Technical Bid Manager – Modernization – Marine & Ports

About the Role

At ABB, we help industries outrun – leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation – for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy – growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

ABB Marine & Ports is leading the transformation of maritime operations. Our mission is to enable safer, smarter, and more sustainable shipping through cutting-edge technology and services. As vessels evolve to meet the demands of tomorrow, so do we – constantly challenging our solutions and ourselves to deliver excellence.

We are expanding our team with a Technical Bid Manager within the Modernization Sales Team, located in our Fornebu or Ulsteinvik office. This is an exciting opportunity to work with modernization and upgrades for the marine industry.

ABB delivers a wide range of products, such as frequency converters, propulsion, automation, power management and power distribution systems – AC and DC grids in combination with batteries. Your task would be to integrate our products into solutions – tailor-made for the customer.

You must have experience within marine electrical systems, either from engineering, from the field, or from sales – preferably a combination of those.

Reports to: Product and Solution Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical bidding processes for modernization, upgrades, and new solutions
• Collaborate with sales teams to define winning strategies and achieve budget targets
• Ensure compliance with ABB standards, quality requirements, and HSE policies
• Build strong, long-term customer relationships and promote sustainable solutions
• Drive innovation in energy-efficient marine systems

What We Are Looking For

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, or similar
• Solid experience with marine electrical systems (engineering, fieldwork, or sales)
• Experience in bid management or project sales is an advantage
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Cultural awareness and respect for diversity - our workplace is truly international

What We Offer

• Positive and exciting work environment in a global organization with future career opportunities
• Technical and personal challenges in a highly competent work environment
• Informal and good work relations between co-workers and managers
• Professional growth
• Various company benefits

How to Apply

Apply by 09.03.2026 through the ABB job portal.

For questions, contact Øyvind Bergene at oyvind.bergene@no.abb.com or +47 913 90 775.

Please note that we can only accept applications submitted through our online career portal. Applications via e-mail will have to be deleted and not processed due to data privacy requirements.

Additional Information

ABB is a supplier of critical infrastructure. Personnel safety is therefore important to ABB and our customers. In collaboration with Meditor, ABB in Norway conducts background checks on candidates who receive offers of employment. This is to ensure compliance with ABB's guidelines for recruitment and personnel safety, as well as compliance with legal requirements related to trade sanctions. Candidates will be asked to provide relevant information.

Why ABB

Working at ABB gives you the opportunity to contribute to a healthier and more prosperous world. Add to your story by joining a passionate team, focused on pushing the boundaries of technology to drive performance, shape new business models and find new ways of working that benefit our customers, partners and society. We want you to be proud of being part of ABB.

We Care

At ABB, we care about our people and their stories. We create safe, fair, equitable and inclusive working environments in which our people can succeed and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or cultural, religious or social background. Diverse teams make us stronger. ABB is also committed to a high standard of integrity in everything we do.

We Grow

We help our people succeed and develop, and we empower them to create their own careers at ABB. Our benefits, reward and development programs encompass a wide array of offerings.