Our People

Maria brings over 20 years of payroll expertise, spanning everything from calculating pay and managing taxes to overseeing employee benefits and pensions across a wide range of sectors.

The past 11 years of her career has been spent with Stace, where she’s been trusted to manage the full payroll function, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while complying with tax laws and regulations—a role that she feels highly valued and supported in.

Maria describes herself as an outdoors enthusiastic and regularly engages on outdoors activities. She spends her free time cycling, playing tennis, gardening, and hiking—activities that keep her energised and connected to nature.

As Bid Assistant, Christian’s role is central to supporting Stace’s new business and growth efforts. 

Christian joined Stace in 2012 as an Apprentice Administration Assistant, whilst studying Business & Administration at Hertford Regional College, transitioning into the Bid team in 2022.

Today he is responsible for bid support, creating bid documents and presentations, maintaining staff CVs, and creating and tailoring capability statements for prospective clients.

Outside of work, Christian has a passion for electronic music and travels to music festivals in different countries, enjoying the opportunity to travel as much as he can. His travels to date have included taking in the breathtaking views of the Cape Peninsula from the most South-Western point of the African continent.

After studying Quantity Surveying at Newcastle, Steve began his career with a brief stint at major contractor Balfour Beatty before joining Stace.

He has been with the business for over 25 years, became a Chartered Surveyor in 2004, and now serves as a Senior Associate Quantity Surveyor.

Steve has worked across a wide range of sectors including residential, commercial, industrial, healthcare, and education, supporting clients from the public sector and blue-chip companies to individual private clients. For the past 20 years, he has specialised in the construction of bespoke, super-prime residential projects at Stace.

Outside of work, Steve enjoys travelling and spending time with his family. At weekends, you’ll usually find him walking his Border Collie and Shepherd Crosses – who are many things but not couch potatoes! He’s also tackling DIY projects in his new house, with varying degrees of success.

Jack’s introduction to the industry, and Stace, came in 2018 when he spent a year with us as a placement student. Having obtained his first-class degree in Property Development and Town Planning, and a Rolls Royce award for excellence, he returned in 2020 as a graduate. 

Achieving his RICS Chartership in 2023, he has enjoyed working across numerous sectors including residential, retail, R&D, manufacturing, and public realm, for clients such as Quintain, British Land, Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren, ASDA, M&S and Homes England. 

As Senior Project Manager and an APC Supervisor, Jack enjoys helping younger team members along their own APC journeys, and organising The Great Stace Bake-Off (though he’s yet to win).

In his downtime, Jack can either be found at the BBQ, hurling down a mountain on his mountain bike, or kickboxing. 

Hannah has worked in the construction industry for over 10 years, beginning her career through a Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship. While studying, she achieved BTEC, HNC, and HND qualifications in Construction & the Built Environment, and later graduated with a BSc in Quantity Surveying in May 2021.

Later that year, she joined Stace and has since worked across a variety of sectors with clients including the National Trust, Royal Mail, Watford Council, London Borough of Enfield, and Havering London Borough Council.

Having started out as an apprentice herself, Hannah is deeply passionate about mentoring apprentices and supporting younger team members. She understands how vital that encouragement is to professional development and is committed to helping others grow within the business.

When she’s not immersed in project work, Hannah’s world revolves around her cockerpoo, Mabel. She enjoys long walks, exploring new destinations, and spending quality time with her family. She’s also a talented baker who loves experimenting with new recipes and creative designs.

Nigel started his career at Stace and became chartered in 1999.

Nigel moved to DTZ (now part of Cushman & Wakefield) and worked on data centre projects in mainland Europe.

Moving to the Far East in 2003, Nigel spent close to ten years as a contracts and claims consultant working for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, on large infrastructure projects with long stints in Taiwan (ROC) and Japan. Nigel cites his time in Taiwan as having left a lasting impression having worked on a 350km high-speed rail project - the first time bullet train (Shinkansen) technology was exported outside of Japan.

Returning to the UK, and Stace, as a Project Director in 2012, Nigel enjoyed long term secondments into the Royal Bank of Scotland and Jaguar Land Rover in the Midlands. At JLR, Nigel led on the delivery of its state of the art engine manufacturing centre located in Wolverhampton that won the RICS best national regeneration project in 2014. Nigel was promoted to Partner in 2015.

Today, he’s based in the London Office, dividing his time between commissions in the Project Management division and the Development Monitoring and Due Diligence divisions, working with a varied client base including AIG, Telford Homes, Greystar, and The Portman Estate, and enjoying the variety that this affords him. Nigel has proven specialisms in contracts consultancy, commercial management and development monitoring and advisory.

After graduating from Wolverhampton University, Robert spent six years at Faithful & Gould, and a year at Robert Lombardelli Partnership, before joining Stace in 2004.

