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Job Title Lead Technical Artist - (Shader / Material)DepartmentArt Location(s) Brighton / Brno Reports To Technical Art Director Job Type Permanent Who We AreHangar 13 is an internal 2K development studio that crafts unforgettable AAA gaming experiences across all major platforms . With studios in Brighton (UK), Brno, and Prague (CZ), we work as one team to bring to life narrative-rich games that keep players immersed. Each of our locations provides the opportunity to work with some of the most talented developers in the industry, on creatively challenging and exciting projects, in a diverse and welcoming environment.Job Summary We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Shader / Material Artist with deep expertise in Unreal Engine 5. In this leadership role, you will define the standards for material workflows, drive innovation in look development, and collaborate with artists, technical teams, and engineering to achieve world-class visuals while maintaining optimal performance.This position demands both artistic sensibility and strong technical problem-solving, with mastery of UE5’s material editor, shader graph, Lumen, Nanite, and advanced rendering features.In addition to leading internal team members, you will also oversee and collaborate with external co-development partners, ensuring their work aligns with our creative vision, technical standards, and production goals. Please note we do require someone to be onsite at one of our Studios at least 3 days a week.Duties and Responsibilities Define and drive the visual and technical quality bar for all shaders and materials in the project.Establish a shader and material pipeline optimized for both high visual fidelity and real-time performance across platforms.Lead R&D into UE5’s advanced rendering features (Lumen, Nanite, virtual texturing, runtime virtual shadows, etc.) to enhance the project’s material systems.Partner with the Art Director to ensure materials support the game’s overall art direction and style.Create and maintain a library of modular, reusable, and performant shaders and materials.Develop complex materials for characters, environments, weapons, FX integration, and cinematics, working closely with these disciplines to ensure seamless integration across the project.Work with lighting and rendering teams to achieve physically accurate, believable surfaces under dynamic lighting conditions.Optimize materials for memory, draw calls, and runtime performance across platforms.Manage, mentor, and inspire a team of shader/material artists and technical artists.Review work, provide feedback, and set standards for quality and consistency.Collaborate with external partners or outsourcing vendors to ensure materials meet AAA expectations.Essential Skills, Attributes and ExperienceMinimum 7+ years’ experience in the games industry, with at least 2 shipped AAA titles.Proven track record as a Senior or Lead Shader/Material Artist on a large-scale project.Expert-level proficiency in Unreal Engine 5 material editor, shader graph, and rendering pipeline.Strong understanding of PBR workflows, physically-based shading models, and material authoring.Hands-on experience with Lumen, Nanite, and virtual texturing in UE5.Ability to balance high visual fidelity with performance optimization.Strong leadership, mentoring, and cross-discipline collaboration skills.Highly Desirable Experience with procedural material workflows (e.g., Substance Designer, Houdini).Knowledge of HLSL or shader programming for advanced customization.Familiarity with real-time ray tracing and cinematic rendering in UE5.Experience with material systems for multiplayer and large open worlds.Passion for experimenting with new rendering techniques and staying ahead of industry trends.Hangar 13 prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities. For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination. As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.SECURITY NOTICE - We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at and detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.#LI-Hybrid##LI-MW1.

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee‑owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant. The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally. Our division provides Civil expertise across power generation and HV transmission including power plants, HV substation / HVDC Interconnector converter station, and HV cable projects. Due to continued growth, we are looking for a Technical Director with experience of working for our key platinum clients including National Grid and SSE to join our Civil Team. The role will span a diverse portfolio of work and there will be opportunities for advancement within the team. • Technical Lead outlining Delivery plan for a coordinated civil design including earthworks, drainage, access roads and geotechnical aspects, • Technical Subject Matter Expert within the team and division, • Technical lead in understanding client standards and challenging the specifications to provide value engineering opportunities, • Front End Engineering Design (FEED), • Approval of drawings for use in planning applications and tender packages, • Approval of Detailed Civil/Structural Design, • Support for Senior and Principal Engineers leading Design Coordination across multidisciplinary teams, • Approval of Specifications, • Condition and Structural Assessment of existing structures to determine suitability for reuse, • Supporting Project Management (Programme, budget, resources and quality plan), • Technical Expertise, • Deep knowledge of civil/structural engineering principles, including load-bearing capacity, material properties, and design codes (British Standards, Eurocodes, NGTS), • Ensure technical quality management with clear plans for reviews, checks, and approvals, • Uphold Mott MacDonald’s PRIDE values in the project’s technical culture, • Proven track record as a Designer under CDM 2015, • National Grid and SSE Specifications, • Project Technical Lead, • Lead the Project Team in technical innovation and problem‑solving, • Ensure top‑notch technical quality within scope, cost, and time, • Collaborate with the Project Manager to build and resource the Design Team, • Oversee technical management, coordinate interfaces, and resolve conflicts, • Contribute to proposal writing with compelling content and accurate cost estimates, • Lead Front End Engineering Design activities for structural components, • Guide detailed designs for civil and structural components, • Design Coordination and Collaboration, • Excel in coordinating with other disciplines (e.g., architects, building services engineers) to integrate structural designs seamlessly, • Effective resolution of design conflicts within multidisciplinary teams, • Attention to Detail, • Proficiency in approval of detailed drawings for planning applications, FEED, and construction level detailed design packages, • Compliance with relevant standards is crucial, • Ability to manage and deliver designs in coordination with all relevant disciplines, • Communication and Leadership, • Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential for conveying technical information, collaborating with team members, and presenting findings, • Demonstrable leadership qualities, especially when guiding junior engineers or collaborating with stakeholders, • Relevant experience in Civil Engineering, • Energy project experience would be advantageous for this role, • Education: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, or Construction Management, • Chartered Engineer (CEng, MICE or MIStructE) Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future. At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well‑being, flexibility, and trust. We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute. We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you. • We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%., • Life assurance equal up to 4 × your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 × your salary., • Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long‑term illness or injury., • Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing., • As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes., • Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success., • Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses., • As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long‑term impact and contribution., • Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future., • For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one., • Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues., • Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments., • Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues., • A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing programme, including access for you and your family., • Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too., • A minimum of 33‑35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme., • Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service., • Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers., • Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave., • Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay., • Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid., • Primary annual professional institution subscription., • A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development options., • Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities., • Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes. Glasgow, GB | Altrincham, GB | Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB | Brighton, GB Permanent Full Time Energy Civil 15324 Cassidy Browne #J-18808-Ljbffr

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