Fire and Rescue Service

The Fire and Rescue Service works to ensure that Norrtälje is a safe and secure municipality for all residents, even under difficult conditions. We maintain readiness around the clock at our five fire stations in Blidö, Norrtälje, Hallstavik, Rimbo, and Älmsta.

Our mission is complex, and we operate both preventively and in damage control. The preventive mission includes providing information, advice, and instructions to residents, as well as training students and employees in the municipality. The Fire and Rescue Service is responsible for supervision matters concerning fire safety and permits and supervision matters concerning the handling of flammable and explosive goods. We conduct fire safety inspections in-house and are responsible for the chimney sweeping performed by contracted entrepreneurs.

The damage control operations include rescue efforts in the event of fires, accidents, releases of hazardous substances, and other incidents. We collaborate with 12 other fire and rescue organizations in the Eastern Svealand Rescue Region.

About the Position

We are looking for a unit manager for the Fire Safety Inspection unit, one of two units in our Prevention Department.

The Fire Safety Inspection unit is responsible for the statutory fire safety inspections of fireplaces and associated flue ducts as well as kitchen exhaust ducts from large kitchens within Norrtälje Municipality. Furthermore, the unit is responsible for ongoing contact with the contracted entrepreneur who performs chimney sweeping in the municipality.

The unit currently consists of twelve employees, the majority of whom are inspectors conducting fire safety inspections. Other employees in the unit work administratively with case management and the ongoing organization of inspections. Since fire safety inspections involve governmental authority, high demands are placed on professionalism and accuracy.

Job Description

Your workplace will be at the fire station in Norrtälje. As a unit manager, you will lead and develop the unit's work with fire safety inspections in the municipality and ensure that the operations are conducted in accordance with applicable legislation, with high quality and legal certainty. You understand the importance of the unit's mission and ensure a professional and accessible contact with the residents affected by the operations.

The position includes personnel management, where you set and follow up on employees' individual goals and conduct employee and salary dialogues. Together with the department head, you will work strategically with budgeting, planning, follow-up, and development.

An important part of your mission is to drive the continued development of the unit, particularly within the administrative operations. Here, the focus is on digitization, efficiency, and quality assurance.

Personal Qualities

We are looking for you who are an engaged and secure leader with the ability to create structure and develop the operations.

• You work in a structured manner and have a strong focus on quality.
• You are strategic, solution-oriented, and have good communication skills.
• You have a problem-solving attitude and are motivated to develop and improve the operations.
• You express yourself well in both speech and writing.
• You thrive in a role where you lead, coordinate, and delegate tasks.
• You easily create and maintain networks.
• You are an experienced IT user and can easily adapt to new systems and digital working methods while seeing development opportunities.

Qualifications

Requirements to apply for the position:

• Experience in fire safety inspections according to the Act (2003:778) on protection against accidents, LSO.
• University degree with a focus on economics, IT, or project management or what the employer deems equivalent.
• Driver's license, at least category B.

Meritorious:

• Experience working in a fire and rescue organization.
• Experience from working in the fire and rescue service's current operational system Daedalos.
• Experience applying the regulations governing the operations, primarily LSO, the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's building regulations (especially Chapter 5), and the Administrative Procedure Act (2017:900).
• Experience in occupational health and safety work is meritorious.

Employment Type

Permanent, 100%

Start date according to agreement.

Selection and interviews will be conducted continuously during the advertising period.

About Norrtälje Municipality

Norrtälje is an archipelago municipality in the heart of Roslagen. In terms of area, Norrtälje Municipality is the largest municipality in Stockholm County. Here you will find a wonderful mix of rural environments and a city in growth and development. Norrtälje has the idyllic town center of a small town, open landscapes, nature, sea, and a fantastic archipelago with thousands of islands. When you work in our municipality, you have the opportunity to combine an inspiring job with an active leisure time in beautiful natural surroundings. Proximity to Stockholm, Uppsala, and Arlanda opens up even more opportunities.

• Norrtälje Municipality is part of a Finnish administrative area, and we view positively if you are Finnish-speaking or if you know any of the other national minority languages.
• On Norrtälje Municipality's website, you can read about the municipality's vision - Global lifestyle – local life.
• Approximately 3,450 people have Norrtälje Municipality as their employer. Together, we work according to three values: the resident first, equal value for all, and high expectations.
• Read more about the Fire and Rescue Service Norrtälje Municipality.