Fire Safety Inspector at the Rescue Service in Norrtälje

The 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, among other things, information, advice, and instructions to residents, as well as training for students and employees in the municipality. The Rescue Service is responsible for supervision matters regarding 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 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 rescue service organizations in the Eastern Svealand Rescue Region.

About the Position

We are now looking for a fire safety inspector to complement our existing team in the fire safety inspection unit. Our unit has been operational since 2022, and we are looking for someone who wants to be part of our ongoing work to improve and develop fire safety inspections.

In Norrtälje municipality, there are over 50,000 active fireplaces with associated flue systems and about 270 kitchen exhaust systems from restaurants and large kitchens. Fire safety inspections are carried out by the rescue service, which means that this activity is fully integrated into the rescue service's overall mission.

Job Description

As a fire safety inspector, you will be stationed at the fire station in Norrtälje and belong to the Fire Safety Inspection unit. Your primary responsibility will be to prevent fires through regulatory enforcement, which means you will perform statutory fire safety inspections on fireplaces and kitchen exhaust systems throughout the municipality, focusing on high quality and legal certainty for residents.

As a fire safety inspector, you will reach thousands of residents with information and advice. An important part of your work will be to inform about "reasonable fire safety in the home".

Together with the existing team, you will participate in the development of fire safety inspections, aiming to improve and refine our operations. You and your ideas will be an important cog in how we develop and refine fire safety inspections. In our development work, we also have a direct connection to learning from accidents and rescue operations. We work to fine-tune the inspections based on the fireplace-related fires that actually occur.

In our development work, we also strive to integrate fire safety inspectors with the rescue service's operational activities. Our goal is for fire safety inspectors to be able to act as first responders in the event of cardiac arrest, accidents, or fires in the area where they are located. Therefore, your service vehicle is equipped with a defibrillator, medical kit, and fire extinguisher.

Norrtälje is an archipelago municipality where many fireplaces are located on islands. The unit has its own boat that is used during certain periods to reach these objects.

Personal Qualities

• You are quality-conscious and structured.
• You have a problem-solving attitude with your own ideas for development and improvement.
• You are service-oriented and have an easy time communicating with the residents you visit.
• You have good knowledge and stay updated regarding the laws governing the operations - Law (2003:778) on protection against accidents, the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's regulations, and the Administrative Procedure Act.
• You keep up with developments and are not afraid to use new working methods, new technology, and digital tools.

Qualifications

Requirements to apply for the position:

• Trained chimney sweep technician according to MSBF 2014:6 §14 or
• Trained chimney sweep with at least three years of professional experience, i.e., qualified to attend MSB's further training to become a chimney sweep technician.

Competencies that are meritorious:

• Trained chimney sweep technician according to MSBF 2014:6 §14
• Extensive experience and expertise related to kitchen exhaust systems
• Experience from working in the rescue service
• Boat operator training

We will place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

Employment Type

• Permanent employment, full-time
• Start date by agreement

Selection and interviews will be conducted continuously during the advertising period - so do not wait to apply!

About Us

We are Norrtälje - a municipality where old traditions meet new ideas. Where proximity to magnificent nature and urban pulse is within reach. Here, we are over 3,400 employees who work every day to ensure that our over 66,000 residents can live in a safe and thriving community. Here, we want to make room for different perspectives, thoughts, and needs. We want to help each other and share lessons, successes, and joy as we develop Norrtälje municipality together. Please read more about our values: The resident first - Equal value for all - High expectations and Our vision: We will be the most attractive and safe place to live, work, and visit.

We offer smaller rental apartments during the first year of your new employment - so that you can take your time to find your dream home. Proximity to Stockholm, Uppsala, Arlanda, and Kapellskär means that the rest of the world is always within reach.

Everyone who works with us is a member of Club Communalis - the staff association that adds a golden touch to everyday work with community, joy, and activities for all. We have a wide range of benefits related to activities, well-being, insurance, pension, remote work, and vacation: Our benefits.

Norrtälje municipality is part of the Finnish administrative area, and we view positively if you are Finnish-speaking or if you can speak any of the minority languages or other languages. Application documents for this position are considered public documents that we may disclose upon request. We have chosen our partners in this recruitment and therefore kindly ask for no contact from salespeople of recruitment services.