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Maher HodrojMH

Maher Hodroj

Circular Economy and LCA Consultant

€650/day
Toulouse, FR
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Maher

Doctor in circular economy applied to civil engineering, I support stakeholders in the construction industry in a profound, operational, and measurable transition. Civil engineer by training, I have developed expertise at the intersection of the field, innovation, and scientific research.

My profile is based on 3 pillars:

🎓 A doctorate as a methodological foundation
  • Development of a circularity model dedicated to the construction industry and decision-making tools
  • Advanced research in LCA, eco-socio-design, reuse, and material flows
  • Methods for operational integration of circularity
  • Development of measurement tools and dedicated indicators
🛠️ A field experience rooted in reality
  • Management of complex construction projects (Construction & NGOs)
  • Creation of a sustainable materials startup
🚀 Expertise focused on collective performance
  • Ability to connect actors with different backgrounds (academic, construction, NGOs, local authorities)
  • Sharp sense of arbitration and prioritization through factual, decision-oriented analysis
  • Aptitude to ensure the credibility of results through rigorous and transparent frameworks
What I offer you:

1. Design of circular strategies at the project, site, or sector level.
👉 For credible, auditable strategies aligned with your business challenges.

2. Systemic engineering & eco-socio-design with LCA
👉 For secure decisions and maximized impact.

3. R&D protocols for materials & waste valorization
👉 So your waste becomes a source of value and innovation.

4. Performance, indicators & reporting
👉 For enhanced credibility with your clients and partners.

In short, I offer you:
✔ A PhD guaranteeing rigor and innovation
✔ In-depth knowledge of the field
✔ Ability to operationalize research
✔ A systemic vision of construction industry challenges
✔ An impact-oriented, measurable, and valuable approach
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Arabic

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Toulouse (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Indépendant
    Environmental and Circular Economy Transition Consultant
    February 2026 - Today (4 months)
    Support the ecological transition of companies by transforming traditional linear models into sustainable, circular, and high-performing models:

    - Strategic Transformation & Optimization: Co-construction and redesign of your business models to integrate long-term sustainability. I also audit your existing model for friction points, resolve its sustainable performance flaws, and activate immediate improvement levers.

    - Operational Execution & Impact Management: Deployment of turnkey and customized action plans to translate your overall environmental strategies into concrete daily actions. In parallel, I define and manage your key performance indicators (ESG/CSR KPIs) to measure, track, and optimize your real environmental impact.

    - R&D, Innovation & Valorization: Management and leadership of research projects dedicated to the circular economy. I identify, test, and deploy innovative solutions for waste valorization, eco-design, and flow circularity to transform your losses into new resources.
    Circular Economy Waste Valorization KPI Definition and Monitoring Decision Support CSR
  • INSA Toulouse - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse
    Research Engineer
    October 2024 - October 2025 (1 year)
    Researcher & Contributor | Circulades Key Challenge Consortium 🤝 (200+ researchers, 36 laboratories):
    - Presentation of research results to diverse academic panels, including experts in engineering, social sciences, management, and marketing.
    - Collaboration on multidisciplinary territorial discussions to develop theoretical frameworks for circular and regenerative models.
    - Synthesis of multidimensional perspectives (technical, social, and economic) to deepen the understanding of sustainable transition challenges.
    Circular Economy Interdisciplinary Collaboration Scientific Communication sustainability-strategy Systemic Approach
  • LMDC
    PhD Researcher | Circular Economy & Construction
    October 2021 - October 2024 (3 years)
    Toulouse, France
    As part of my thesis, I developed a comprehensive framework and a set of practical tools to accelerate the transition towards a circular and regenerative economy.
    My research provides high-level strategic support through 5 pillars:
    1/ Strategic Framework 🏗️: Design of an inter-sectoral circular economy model, with specific application to the construction industry, to bridge theory and practice.
    2/ Operational Roadmap 🗺️: Development of a step-by-step guide to assist stakeholders in the effective implementation of circular transition strategies.
    3/ Feasibility & Decision Support 🧭: Design of a multi-criteria evaluation framework to analyze the feasibility of circular initiatives before implementation, integrating technological maturity, social acceptability, regulatory compliance, and economic viability to facilitate informed strategic decisions.
    4/ Circularity Indicators 📉: Development of a measurement system to track project performance while integrating key governance and coordination dimensions.
    5/ Implementation of Circular Strategies ♻️: Development of a methodology to operationalize circular strategies, based on a multidimensional tool using LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) to evaluate environmental, social, and economic impacts.

    Impact: This work provides organizations and local authorities with the conceptual and practical tools necessary to build resilient, sustainable, and high-performing circular models.
    Circular Economy Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Waste Valorization sustainability-strategy

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Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
    Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Toulouse
    2024
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Master's degree
    Université de Lille
    2013
    Master's degree

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