What Civix does

Civix is a New Zealand land development consultancy providing integrated civil engineering, environmental engineering, planning, and licensed cadastral surveying services. The firm supports property developers, iwi/hapū, private landowners, large residential builders, and government clients (including Auckland Council, Kāinga Ora, Ministry of Education, and NZTA) across Auckland, Christchurch, and Tauranga, with additional project footprint in Queenstown, Dunedin, Feilding, and Whangarei. Revenue is generated through project-by-project professional services engagements spanning due diligence, resource consenting, design, construction supervision, 223/224c certification, and title creation.

The company's distinctive technology layer is Level AI, a proprietary AI-powered civil engineering design platform for which Civix holds exclusive New Zealand rights. Level AI automates 3D civil model generation from 2D layouts, including roading geometry, retaining wall placement, lot grading, detention system sizing, stormwater/sanitary servicing, trench modelling, earthworks optimization, and automated compliance checking against local council standards. Outputs flow directly into CAD/BIM/GIS workflows. The platform integrates with geotechnical tools (Data Nest, Leapfrog) and is being extended via a partnership with Allsite.ai into a forthcoming Service.AI module for stormwater and wastewater servicing design.

Civix is a privately held, employee-owned limited company with no parent entity or external investment disclosed. It has expanded from a single Auckland base to three offices, and has progressively broadened its shareholder base (Sanna Soderlind, Alastair Turnbull, Alex Carter-Green, Rob Mears, Brandon Birkenstock). Its go-to-market is sales-led through direct engagement, architect and consultant referrals, and director-led presentations to property industry professionals. Notable contract wins include the 700+ home Kohe development in Pukekohe with Aedifice Property Group, the 600+ home Kaha Ake project in Feilding with Classic Group and NZ Superannuation Fund, the 418-unit Brickfields development in Hobsonville, and the 236-dwelling Selo community in Glen Eden.

Name

Civix

Legal name

Civix Limited

Website

https://civix.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Civix is a New Zealand land development consultancy delivering integrated civil engineering, planning, environmental, and licensed cadastral surveying services to property developers, large residential builders, and government clients across Auckland, Christchurch, and Tauranga, differentiated by its exclusive proprietary AI design platform Level AI.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering and Land Development Consultancy

NAICS

Land Subdivision (23721)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

Keywords

• Civil engineering consultancy
• Land development services
• Cadastral surveying services
• Resource consent planning
• Subdivision engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Engineering, Planning & Surveying: Civix generates revenue by providing integrated professional consulting services across civil engineering, environmental engineering, planning (resource consents, district plan compliance, due diligence), and licensed cadastral surveying. Revenue is earned on a project-by-project basis as a service consultancy, typically billed through engagement letters for defined scopes of work from initial concept through to project delivery and title creation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Civix provides integrated civil engineering, environmental engineering, planning, and licensed cadastral surveying consultancy services for land development and subdivision projects in New Zealand, spanning initial topographic surveys, due diligence, resource consenting under the Resource Management Act and Unitary Plan, engineering approvals, construction supervision, and title creation. Services are delivered through a multi-disciplinary in-house team and enhanced by Level AI, a proprietary AI platform that automates 3D civil model generation.

Product overview

Civix is a land development consultancy operating across Auckland, Christchurch, and Tauranga with four core service divisions (Engineering, Environmental, Planning, and Surveying) unified by its proprietary Level AI platform. Level AI is an exclusive AI-powered civil engineering design tool that automates grading, roading geometry, retaining wall design, detention systems, drainage, and trenching—enabling design generation from 2D layouts to 3D models in hours rather than weeks. The consultancy also operates Civix Cross Lease Conversions as a dedicated sub-brand for cross lease to freehold title conversions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Level AI: AI-powered civil engineering and land development platform that accelerates project timelines, reduces labor costs, and provides precision in design through proprietary algorithms. Civix holds exclusive rights to Level AI in New Zealand.

