About Rob Leslie-Carter
Robert Michael Leslie-Carter MICE, MAIPM (born 24 October 1970) is a British engineer and project manager with construction consultancy Rider Levett Bucknall. He is a guest lecturer at the Bartlett at UCL and previously at University of New South Wales, and a regular public speaker on leadership, project management, organisational culture, the future of work, and the road to Net Zero. He has published several Academic Papers, and in 2018 he was lead author of 'Future of Project Management'. He was named 'Project Manager of the Year' at the 2003 UK Association for Project Management awards for his role leading the new Laban Dance School in Deptford, London. In 2008 he collected the 'International Project of the Year' awards from both the Australian Institute of Project Management and the UK Association for Project Management for managing Arup's design team on the Water Cube in Beijing. In 2009 the Association for Project Management named him one of the top 10 project influencers in the world. The 'impact list' highlights individuals who have had the biggest influence on the project management profession – recognised for shaping major programs and projects and also for inspiring and motivating others in their profession. In 2015 he was awarded the UK Building International Project of the Year award for his role on the New Acton Nishi development in Canberra, and the MCA Innovation Project of the Year award for his work on the Croydon Integrated Five Year delivery Plan with Croydon Council. In 2024 he was named in Project Management Institute list of global sustainability influencers. He was a founder member of the PMI UK Sustainability Community of Action, and collaborated with the PMI developing a thought leadership series as part of COP26. In the 1997/98 season, H&W finished fifth in National League Division 1 – its best place to date – with Leslie-Carter at the centre of a defence with the best record in the league. Having represented Oxfordshire County, he played in the University of Bristol 1st XI side that won the British Universities and Colleges Sport title in 1992. He was top scorer for the club in the 94/95 (19 goals) and 95/96 (24 goals) seasons.
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