Urban Intelligence® is the power behind Resilience Explorer®. A software, research, and advisory team, accelerating evidence-based resilience.
Urban Intelligence® is a small, high-performing team working to help communities understand and respond to climate and natural hazard risk. Our work is research-backed, technically rigorous, and directly used by councils, infrastructure operators, and government agencies across Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond.
We are a bootstrapped company. That means your work has real weight, the pace is real, and the impact is tangible.
What it's like to work here at Urban Intelligence®
We are mission-led and we move fast. Projects shift, priorities compete, and the work regularly spills outside tidy boundaries. That is part of what makes it interesting.
We work hard when the work demands it, and we protect space to step back when it does not. We operate on trust rather than time-tracking, and we give people real autonomy over how and when they get their work done. Around 25% of our team works remotely.
Everyone is expected to coordinate well, communicate clearly, and deliver.
We operate on trust and focus on outcomes.
Flexible hours and locations, with arrangements agreed between you and your manager.
Workloads that ebb and flow, managed through good judgement rather than rigid time accounting.
Managers who actively look out for sustained overload and make space for recovery.
A competency framework focused on your professional development.
"Maggie to write 2–3 sentences covering the variety, pace, and how her policy and advisory background plays out day to day."
Maggie Fellowes
Senior Advisor: Climate & Resilience | Ōtautahi Christchurch
Who we're looking for
Our work sits at the intersection of climate science, spatial data, and technology. We hire people with deep expertise and genuine curiosity.
ROLE AREAS
Natural hazards, climate change, and GIS
Software development and engineering
Product management
Research in climate risk, resilience, and adaptation
Business development and communication
YOU'LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU
Care about climate and natural hazard risk as a problem worth solving well
Enjoy working across disciplines with researchers, engineers, developers, and analysts
Are comfortable with ambiguity and can find your footing when things shift
Take ownership of your work and follow through without being chased
Want to contribute to something that ends up in real decisions, not just reports
