Critical Thinking Questions Find an example of a civil engineering project in your town or area. Describe it and explain how it serves the community. Why do environmental engineers need to work with many other types of engineers? Do all fields of civil engineering need to use surveying? Explain your answers. Think about a time when you have worked with others on a group project or in a formal group, like a sports team or singing group. What aspects of working together worked well? How could you bring this aspect to the workplace? If you had to pick a priority for future engineers, what would it be and why?