Unreal Engine Technical Lead

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A leading global engineering and design consultancy is seeking an Unreal Engine Technical Lead to help shape the future of real-time visualisation and digital twin development within its in-house creative and technology team. This role sits within a multidisciplinary group of Developers, Visualisers and Designers delivering interactive experiences, digital twins and immersive environments across major infrastructure, energy, transport and built-environment projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in establishing best practices for real-time development, helping teams transition workflows toward Unreal Engine and building scalable frameworks that enable high-quality interactive applications. This is a permanent, full-time role, offering a competitive salary (DOE) + benefits.

Location: UK – Hybrid (multiple UK office locations available)

The Role

You will act as a technical lead for real-time development, building the core systems and development frameworks that allow creative teams to deliver complex interactive environments.
Projects range from building-level visualisations to large-scale digital twins and infrastructure masterplans, often integrating complex engineering datasets into intuitive real-time experiences.

Key responsibilities include:

Developing scalable applications in Unreal Engine, primarily using Blueprint workflows
Designing project architecture, templates and development standards
Integrating complex datasets into interactive real-time environments
Ensuring best practice across optimisation, asset management and performance
Collaborating with visualisation artists, UX designers and developers
Mentoring colleagues and supporting teams adopting real-time workflows

About You

You will be a technically strong Unreal Engine specialist with experience building high-quality interactive environments. We’re particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate:

Strong expertise in Unreal Engine (UE5) and Blueprint development
Experience integrating data-driven content into real-time environments
Knowledge of performance optimisation and scalable project architecture
Experience developing large-scale environments or digital twin projects
Ability to collaborate across technical and creative disciplines

Experience within the AEC sector is beneficial but not essential. Candidates from game development, automotive visualisation, simulation or immersive technology backgrounds are also encouraged to apply.

Technology Environment. Typical workflows may include assets created in tools such as: