Job Description
Senior Critical Minerals Expert (On-Call, Part-Time/Hourly/Remote) Are you a critical minerals and materials expert with a deep understanding of the end-to-end supply chain—from mining and mineral processing to manufacturing, recycling, and commercialization? We need you. ICF is seeking an on-call Critical Minerals Expert to support work with the ICF ’s federal, state, local, and private sector clients. This is a remote, on-call role that provides flexibility to work from zero to 30+ hours per week, depending on project needs. In this role, you will help advance priorities aligned with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) direction—including efforts to accelerate mining activities, diversify critical mineral and metals supply chains, stimulate innovation in processing and metallurgy, expand battery and magnet research, and facilitate recycling (including black mass and other battery materials). You may also support collaboration and engagement activities aligned with DOE’s broader innovation ecosystem for critical materials—focused on coordination, commercialization, workforce development, and industry adoption of new technologies. What you will be doing: Providing subject matter expertise across the critical minerals and materials value chain (upstream mining to downstream manufacturing and circularity), with emphasis on U.S. supply chain resilience and energy innovation priorities. Supporting DOE CMEI technical and programmatic efforts related to: Mining and mineral production acceleration and modernization Processing, separation, refining, and metallurgy innovation Battery, magnet, and advanced materials supply chains Recycling and circular economy approaches, including battery materials Producing or reviewing high-quality client deliverables such as: market and supply chain assessments, technical memos, landscape scans, program design inputs, stakeholder summaries, and briefings—reflective of ICF and client sta
