Civil engineers build civil works. They literally build cities.
Civil engineers work both indoors and out .
Many work for consulting engineering firms where they conceive of and draw the plans for construction. Others work for contractors as surveyors or construction supervisors . Still others work for municipalities and state agencies. In recent years many civil engineers have been educated to control water and air pollution as well as to solve solid and hazardous waste disposal problems . This branch of civil engineering is known as environmental engineering.