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« Last post by Owen Bliss on June 10, 2025, 10:24:32 AM »Position Posting: Jacksonville ARTCC Deputy Air Traffic Manager
Date Posted: June 10th, 2025
Submission Deadline: June 24th, 2025
Purpose:
Jacksonville is looking for a motivated individual that possesses a high degree of energy and commitment to serve as the Deputy Air Traffic Manager.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reports to and serves at the pleasure of the Air Traffic Manager.
- Assists in the management of ATC Roster, permissions and access, Discord administration, and other general administrative tasks associated with the ATC organization as delegated within the guidance provided by the Air Traffic Manager.
- Assists in the development of ARTCC SOPs, LOAs, Policies, and more.
- Maintains a high online presence and community presence.
- Completes other duties as assigned by the ATM.
Requirements:
- Supports the Jacksonville ARTCC’s mission.
- Serves as a leader to coach and motivate controllers while upholding a culture that builds exceptional internal and external pilot experiences.
- Supports and participates in initiatives that give back to the VATSIM community.
- Works in collaboration with Virtual Airlines and other VATUSA ARTCCs to leverage synergy opportunities across the United States.
- Supports the recruitment, retention, and development of a diverse range of talented people.
- Strengthens others through consistent feedback while driving productivity and morale.
- Manages a group of team leaders to a diverse group of individuals and provides coaching and mentoring to ensure the growth of future managers
- Holds self and others accountable to high-performance standards while providing pilots with memorable experiences.
- Partners in the development of strategy and helps to translate it into specific priorities, objectives, and action plans.
- Understands and drives appropriate metrics to assess controller performance.
- Ability to listen to feedback and take constructive action.
- Monitors the daily activities of the ARTCC.
- Maintains an online presence on the VATSIM server and Jacksonville ARTCC Discord.
- Assumes the duties of the ATM when he is unavailable.
- Attends periodic meetings to report on ARTCC activities.
- Ensures that Jacksonville is following all VATSIM and VATUSA directives.
- Be able to meet all activity requirements as outlined in and all sections thereof (as appropriate)
- Must hold the rating of Student 3 (S3) or greater. S3 controllers must be willing to obtain their C1 within an agreed upon amount of time once in ZJX.
- This position requires a time commitment of an average of four (4) hours per week working on administrative tasks
Preferred Skills:
- Prior ATC Mentor/Instructor experience
- Teaching/Education experience (on or off VATSIM)
- Leadership, managerial, or supervisory experience (real world or VATSIM applicable)
- Real-world aviation/pilot experience
- Familiarity with the jacksonville policies and procedures
- Demonstrates the qualities of understanding, patience, restraint, and professionalism
How to Apply:
Please note that this position requires a significant time commitment. Interested applicants shall email their application package with the subject title “ZJX DATM Application Package” to owen.bliss@vatusa.net with the following:
-Full name, CID, and email address.
-Resume, including any applicable real-world/virtual experience.
-Letter of intent explaining “Why Jacksonville and why this position is for you.”
- *Bonus* Letter Of Recommendation from a current or former VATUSA, or sub-division staff member recommending you for the position.
Applications must be received by 23:59 EST on June 24th, 2025, to be considered. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered and discarded.
Date Posted: June 10th, 2025
Submission Deadline: June 24th, 2025
Purpose:
Jacksonville is looking for a motivated individual that possesses a high degree of energy and commitment to serve as the Deputy Air Traffic Manager.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reports to and serves at the pleasure of the Air Traffic Manager.
- Assists in the management of ATC Roster, permissions and access, Discord administration, and other general administrative tasks associated with the ATC organization as delegated within the guidance provided by the Air Traffic Manager.
- Assists in the development of ARTCC SOPs, LOAs, Policies, and more.
- Maintains a high online presence and community presence.
- Completes other duties as assigned by the ATM.
Requirements:
- Supports the Jacksonville ARTCC’s mission.
- Serves as a leader to coach and motivate controllers while upholding a culture that builds exceptional internal and external pilot experiences.
- Supports and participates in initiatives that give back to the VATSIM community.
- Works in collaboration with Virtual Airlines and other VATUSA ARTCCs to leverage synergy opportunities across the United States.
- Supports the recruitment, retention, and development of a diverse range of talented people.
- Strengthens others through consistent feedback while driving productivity and morale.
- Manages a group of team leaders to a diverse group of individuals and provides coaching and mentoring to ensure the growth of future managers
- Holds self and others accountable to high-performance standards while providing pilots with memorable experiences.
- Partners in the development of strategy and helps to translate it into specific priorities, objectives, and action plans.
- Understands and drives appropriate metrics to assess controller performance.
- Ability to listen to feedback and take constructive action.
- Monitors the daily activities of the ARTCC.
- Maintains an online presence on the VATSIM server and Jacksonville ARTCC Discord.
- Assumes the duties of the ATM when he is unavailable.
- Attends periodic meetings to report on ARTCC activities.
- Ensures that Jacksonville is following all VATSIM and VATUSA directives.
- Be able to meet all activity requirements as outlined in and all sections thereof (as appropriate)
- Must hold the rating of Student 3 (S3) or greater. S3 controllers must be willing to obtain their C1 within an agreed upon amount of time once in ZJX.
- This position requires a time commitment of an average of four (4) hours per week working on administrative tasks
Preferred Skills:
- Prior ATC Mentor/Instructor experience
- Teaching/Education experience (on or off VATSIM)
- Leadership, managerial, or supervisory experience (real world or VATSIM applicable)
- Real-world aviation/pilot experience
- Familiarity with the jacksonville policies and procedures
- Demonstrates the qualities of understanding, patience, restraint, and professionalism
How to Apply:
Please note that this position requires a significant time commitment. Interested applicants shall email their application package with the subject title “ZJX DATM Application Package” to owen.bliss@vatusa.net with the following:
-Full name, CID, and email address.
-Resume, including any applicable real-world/virtual experience.
-Letter of intent explaining “Why Jacksonville and why this position is for you.”
- *Bonus* Letter Of Recommendation from a current or former VATUSA, or sub-division staff member recommending you for the position.
Applications must be received by 23:59 EST on June 24th, 2025, to be considered. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered and discarded.
