Fire Inspector

Vantaan ja Keravan hyvinvointialue; Vantaa; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch benefit

Sports and cultural benefit

Commuter ticket

Occupational health services

Job summary

Central Uusimaa Rescue Department's Accident Prevention Unit in Vantaa seeks a fire inspector for our professional team. You will conduct fire inspections, provide guidance on accident prevention, and handle statements and decisions, while collaborating with stakeholders and offering versatile customer service.

We value proactive, self-directed work, strong Finnish skills, and a clean security clearance; a Class B driver license is required, and Swedish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in safety and risk management or an officer degree as per the Rescue Decree (407/2011).
• Valid Class B driver's license.
• Strong Finnish oral and written proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Fire inspections and supervision tasks.
• Guidance and instruction on accident prevention and self-preparedness.
• Various statements and decisions.
• Stakeholder and network cooperation and versatile customer service.
• Tasks supporting safety communication.
• Other tasks belonging to the accident prevention service entity.

Skills

Finnish language (oral & written)

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety and Risk Management

Officer's degree per Rescue Decree (407/2011)

Job description

Central Uusimaa Rescue Department, Accident Prevention Unit

Turbiinitie 14, 01530 VANTAA

We follow the values of rescue services: humanely, professionally and reliably – in cooperation, and we believe in the values formed in the wellbeing area: fairness, responsibility and courage.

We are looking for a fire inspector for our professional team.

As a fire inspector, your duties include:

• fire inspections and supervision tasks
• guidance and instruction on accident prevention and self-preparedness
• various statements and decisions
• stakeholder and network cooperation and versatile customer service
• tasks supporting safety communication
• other tasks belonging to the accident prevention service entity

Eligibility requirement:

Suitable Bachelor's degree, for example, a Bachelor of Business Administration in safety and risk management OR a non-commissioned or commissioned officer's degree according to the Rescue Decree (407/2011).

Selection for the position is conditional until the selected person has presented an acceptable occupational health care certificate of suitability for the task and a personal security clearance according to the Security Clearance Act (726/2014) has been approved. The selected person must also commit to drug testing.

In addition to the eligibility requirement, we require:

• Valid class B driver's license
• At least good oral and written skills in Finnish

Considered an advantage:

• Proactive and self-directed work style and ability to make independent decisions
• Good negotiation and communication skills
• Good IT skills and ability to produce clear and understandable documents
• Good information retrieval and application skills
• Development-oriented and open to new ways of operating
• Interest in developing own skills and expertise
• Oral and written proficiency in Swedish
• Work experience in the safety or rescue sector
• Experience in the accident prevention tasks of a rescue department

About us:

Central Uusimaa Rescue Department produces and maintains safety with the help of about 550 professionals for nearly half a million residents and companies in the area. Our key tasks are accident prevention, rescue operations and emergency care. We also take care of tasks related to preparedness and civil defense.

We offer a versatile work environment and field of operation. Our area of operation includes densely built cities and sparse countryside. We are located in a central place near an international airport and busy transport links. There are also large production plants in our area, and our major accident readiness is significant.

Our station network is dense and its accessibility is good. We operate in the area of eight municipalities in close cooperation with neighboring rescue departments and other authorities and operators. The municipalities in our area include Vantaa, Kerava, Tuusula, Nurmijärvi, Hyvinkää, Järvenpää, Mäntsälä and Pornainen.

When you come to work for us, we will arrange a comprehensive orientation for you. In addition, you will have professional and pleasant colleagues. Welcome to Central Uusimaa Rescue Department!

Why Vantaa and Kerava wellbeing area?

We want to invest in our employees' well-being and the smoothness of everyday life.

• lunch benefit
• sports, culture and well-being benefit worth 400 euros
• commuter ticket benefit
• statutory occupational health services are available to support your well-being

Service relationship information:

• Duration: Permanent, starting 01.09.2026 or by agreement
• Type: Full-time
• Form: Official relationship
• Eligibility requirement: Suitable Bachelor's degree or non-commissioned or commissioned officer's degree according to the Rescue Decree (407/2011).
• Number of jobs: 1
• Working hours: Office hours
• Required permits: Occupational health certificate, drug test, security clearance.
• Salary: 3,668.94 eur/month, plus possible addition based on previous work experience.
• Terms of service are determined according to the General Collective Agreement for Wellbeing Areas (HYVTES, Appendix 7).
• Suitable Bachelor's degree (e.g., Safety and Risk Management) or non-commissioned/commissioned officer's degree, Valid Class B driver's license, Good oral and written proficiency in Finnish, Acceptable occupational health certificate, Approved personal security clearance, Commitment to drug testing