Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Civil engineering is one of the broader engineering disciplines. It is concerned with the improvement and care of the built and natural environments and deals with planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of buildings, dams, bridges, harbors, power facilities, pollution control facilities, water supply, and transportation systems. Most civil engineers start out assisting an experienced engineer designing roads, bridges, buildings, water supply systems, or wastewater treatment facilities. As a civil engineer, perhaps more than in any other field of engineering, you and your work will quite often be in public view.
Salaries range greatly from one occupation, position, and work setting to another.