Robert Michael Leslie-Carter MICE, MAIPM (born 24 October 1970) is a British engineer and project manager with consulting firm Arup, based in London. 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 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. Early and persona life Leslie-Carter was born in Oxford, England on 24 October 1970. After periods living in Doha, Qatar (1972–76) and Chester (1976–82) his family returned to Oxford in 1982. From Magdalen College School in Oxford, he went on to study Civil Engineering at the University of Bristol, graduating in 1992. Leslie-Carter married Claire Saxby in 2000. They have four children – two daughters (Isabel and Eve) born at home in East London, and two sons (Lawrence and Arthur) born at home in Sydney. Arup career Leslie-Carter has worked with Arup since graduating from Bristol University in 1992. He began his career in Arup's Newcastle office, and spent periods in Arup's Middlesbrough and Manchester offices before moving to Arup Project Management in London in 1996. With Arup Project Management, his first major Client role was managing the start up and technical multiplex construction for the start up of OnDigital, a direct competitor to Sky at the launch of Digital terrestrial television in 1998. 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