Phillip M. Galbo

Vice President & Transportation Department Manager @Watts Architects & Engineers

Phillip has been a consulting engineer for 35+ years, and has managed and designed a wide-range of civil engineering projects over his career. Phillip’s body-of-work has been comprised of hundreds of routine projects as well as numerous complex transportation and infrastructure projects including bridges, highways, streetscape rehabilitations, site development and utility improvements. As a prime consultant he has managed projects with construction values ranging from to $30M and, over the course of his career, has been responsible for an estimated $200M in construction work. He leads Watts’ Transportation Department that has received many awards for engineering excellence for projects throughout New York State. In 2014, Phillip was recognized as the Engineering Manager of Year by the Erie – Niagara Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers. He is a Professional Engineer in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio. In a supervisory capacity, Phillip is responsible for Watts’ entire Transportation Department which involves planning, organizing, and supervising a staff of up to 20 civil/transportation engineers and technicians. He evaluates the progress of the each project and is responsible to achieve the overall objectives of a high-quality deliverables, on-time delivery, and within budget. As a working principal of the firm, Phillip routinely performs detailed-design work and report writing on the largest and most complex transportation projects in the office. As the firm’s Vice President, Phillip works closely with the President, Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer to develop and implement business strategies, plans and procedures; set goals for performance and growth; establish policies that promote company culture and vision, and generally oversee operations of the company.