oriented
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks, adapt to changes in priorities, and complete tasks or projects with others in a cooperative manner or independently as needed
  • A valid California driver's license and automobile insurance
  • Must be able to multi task and work amid frequent interruptions
  • Ability to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and coordination including use of a computer keyboard; to conduct site visits outside, sometimes on uneven ground
  • Ability to:
    • Analyze environmental situations accurately
    • Gather and analyze data; prepare written reports
    • Work effectively with others as an interdisciplinary team member
    • Conduct interviews for data gathering
    • Apply general techniques of insuring participation in the planning process
    • Coordinate environmental planning, research, and analysis of proposed projects
    • Make an assessment of an existing environment
    • Write environmental documents
    • Prepare and track project scopes and manage project schedules and deadlines
    • Plan and carry out complex environmental studies
    • Direct the work of others engaged in planning studies
    • Participate in public presentations
    • Solicit outside expertise on a short-term basis on specific environmental studies or phases of studies
    • Coordinate environmental investigations of proposed projects
    • Review and evaluate local plans in relation to statewide environmental interests
    • Incorporate the input of interested groups and agencies into the environmental planning and analysis process
    • Solicit necessary expertise to complete environmental studies or meet project goals

*We respectfully ask that you do not contact employees of GPA through social media. If you have a question about the position, you can call our main line and ask for the hiring manager: 310-792-2690.
*GPA Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate anyone based on race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition sex, genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. Further, GPA does not discriminate based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.

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