Public water authority managing reservoirs and wastewater for 4.6M people
Ruhrverband operates critical water and wastewater infrastructure across Germany's Ruhr region, serving 4.6 million people through dam management and treatment for 60 municipalities. The tech stack is enterprise-heavy (SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL) with GIS/spatial data tools (ArcGIS, FME), reflecting operational complexity at scale. Active hiring clusters in engineering and data roles signal ongoing modernization of water-management systems and SAP infrastructure, while pain points around database migrations, SAP uptime, and resource management point to mid-lifecycle system optimization rather than greenfield build.
Ruhrverband is a public-law water management authority founded in 1913, operating 1,001–5,000 employees across water supply, wastewater treatment, and river basin management. The organization manages reservoirs that secure water supply for 4.6 million residents and operates wastewater treatment for municipalities across the Ruhr and Lenne catchment areas. Staff span engineering, chemistry, biology, forestry, IT, and administration. Current project work covers SAP system lifecycle management, water-management application configuration, financial planning, and dam infrastructure maintenance.
Ruhrverband's core systems include SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Microsoft Office, ArcGIS, and FME. These support water-management operations, financial planning, HR systems (SAP SuccessFactors), and geospatial data handling.
Current projects include SAP system lifecycle management, water-management app configuration, database migrations, HR reporting in SAP HCM, financial planning, and dam/reservoir maintenance and modernization.