Having worked at Stace for over 20 years, his experience includes the preparation of estimates, cost plans, tender documentation, valuations, contract administration, on-site measurement, and final account agreement.

Robert has an incredibly dry sense of humour and, when not working, enjoys having a laugh with friends. He occasionally likes to garden and has recently been spending a lot of time in Scotland working on a scheme.

Joe joined Stace as an apprentice in 2017, completing his degree in 2021 and obtaining MRICS status in 2025.

He enjoys working across various sectors, though a vast amount of his projects are in Culture and Heritage, where his clients include The British Museum, The National Gallery, The Natural History Museum, and Shaftesbury Capital.

Joe is always conscious to help younger members of the team where possible and, having completed his apprenticeship and obtained his chartership, he's happy to guide those on the same path.

In his free time he's a keen sports fan, following football, golf, and the NFL. He's also a keen cook and never shies away from grabbing the BBQ tongs.

Miles has worked in the construction industry for four years, beginning his career as a Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) contractor before joining Stace in 2021.

He holds a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Quantity Surveying from London South Bank University and is currently pursuing a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying at the University College of Estate Management.

Since joining Stace, Miles has contributed to a wide range of projects, with a focus on MEP, decarbonisation initiatives, and industrial fit-outs. His clients include Watford Borough Council, Enfield Council, Johnson Matthey, and Cambridge University Press & Assessment.

When he's not on-site or studying, you'll find him on the golf course—making birdies!

Chris has worked in the construction industry since 2014, beginning his career as a Quantity Surveyor for an architectural firm in Kettering, Northamptonshire, before relocating to Newcastle to join a family-run practice as a Building Surveyor. In 2017, he completed an RICS-accredited Building Surveying course while working part-time.

Over the years, Chris has worked with organisations including UK Land Estates (Partnership) Limited, Newcastle City Council, and Morrison Data Services. His experience spans a wide range of responsibilities, including residential surveys, condition surveys, planned maintenance schedules, schedules of dilapidations, and computer-aided design.

Since joining Stace, Chris has been actively involved in projects for The Arch Company, gaining valuable exposure and contributing to the delivery of high-quality work. He thrives in collaborative environments and takes pride in completing tasks efficiently and effectively.

Outside of work, Chris enjoys spending time with friends and family, staying fit and healthy, and watching football on the weekends – especially supporting his favourite club, Arsenal.

Having obtained a degree in Construction Project Management and gained experience as an Assistant Project Manager across residential, infrastructure and commercial projects, Abigail joined Stace in April 2025.

At Stace, Abigail's responsibilities include stakeholder management and time management, and she has collaborated with a number of clients including Latimer Homes and British Land on office and residential developments.

Outside of work, she enjoys backpacking and skiing, and has also volunteered in Cambodia.

After several rewarding years as a Project Architect at Kennedy Woods Architecture, Aaron joined Stace as a Senior Building Safety Consultant in September 2025.

He has predominantly worked in the education and commercial sectors, with a particular focus on the retention and adaptive reuse of existing building stock, including those with historical listings. His broad range of experience across numerous construction disciplines now supports his work in delivering meaningful impact under the Building Safety Act.

Aaron is an ARB Registered Architect and a visiting critic at the University of Westminster, where he is invited regularly to review design studio submissions and final thesis projects from third-year undergraduate students.

He is passionate about creating positive change through built interventions, navigating complex parameters, and drawing on his past experience as a strong foundation.

When he's not focused on building safety, you’ll often find Aaron tackling endurance swims like the Thames Marathon, stretching from Henley-on-Thames to Marlow... because why drive when you can swim?

Alexandra has worked in the industry for 30 years, having begun her career with a BSc in Building Surveying.

Since joining Stace in 2019, she has worked as a Project Manager and Employer’s Agent across a wide range of sectors, including residential, industrial, office, retail, healthcare, education, sport, and leisure. In addition, she brings extensive experience in building surveying and party wall matters.

Over the course of her career, Alexandra has collaborated with clients such as Tottenham Hotspur, Starbucks, British Land, Sainsbury’s, and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

She is passionate about the built environment and the physical spaces where we live, work, and play. Away from the office, Alexandra enjoys walking the coastal paths of North Norfolk, taking in the landscape and sea views.

Having completed his BSc In Quantity Surveying at Reading University in 2021, Saul joined Stace shortly after.

Since then, he has worked across a range of sectors, with clients including Realstar, Legal & General, and Westminster Council. His project experience includes private residential apartments for Telford Homes and the commercial fit-out of railway arches for The Arch Company. Saul particularly enjoys working on office fit-outs and is currently preparing to sit his APC next year.

Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with family and playing golf.