Civil engineering (as you will see if you search the web) defined as one of the oldest professions. The professional engineering discipline deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, building, bridges, dams, and canals. Everything you see around you that consitutes infrastructure probably had input from a civil engineer.
To list every thing civil engineering encompasses would fill a library but we have put some bite size chunks of infomation together to help you understand some of the elements of work civil engineers undertake within the UK. Click on each link to learn more in our "what is" series: