Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Capabilities
Digital and Data
Office Setup
Hybrid
Job ID
#38424
Market
Cities & Places
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact
The ANZ Digital Solutions team is growing, and we’re looking for exceptional talent to help shape the next generation of immersive, real-time digital experiences. As demand for high-fidelity visualisation, interactive environments, and advanced digital workflows continues to accelerate, we’re expanding our capability with people who thrive on solving complex technical challenges and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. If you’re passionate about Unreal Engine, innovation, and building scalable digital solutions that make a real impact for clients, we’d love to hear from you.
As a Senior Digital Consultant – Unreal Engine , you will act as a senior technical specialist, bringing deep Unreal Engine 5 expertise to support the delivery of immersive and digital solutions for our clients. You’ll play a pivotal role in designing robust pipelines, optimising performance, integrating complex datasets, and guiding multidisciplinary teams through technical challenges.
This role blends hands-on technical execution with consulting capability. You will work across process, technology, data, and governance, helping shape project outcomes while driving innovation in real-time workflows and digital delivery.
You will demonstrate your capability by:
Designing, implementing, and maintaining Unreal Engine 5 systems using C++ and Blueprints, producing clean, efficient, well-documented code.
Developing and optimising real-time pipelines for asset import, ETL processes, plugin integration, and shipping configurations.
Creating custom Unreal Engine tools and plugins to streamline workflows and improve team efficiency.
Profiling and optimising performance across PC, VR, and mobile platforms, including rendering and memory management.
Building automation scripts and pipelines for asset processing and project deployment.
Integrating diverse datasets such as GIS, BIM, LiDAR, photogrammetry, CAD models, 3DGS into Unreal Engine environments.
Managing version control workflows using Git and Unreal Version Control (UVC).
Providing technical leadership, including recommendations on emerging technologies, innovation opportunities, and best-practice patterns.
Collaborating with designers, artists, and technical specialists to ensure assets and features meet performance and technical requirements.
Debugging and resolving complex technical issues, including threading, memory, and engine-level optimisations.
Supporting project management fundamentals and coordinating with offshore delivery teams.
Here's what you'll need
Expert-level proficiency in C++, Unreal Engine 5 architecture, and Blueprint scripting.
Ability to design and develop custom Unreal Engine plugins.
Strong understanding of rendering pipelines, shaders, and optimisation techniques.
Experience with version control, CI/CD pipelines, project management tools, and agile methodologies.
Familiarity with GIS/BIM workflows, photogrammetry, and LiDAR integration.
Awareness of technology roadmaps, industry trends, and emerging digital capabilities.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Strong problem-solving ability and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to integrate digital tools and automate data analysis and management tasks to produce bespoke solutions.
With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs here .
We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of diverse perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging. Find out more about our Jacobs Employee Networks here .
Our meticulously curated employee benefits support ALL employees throughout every stage of life. From paid parental leave to a lifetime financial allowance for you and your partner to access family forming Fertility & IVF treatment, adoption and surrogacy assistance along with menopause and Low T treatment.
We are steadfast in our commitment to the wellbeing of you and your loved ones with a comprehensive suite of wellbeing resources supporting you physically, emotionally and financially. This is demonstrated in our company being recognised by WGEA for 12 consecutive years as an employer of choice for gender equality along with our industry leading GOLD employer status by the Australian Workplace Equality Index.
Cultural Support:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application. No matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.
We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.
Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support .
