Special Operations Operational Psychologist (AFSOC Unit/Fort Bragg, NC)

KBR•Fayetteville, NC

33d•Onsite

About The Position

The Special Operations Operational Psychologist provides technical expertise, guidance, and direct clinical and operational psychology services to Special Operations Forces (SOF). Working with an active-duty Operational Psychologist, or independently when one is unavailable, the psychologist develops, plans, and initiates unit-level resilience programs to prevent and treat behavioral health issues and support service-member readiness and resilience. The role supports personnel assessment and selection, operational and performance enhancement, individual, team, and organizational assessment, executive coaching, leadership development, research, advanced training, and psychological services for unit members. The psychologist conducts and interprets psychological assessments, consults with command personnel, monitors psychological-health trends, manages behavioral-health referrals, and provides education, crisis response, and follow-up care. The position supports SOF mission objectives in potentially time-constrained, high-stakes, ambiguous, and hostile operating environments. The position is with KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, which is planned to spin off as Trinzic in January 2027. Employees who join the business before the separation are expected to transition to Trinzic without reapplying. Relocation to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, is offered.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
A Secret or Top Secret clearance, or the ability to obtain one.
PhD or PsyD in clinical or counseling psychology from an American Psychological Association-accredited college or university, and completion of an APA-accredited psychology internship or residency.
At least two years of postdoctoral experience within the past five years in independent practice of psychology in operational psychology, preferably in a government setting such as the Department of Defense or Intelligence Community.
Meet clinical competency requirements specified in the applicable Service-specific credentialing instructions; may be required to receive and maintain clinical practice privileges.
Experience and training assessing and treating alcohol and substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, post-traumatic stress, mood and anxiety conditions, and family or marital issues.
Current, full, active, unrestricted psychologist license in a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Maintain current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification as required for credentialing at servicing medical treatment facilities, provide annual training documentation to the Unit/Component COR, and provide the front and back of the BCLS documentation to the credentialing department of the credentialing MTF.
Maintain credentialing requirements in good standing at a local medical treatment facility.
Computer literacy sufficient to use psychological testing, word-processing, database, and spreadsheet programs, plus typing skills to prepare reports and correspondence.
Working knowledge of professional standards and ethics for delivery of clinical psychology programs.
Oral and written communication skills in English.
One year of experience in performance enhancement or executive coaching as well as organizational assessment and consultation, and/or completion of the USASOC Operational Psychology in Personnel Selection course or similar organizational psychology classes.
Training in critical-incident and stress-trauma interventions.
Ability to meet the physical demands of selection and training events, including hiking over rough terrain, working long irregular hours with disrupted sleep cycles, and functioning in austere environments.
SERE orientation and/or certification through the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency (JPRA), or willingness to obtain it.
For AFSOC and other organizations with aviation capabilities, postdoctoral training qualifying the candidate as an Aerospace Psychologist, or willingness to obtain qualifying training through the specified USAF and/or USA aviation psychology courses.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with physicians providing medical psychological services is desired.
Operational psychology experience in a government setting, such as the Department of Defense or Intelligence Community, is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide technical expertise, consultation, and direct support in personnel assessment and selection, operational support, individual/team/organizational assessment, performance enhancement, executive coaching, leadership development, research, advanced training, resilience, and psychological services to unit members.
Develop, plan, and initiate unit-level resilience programs to prevent and treat behavioral-health issues and support readiness and resilience.
Conduct, administer, and interpret psychological assessment measures and consult with command personnel.
Manage process improvement, program validation, related research, and personnel-selection records and filing systems.
Conduct baseline and post-event neuropsychological screening; collect and analyze data and monitor psychological-health trends as directed.
Manage behavioral-health referrals and their disposition.
Provide professional development and awareness education to leadership and SOF personnel as requested.
Provide crisis response and follow-up care following unit casualties or other serious incidents.
Support assessment and selection of incoming personnel and provide unit leadership feedback about suitability for particular organizations or positions.
Comply with company safety, health, environmental, and quality-assurance plans and procedures; maintain acceptable attendance; complete required training; and perform other assigned duties.