Municipal water and wastewater utility serving Hamburg with 2,400+ employees
Hamburg Wasser operates the drinking water supply and wastewater treatment infrastructure for Hamburg — managing 5,800 km of sewer networks and treating municipal flows. The tech stack is capital-intensive (SAP, AutoCAD, Revit, SCADA, GIS) and heavily engineering-oriented, with active hiring in infrastructure roles and a documented shift toward BIM adoption while moving away from legacy SAP systems. Current project focus spans canal renovation, water treatment plant modernization, and pump station upgrades — indicating sustained capital spend on aging infrastructure replacement.
Hamburg Wasser is a public-sector water utility providing drinking water supply and wastewater collection and treatment to Hamburg. The organization employs approximately 2,400 staff across operations, engineering, IT, and administration. Core responsibilities include maintaining potable water quality, operating the extended sewer network, and managing wastewater treatment and environmental remediation. The company is actively modernizing its technical infrastructure through renovation and new construction projects, with particular focus on canal rehabilitation and treatment plant upgrades.
Primary tools: SAP, Microsoft Project, AutoCAD, Revit, SCADA, GIS, and ArcGIS. Supporting infrastructure includes SAP modules (PS, PM, SRM), BIM, Jira, Confluence, and Windows/Active Directory for IT operations.
Key initiatives: canal renovation (Kanalrenovierung), BIM advancement, drinking water and wastewater plant modernization, pump station construction, electrical equipment upgrades for water treatment, and strategic procurement system deployment (e-Vergabesystem).
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