Jason Leach Email & Phone Number

Worcester, United Kingdom

I am pleased to say I have taken responsibility for delivery of this £20m project to open the River Severn to migratory fish.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Fazeley

Jason now leads the Midlands Enterprise team covering the West and East Midlands Waterway areas from Kidderminster in the West, Stoke and Worksop in the North, Boston and Newark in the East and Stratford in the South. His team generate over £7m of third party support per annum for our canal and river network though delivery of projects with shared objectives. Jason is leading development work to restore and reopen Birmingham's Roundhouse. This work involves close partnership working with the National Trust on what is a shared ambition to showcase the cultural heritage in the City. Jason has now securing £2.5m from HLF to restore this amazing building. To find out more look here, https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/roundhouse-birmingham . Other projects range from towpath improvements, heritage and natural environment projects to community engagement and volunteering. These projects are generally a result of close working with local authorities and NGO's to deliver wider public benefit. Jason has lead the development of several of our priority canal restoration projects. Successes include securing HLF funding to resort part of the Grantham Canal and successful realigning our Montgomery Canal restoration project to ensure its successful development and delivery. This involvement has led to securing £4m of investment to deliver the next phase of restoration.

Gloucester

Jason supported the Trusts relationship with Welsh Government, Heritage Lottery Fund, Ministry of Justice for Community Payback and Sustrans. The aim was to secure closer relationships to bring in financial or other support to deliver mutual aims.

London, United Kingdom

Heading up our Olympic Programme of commercial activity, capital works and liaison with security services, Jason successfully managed the £3m cost centre which resulting in huge benefits for the canals & rivers around the Olympic park. Major achievements included completing the canal related capital works, managing the security zone with the Met Police and overseeing the team responsible for getting David Beckham to the Stadium on his boat!

Bromley By Bow

As volunteer Trustee Jason assisted the Mill House Trust in working to securing funding to complete the restoration of the Oldest Tidal Mill in the World.

Shropshire, Worcestershire And North Wales

Jason was a senior enterprise manager covering North Wales, Shropshire and Worcestershire. He chaired the Montgomery Canal Restoration Partnership, responsible for progressing this important rural restoration scheme. He also secured over £1.5m over 18 months to improve the canal network across the area.

Droitwich Spa

Principle Project Manager for the Droitwich Canals Restoration. his role, with overall responsibility for this £12.7m project included;• Control of programme and budgets• Delivery of three major works packages including £3.5m Junction Canal work, a tendered £2.5m package and £1m canalisation of the River Salwarpe• Development and delivery of the interpretation plan• Ensuring volunteer activity was improved and sustained (over 3,300 volunteer days and a legacy of a volunteer ranger service)• Ensuring funding contract outputs are achieved and reported as required• Ensuring all planning, land and environmental approvals were secured• Managing a multidisciplinary team delivering to tight timescales and budgets• Management of funders (HLF and RDA) and partners including Wychavon District Council and Worcestershire County CouncilThis project was externally validated through winning the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2012 Waterway Renaissance Awards, followed closely by the ICE Best Construction Project and Overall Winner at their awards in 2012.

Wigan, United Kingdom

During his time as a project manager, he delivered feasibility work for the restoration of the Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal (£0.75M), the Big Lottery funding bid for Phase 1b of the Cotswold Canal restoration (£0.35M) project , secured planning permission for the Liverpool Canal Link and coordination of funding bid for the Sefton Canal Corridor. The first 2 projects included engineering and environmental feasibility, masterplanning, funding and planning document preparation. The driver behind these projects was to offer a regeneration catalyst to a failing rural economy by providing a vibrant waterside location to attract private sector investment through property development. Key responsibilities included;• Management of consultants undertaking an Area Action Plan (AAP) for Canal Head, Kendal. • Supervision of the development of a detailed cost model for capturing property value uplift to contribute to the canal capital costs. • Management of a team and both internal and external consultants and liaison with all stakeholders. Management of finance, forecasts and budget control within agreed timescales. • Securing planning permission and the discharge of planning condition for the Liverpool Canal Link project. This involved the co-ordination of a multi-disciplinary team, liaison with a wide range of stakeholders including the local planning authority, English Heritage, landowners and the general public. The site crosses the Liverpool Pier Head and within the World Heritage Site.• Securing £2.2M in funding for Sefton Canal corridor improvements.

Various Locations

April 2001 - Feb 2004. British Waterways. Project/Senior EcologistSept 1998 – April 2001. Environment Agency. Ecologist. Jan 1998 – Sept 1998. Institute of Freshwater Ecology. Research Assistant. August & Sept 1997. Flinders University, South Australia. Research Assistant. May - June 1997. Department of Primary Industry: Australia. Research Technician. Jan 1995 – May 1997. Institute of Freshwater Ecology (IFE). River surveyor.