The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Île-de-France, Pays de la Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, and Hauts-de-France.
Sector
Electricity 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 35.1 - Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 35.14 - Distribution of electricity
1,700 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
27 January 2026
Employment effect (start)
27 January 2026
Foreseen end date
31 December 2026
Description
Enedis, the French public electricity distribution network operator, is launching a major recruitment campaign for 2026 with 1,700 permanent (CDI) hires. The new job positions will be distributed as follows: 1,250 positions in operational technical roles, including 700 senior technicians, 550 electrotechnicians; 300 positions for engineers and IT experts; and 150 roles in customer relations and support functions.
Recruitment will take place across all regions of metropolitan France, with priority given to Île-de-France, Pays de la Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, and Hauts-de-France.
Moreover, Enedis plans to create 1,400 work-study contracts (alternance), 85% of whom will be in operational technical and IT roles.
The previous mention of Enedis in the ERM Events databe was a business expansion in 2025, in which the company planned to hire 2,000 new employees. Enedis 2025 - FR
Eurofound (2026), Enedis, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 204463, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204463.
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