Richard Wyness

About Richard Wyness

Over 30 years’ experience in environment and social risk management for the oil and gas sector internationally with recent experience supporting renewables projects. Adaptable expert advisor with experience in over 25 countries including front-line experience at a project development and operational level, strategy and policy development at the corporate level, building local capacity through international financing and project risk management for multiple developments globally. A proven manager of several diverse teams with a broad range of technical skills and detailed understanding of international standards, providing experience based pragmatic and practical solutions approach to the deliver of successful positive outcomes.Key technical skills: environment and social risk management; ESIA programme management; BAT studies; environmental due diligence; auditing, inspections and investigations; environmental management systems; legislative compliance, greenhouse gas emissions and emissions reduction programmes; waste water management; peer assists; stakeholder management; international standards and good international industry practice.

Experience

1. Senior Specialist

   The World Bank Inspection Panel

   Sep 2023 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• Heriot-Watt University

  BSc, Chemistry

  1979 — 1983

• The University of Edinburgh

  Post Graduate Diploma, Agriculture, General

  1984 — 1985

Skills

• Energy
• Upstream
• Environmental and Social Risk Identification
• Safety Management Systems
• Accident Investigation
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Environmental Awareness
• Oil & Gas
• Esia
• Oil/Gas
• Occupational Health
• Onshore
• Process Safety
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Pipelines
• Risk Management
• Environmental Auditing
• Gas
• Environmental Management Systems
• Onshore Operations
• Risk Assessment
• Energy Management
• Petroleum