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,[2] and the MCA Innovation Project of the Year award for his work on the Croydon Integrated Five Year delivery Plan with Croydon Council.[3][4]
Project Management career
Leslie-Carter is a project manager with construction consultancy Ryder Levett Bucknall, having worked with Arup since graduating from Bristol University in 1992 until 2023.
From 1998 to 2002, Leslie-Carter was Client Project Manager for the Laban Dance School in Deptford, south-east London. He was named 'Project Manager of the Year' at the 2003 UK Association for Project Management Awards, for his leadership of the project. Designed by Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, Laban also won the Stirling Prize for Architecture in 2003, the UK Royal Fine Arts Commission Trust Award, and a High Commendation at the British Construction Industry Awards.[5] In 2008, five years after it opened, Laban was named Britain's most inspiring building by the Daily Telegraph.[6]
Between 2003 and 2008, Leslie-Carter managed Arup's multi-disciplinary design team for the Beijing National Aquatics Centre (the Water Cube), for the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2008 Leslie-Carter collected the 'International Project of the Year' awards from both the Australian Institute of Project Management and the UK Association for Project Management for his role on the Water Cube. Working with PTW Architects, and CSCEC International Design. The Water Cube also won the 2004 Venice Biennale Architecture Awards, the Sir William Hudson Award at the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards, and the MacRobert Award – the UK's biggest prize for engineering innovation.[7][8]
Between 2009 and 2012 Leslie-Carter led Arup's Project Management team on NewActon Nishi - ‘Australia’s most sustainable building’ and the centrepiece of Canberra’s award-winning NewActon precinct. Nishi was named International Project of the year at the 2015 UK Building Awards.[9]
Hockey career
Leslie-Carter played 1st Grade club hockey from 1989 to 2000. Having represented Oxfordshire County at schoolboy level, his hockey career developed at Bristol University, where he played in the University 1st XI side that won the National University (UAU) Championships in 1991.
From 1992 to 1996, Leslie-Carter played in Newcastle for Gateshead Hockey Club (formerly Swalwell Hockey Club). He was top scorer for the club in the 94/95 (19 goals) and 95/96 (24 goals) seasons. His goals, mainly from short corner strikes, helped Swalwell to promotion to the Northern Premier League in 1996, and back-to-back Northumberland Cup wins. Leslie-Carter played in many UK hockey tournaments with North East touring side 'The Pallatics', winning three tournament titles at the Glaxo Hockey Festival in 1997, 1998 and 2000. In his final appearance for 'The Pallatics', he scored 11 goals in a match at the Portsmouth Islanders Tournament in 2000. He also played full county level for Northumberland in the 1994 and 1995 National County Championships.
From 1996 he played three seasons in the 1st XI for Hampstead and Westminster Hockey Club.[10] Throughout his time at H&W, he played in a central sweeper role. In his first 1996/97 season, under player coach and Great Britain international Rob Thompson, H&W won the Southern Premier League undefeated, and were promoted to the English National League after winning the playoff tournament at the National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes. 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. During his time with Hampstead and Westminster, Leslie-Carter played in international hockey tournaments in the Netherlands, Germany and around the UK.
Leslie-Carter R and Zou P (2013) Business Relationship Development and Management in China – The Australia-China Investment Relationship Law, Governance and Policy
Leslie-Carter R and Zou P (2010) Lessons Learned from Managing the Design of the “Water Cube” National Swimming Centre for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
References
↑Arup website profile – Watercube scoops the pool at project management awards
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