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Water / Waste 36 - Water collection, treatment and supply 36.0 - Water collection, treatment and supply 36.00 - Water collection, treatment and supply
389 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 October 2025
Employment effect (start)
23 October 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
Abbanoa will hire 389 employees to directly manage Sardinia's wastewater treatment operations, ending reliance on external contractors. President of Abbanoa announced recruitment for 272 plant operators, 45 maintenance workers, 41 electrical technicians, 24 technical plant assistants, and 7 district coordinators, with approximately 40 administrative positions to follow.
The selection criteria emphasize sector experience to target workers already operating in wastewater treatment.
The strategic shift represents fundamental reorganization bringing the entire water cycle, from collection to environmental discharge, under integrated water service management as legally required.
Sardinia's wastewater infrastructure comprises 354 treatment plants and pretreatment facilities plus 1,011 sewage lifting stations.
Eurofound (2025), Abbanoa, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 203548, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203548.
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