Human Performance Advisor (HPA)

MaxHP is currently hiring a Human Performance Advisor. The HPA serves as coordinating technical expert for POTFF Human Performance within units/groups and/or Component Command or TSOC. This role involves planning, developing, and coordinating HP services—including training, readiness enhancement, policy recommendations, and the integration of multidisciplinary initiatives across the domains, working with the professionals qualified in each domain. To ensure a holistic and integrated approach to optimizing the performance and well-being of Special Operations Forces and their families. The advisor is also responsible for advising and consulting the Government representative to inform evidence-based decision-making, justify program expenditures, and ensure program effectiveness in supporting the short and long-term well-being of SOF personnel.

U.S. citizenship is required. Candidates must possess an active U.S. Government security clearance or be eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance as required for contract performance.

This position is pending upon contract award.

Candidates should be able to support operations at one or more of the following locations: Tucson, AZ; Fort Walton Beach, FL; Homestead, FL; Tampa, FL; Honolulu, HI; Fayetteville, NC; Jacksonville, NC; Albuquerque, NM; Clovis, NM; Virginia Beach, VA; Stuttgart, Germany; Kadena, Japan; Mildenhall, United Kingdom.

At MaxHP, your expertise supports a mission that matters. As a joint venture between Maximus and Endurion, MaxHP brings together specialized capabilities and resources to support the POTFF Program, strengthening human performance, resilience, and mission readiness across the Special Operations community. Our professionals play an essential role in supporting the people behind the mission, helping Service members and their families remain strong, ready, and resilient. Here, your experience becomes part of something bigger: directly supporting those who serve at the highest levels of our Nation’s defense.

About the POTFF Program:

The Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF) program supports U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel and their families through an integrated, holistic approach to human performance, health, and readiness. The program brings together specialized professionals across physical, psychological, cognitive, social, and spiritual performance to strengthen resilience, optimize performance, and support long-term mission readiness and career longevity.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Functions within units/groups where a POTFF Program Manager is not available or within larger units that need a leadership position to manage multiple domains or labor categories under the POTFF Program Manager. As required, shall assist the POTFF Program government representative, in the performance of their duties.

• Plan, develop and synchronize technical training, guidance, and programmatic and policy recommendations.

• Design, implement, document, and coordinate human performance services utilizing a demonstrably methodical approach for the required level of peak performance and reconditioning of all SOF personnel, while providing ongoing, objective feedback to the POTFF lead and chain of command.

• Have a working knowledge of all POTFF Domains to provide cohesiveness throughout.

• Perform an inventory of Human Performance supplies and resources, assist in preparing equipment and supply requisitions to replenishing exhausted supplies, acquire preventive maintenance for POTFF and Physical domain equipment, and present new and emerging equipment for purchase consideration.

• Coordinate and advise on the training and travel for contract personnel under their purview, subject to Government approval and supervision.

Required Minimum Experience and Skills:

• Must have specialized experience in the same or similar work described with a minimum of a master’s degree in an accredited exercise science, health science, physical education-related discipline or a degree in dietetics, physical therapy or sports psychology.

• Creditable specialized experience includes conducting long- and short-range planning and coordination of new functional training and nutrition programs, a history of positive attributable results from HPA work and relevant work experience in a collegiate and/or professional level athletic environment, and experience conducting multi-domain programming such as lecture, multi-media and practical hands-on training related to strength, conditioning, performance nutrition, and team dynamics.

• Current certification or licensure in one of the following: Athletic Trainer Certified, licensed Physical Therapist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with at least two (2) years of hands-on work experience, Strength & Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC), Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, or Registered Dietitian / Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD/RDN) credentialed by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

• Minimum of three (3) years or more of demonstrable accumulated experience (continuous and sustained experience preferred) of developing long- and short- range planning and coordination of sport- and/or mission-specific performance programs resulting in attributable results with individual athletes and groups of athletes at the levels of NCAA Collegiate Division I, II, or III, Olympic, professional sports, and/or SOF Operators in the accompanying, respective settings.

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Minimum Salary

$69,500

Maximum Salary

$134,400