Products and services

• Engineering Services Full-range civil engineering services for land development and subdivision including construction supervision, driveway design, earthworks design, engineering approval, expert witness, flood modelling, roading design, and site services design. Delivered to property developers, government bodies, and landowners across Auckland, Christchurch, and Tauranga.
• Environmental Services Stormwater management and environmental engineering services including bioretention design, chemical treatment management plans, contaminant load modelling, erosion and sediment control, flood reports, overland flow path reports, porous concrete design, rain tank design, septic tank design, soak pit design, underground detention and treatment, and wetland design. For developers requiring compliant environmental design for subdivision projects.
• Planning Services Planning consultancy covering assessment of environmental effects, building consent, commercial development, due diligence, iwi consultation, residential development, and resource consent under the Unitary Plan, District Plans, and Resource Management Act. Supports clients from initial due diligence through to consent applications and hearings.
• Surveying Services Licensed cadastral surveying including topographic surveys, scheme plans, land transfer surveys, unit title surveys, complex surveys, 223 and 224c applications, construction setout, as-built surveys, cross lease services, and survey certifications. Provided by Licensed Cadastral Surveyors.
• Civix Cross Lease Conversions Dedicated sub-brand offering cross lease to fee simple title conversion services, including flats plan updates, defective title remediation, and full conversion process management. Targets individual property owners holding cross-lease titles seeking freehold conversion.
• Level AI An exclusive AI-powered civil engineering design platform that automates grading, roading geometry, retaining wall design, detention systems, drainage, and trenching for land development projects. Generates compliant 3D civil models from 2D layouts in hours instead of weeks, performs automated compliance checking against council standards, and exports design files in LandXML, DWG, 12d, and IFC formats. Civix holds exclusive rights to Level AI in New Zealand.

Quantifiable outcome

• Level AI reduces civil engineering design timelines from weeks to hours, enabling feasibility assessments to be completed in hours instead of weeks
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Allsite.ai (Service.AI)strategicTechnology or IntegrationCivix holds exclusive rights to Level AI in New Zealand and is partnered with Allsite.ai for the upcoming Service.AI module, which will extend Level AI's capabilities to generate servicing systems (stormwater, wastewater) with the same speed and precision as the existing grading and design platform. This is a technology integration partnership that gives Civix's clients access to AI-powered design capabilities not available anywhere else in New Zealand.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Aurecon: Global engineering and infrastructure advisory with a substantial NZ presence, offering planning, civil, and environmental services. Competes with Civix on large-scale masterplanned developments and government infrastructure engagements.
• WSP in New Zealand: Global professional services firm with NZ operations delivering land development, planning, surveying, and environmental engineering. Overlaps directly with Civix's integrated service bundle but at significantly greater scale.
• Stantec New Zealand: International engineering consultancy with NZ offices providing planning, civil engineering, and environmental services for land development and infrastructure — competing for the same enterprise and government clients as Civix.
• Beca Group: One of the largest NZ-headquartered multidisciplinary engineering consultancies with planning, surveying, and civil engineering capabilities. Competes with Civix for major land development and infrastructure projects across Auckland and broader NZ.

Direct peers

• Tonkin + Taylor: Large NZ-based environmental and engineering consultancy with strong presence in land development, civil infrastructure, and stormwater — directly overlapping with Civix's engineering and environmental service lines and serving many of the same developers and councils.
• Cato Bolam Consultants: NZ planning, surveying, and engineering consultancy operating across Auckland. Comparable in size, multidisciplinary model, and customer base (private developers, councils, iwi) to Civix.
• Woods (Woods & Partners): NZ engineering, planning, and surveying consultancy with a North Island footprint. Directly comparable in service mix and customer segments to Civix's land development practice.
• Riley Consultants: NZ engineering and environmental consultancy specializing in land development, geotechnical, and stormwater — a closer-size direct peer to Civix serving Auckland and upper North Island developers.

Regional players

• Calibre Consulting: Trans-Tasman (AU/NZ) engineering and project advisory consultancy with NZ land development exposure. Comparable in scale and disciplines to Civix, with regional delivery model spanning New Zealand and Australia.

Others

• Allsite.ai: Technology partner and licensor of Level AI to Civix in NZ. Adjacent rather than competing — provides the AI platform underpinning Civix's technology moat and is building the upcoming Service.AI module for stormwater/wastewater design.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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